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If you are talking about chemical processes, that's not economically practical. It only happens in the lab, not in the real world.
by michael9423 2y ago
If you are talking about chemical processes, that's not economically practical. It only happens in the lab, not in the real world.
- 1970-01-01 2y agoReal world: https://www.eastman.com/en/sustainability/environmental/circularity/site-locations/tennessee-site https://www.eastman.com/en/sustainability/environmental/circ...
- michael9423 2y agoYou have to understand that recycling is probably the most corrupt industry that exists. This is due to the broken incentives that go against all free market principles. Recycling companies are actually paid to process plastic waste. And then they are paid a second time when they sell it. And they still lose money, so they are paid a third time with direct government subsidies. The plant has been just operating for a couple weeks and there exists no independent reports of what they produce. Lots of government money is flowing into this, creating incentives for corporations to keep trying. The industry may be able to force this through the sheer amount of government subsidies at one point, but this does not make it economical or ecological. “Regular recycling is difficult enough, but chemical recycling causes even more problems,” Goldsberry said. During her tenure covering the plastics industry, she said she encountered many advanced recycling project announcements that went silent after a year or so. “If they were making new plastics from co-mingled plastic waste through advanced chemical recycling, they would really be promoting it. She said burning plastics for fuel is a more efficient and easier solution to the global plastic waste problem." https://www.plasticstoday.com/advanced-recycling/is-chemical-recycling-a-silver-bullet-or-a-lead-balloon- https://www.plasticstoday.com/advanced-recycling/is-chemical...