IPEN International Pollutants Elimination Network

Chemical recycling of plastic not so fantastic, report finds

How does one responsibly dispose of plastic? The answer to that simple question is frustratingly complex. Many plastic products are marked with seemingly helpful recycling symbols, leading consumers to believe…

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Nations gather in Nairobi to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution

Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution are advancing Monday in Nairobi as most of the world’s nations, plus petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by…

Chemical recycling “a dangerous deception” for solving plastic pollution

Chemical recycling — an umbrella term used to describe processes that break plastic waste down into molecular building blocks with high heat or chemicals and convert them into new products…

Unproven “Advanced Recycling” Facilities Have Received Millions in Public Subsidies

When oil and gas companies first launched their campaign to promote recycling to the American public, they pitched the process as a viable and sustainable solution to the plastic pollution…

Dumped, Not Recycled?

Electronic Tracking Raises Questions About Houston’s Drive to Repurpose a Full Range of Plastics Revelations by a watchdog group reinforce doubts about chemical recycling, a technology promoted by the city…

A new report calls chemical recycling a ‘dangerous deception’ — and a former plastic lobbyist agrees

As petrochemical companies continue to inundate the world with cheap plastic products and packaging — much of which is designed to be used once and then thrown away — they’ve…