Industry backs proposed federal plastics recycling bill
WEBA new industry-backed plastics recycling bill in Congress supports chemical recycling and calls for a national 30 percent recycled content standard in plastic packaging.
Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It
WEB2 days ago · The recycling process the team used is known as isomerizing ethenolysis, which relies on a catalyst to break down olefin polymer chains into their small molecules.
There’s an Explosion of Plastic Waste. Big Companies Say ‘We’ve …
WEBApr 5, 2024 · The new, advanced-recycling operators say they can break down the plastic much further, into more basic molecular building blocks, and transform it into new plastic.
California sues ExxonMobil for alleged decades of deception …
WEB6 days ago · California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against oil and gas giant ExxonMobil for allegedly misleading the public on the merits of plastic recycling. CNN values your feedback 1.
The plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling myth for decades, …
WEBMar 16, 2024 · A report by environmental groups reveals that oil and plastics executives knew for decades that recycling was not viable or effective. The report also challenges the industry's claims of...
The plastics industry says chemical recycling could help banish
WEBPlastic pellets created by chemical recycling at ExxonMobil's plant in Baytown, Texas, in 2023. The industry is pitching the technology as an answer to the plastics pollution crisis.
New report unveils what plastic makers knew about recycling - NPR
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · Despite years of recycling campaigns, less than 10% of plastic waste gets recycled globally, and the amount of plastic waste that's dumped in the environment continues to soar.
Why California is suing ExxonMobil for ‘perpetuating the lie’ of ...
WEB4 days ago · But 92 percent of what advanced recycling turns plastic waste into is transportation fuel and other chemicals and resins and materials. It’s mostly fuel for your car, fuel for your boat, fuel ...
Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is ...
WEBOct 24, 2022 · A new report from Greenpeace found that people may be putting plastic into recycling bins — but almost none of it is actually being recycled. Meanwhile, plastic production is ramping up.
Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing.
WEBPete Keller, vice president of recycling and sustainability at Republic Services, one of the largest recycling companies in the United States, said a general rule of thumb was this: …
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