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For questions relating to the structures, properties, production methods and potential hazards of polymer materials commonly known as plastics

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Would it be safe to melt plastic bottle caps and remold them into a form?

With care and proper equipment plastics especially the thermoplastics such as polyethylene, polypropylene and the terephthalates melt and do not decompose at the melting points. … They will ignite if finely divided and the foamed plastics might be dangerous. …
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