Why can a mixture of different polymers not be recycled into a high quality product?
The polymers have different properties and melt at different temperatures
The polymers react together to form a new polymer when they are heated
The polymers are all made from the same monomer and cannot be separated
The polymers cannot be melted at all until they have been sorted by colour
40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 10.2 Life cycle assessment and recycling, covering 10.2.1 Life cycle assessment and 10.2.2 Ways of reducing the use of resources. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.