Because of the range of compounds found, the researchers say that they believe recycled plastics are unfit for most uses and that they don’t contribute to a circular material lifecycle.

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      You can make it from milk. PLA is polylactic acid, which is the polymerized form of lactic acid, which is in turn the product of the bacterial decomposition of lactose.