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Plastics Greenium Boosts Chemical Recycling Outlook
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Exploring Mechanical vs. Chemical Recycling for Plastics
This chapter compares mechanical and chemical recycling processes for plastics, highlighting the challenges and limitations of mechanical recycling and the potential of chemical recycling to create high-quality, virgin-like plastics. It discusses the importance of high-quality recycled plastics in packaging amidst the plastic crisis, with major brands like Pepsi and Coca-Cola setting targets for incorporating more recycled materials. The chapter delves into ongoing projects and the significant growth in chemical recycling plants, emphasizing the potential of chemical recycling to address the low global plastic recycling rates and manage difficult-to-recycle plastics.
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