A mechanochemical process for producing valuable products free of persistent organic pollutants and other
organohalogen compounds from waste of sorted and mixed plastics and plastic laminates contaminated with persistent organic pollutants and / or other
organohalogen compounds, wherein (i) the waste is crushed to achieve the narrowest possible
particle size distribution, (ii) the crushed waste is placed in a mill containing
grinding balls and further crushed by
grinding, (iii) at least one dehalogenating agent is added in a
molar excess relative to the amounts of persistent organic pollutants and / or other
organohalogen compounds present, (iv) the mixture of ground crushed waste and dehalogenating agent is further ground and the
grinding is stopped after a preselected time.(v) separates the resulting valuable products free of persistent organic pollutants and other organohalogen compounds from the milled balls and separates the resulting
halogen-containing, water-soluble products by washing with aqueous solvents and / or does not wash out the resulting
halogen-containing, water-insoluble products, but leaves them as fillers in the valuable products and (vi) checks the washed valuable products after
drying and the unwashed valuable products to see if they still contain persistent organic pollutants and / or other organohalogen compounds, wherein (vii) at least one additive is added before and / or after process step (iv); valuable products produced using the mechanochemical process and their use.