A new report from the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) highlights the limitations and economic infeasibility of advanced recycling, also referred to as chemical recycling. This process, which breaks plastics into their molecular components, has been touted by the industry as a revolutionary solution to plastic waste amid growing environmental concerns. However, the CCI analysis reveals that these claims are misleading, citing knowledge of significant problems that have persisted for years. This report follows an earlier CCI finding alleging that traditional recycling issues were concealed by plastic producers, now leading to potential legal consequences.
The companies make it sound like it's pretty great, like it's something we should pursue, but they know the problems, the limitations.
Advanced recycling has become a real focus for the industry in recent years, despite its limitations being known for years.
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