Plastic Waste Recycling
New valorization routes that produce high-value materials and chemicals from low-grade plastic waste.
LUX TAKE:
China's National Sword has caused major disruptions in the global plastic waste market, resulting in waste accumulation and increased momentum for the circular economy. New plastic recycling technologies – which are more expensive than incumbent mechanical recycling routes, but can convert lower-quality feedstock to higher-value products – can enable companies to valorize their waste streams and ...
News Commentaries
PepsiCo is scaling SodaStream and using recycled plastic in two-pronged approach for 20% reduction in virgin plastic consumption by 2030 (September 24, 2021)
AIM, Alliance to End Plastic Waste, and City of Copenhagen to scale up trials on digital watermarks for packaging waste sorting (September 21, 2021)