The plastic industry thinks chemical recycling can help solve our plastic problems, but others disagree

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Plastics recycling is failing, and the industry is betting big on a technology called chemical recycling to try and save it. So can chemical recycling help our plastic problem? Watch the full video here:

, only 14-18% of that is recycled. And now that China has stopped importing the world's plastic waste, we're being forced to deal with it domestically.

The problem is, most plastics just aren't recyclable. And even those that are degrade in quality each time they're remade, meaning they'll eventually end up in a landfill too. Many environmentalists say this means we need to stop plastics production at the source, and support bans or taxes on single-use plastics.

But plastic industry groups are betting big on a technology known as chemical recycling, which is supposed to break down any type of plastic into its raw components, and convert it into either fuel or plastic that's as good a new. A number of companies like Brightmark, Plastic Energy, and Agilyx now say they're ready to deploy this technology on a larger scale than ever before. But skepticism abounds, as environmental groups express doubt about the tech's economic feasibility, capacity to further scale up, and carbon footprint.

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Chemical recycling is definitely the pathway to go, imo. it's basically a giant pressure cooker of trash back into useful items. The idea of adding a virgin plastic tax is a bad idea. Better off making a tariff on plastics. allows an internal recycle industry to flourish.

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Another scam, just re-think packaging, how about bio degradable packaging. Come on people open Your eyes, corporate America just wants another business model.

Too expensive process. People rather landfill then put to turn it into a fuel.

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Most people throw their plastic bottle on the ground. They just do not care.

Recoup the energy by burning it. A lot of petroleum locked up inside.

Good grief. Just burn it like tires.

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Take advantage of the plastic must be changed to containment, non-reproduction, to building materials or clothing, or Is it an auto part? You need to reduce the amount and deal with it save tim

Plastic recycling was always a lie. It was marketing to convince you it was okay to be slovenly. “Plastics don’t need to fill up our landfills & oceans! We can reuse them!” Except there usu has a variety… it’s impossible to sort them… they knew this. They lied.

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or we could just stop making plastic products

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The best responses we individually can make to the plastic problem are: 1. Buy less disposable plastic in the first place. 2. Recycle the plastic you do buy by reusing it in your own life. So much of the plastic that gets thrown away could have been reused by its owner.

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How about reducing first? Our plasticpollution problem would be far easier to handle if we did not have so much plasticwaste to begin with. plastic plastics plasticban

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LeoDiCaprio TheEllenShow This is where we r as a planet. India and Asia dont even have a recycling program. waxed paper bags were used before plastic.

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Maybe, if it turns profitable. Better option: trash the plastic. Bonus outcome of landfilling plastic? Less likely to end up in the ocean than if sent thru the recycling supply chain

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We need plastic recycling to go really big… this is a revolutionary technology and would be absolutely a save earth initiative ClimateAction SaveEarth

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Thanks for the video. Most plastic bottles in everyday life can be reused. Likewise for plastic utensils, heavy duty cups, plates, etc. Spreading this idea requires a cultural shift. People need to stop smugly thinking of recycling bins as the answer to our plastic problem.

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I do not think plastic could be replaced, unless something economical and durable as plastic, is invented. I think that could take at least 200 years from lab to the consumer. I think scientists should work faster than that to come up with the right solution.

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So basically::: chemical warfare on top of all the destruction, exploitation, abuse, neglect, etc that our parasitic species does to this planet... Maybe stop letting money/greed run rampant because, duh.

Headline writer, it 'to try TO save it.' [Emphasis added] To ' try and save' is to do two things.

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Invent a plastic eating bacteria/virus and spread it widely. That will heal the plant in few months.

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Chemical recycling is basically a pressure cooker to reduce wastes to base elements, would love to see it implemented My county only recycles milk jugs, no other plastics, it's terrible

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Remember when stupid Leftists promoted plastic so we could 'save the trees?' SURELY, they're right this time, right?

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Isn’t chemical recycling technology? So is that a scripted hint?

Coke has a lot of energy for feel good causes...maybe they could play a constructive role dealing with all the liter their products leave behind.

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kkemperwb You may find this interesting. Also, if you look at my comments on this I think it is clear that the Top Priority about plastics is to keep them out of waterways/oceans, at all costs. Landfilling or even turning into fuel is preferable than loose in the environment.

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gee, and we switched from paper to solve? what?

Look at this, a part of a solution

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Seeing “use less plastic “ accompanied by pictures of glass is depressing- glass is wayyyy worse for the environment bc of the fuel required to move all that weight. (Aluminum is too, bc of the electricity intensity of manufacture)

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Tax single use plastics to even out the economics

I remember as a child we had to sort our newspaper (well that is less presently), plastics, and cardboard… now we toss everything into one bin.

Can we just switch to bio plastic? Are we there yet technologically?

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Nonsense! Why I remember in the 1980's when paper bags were environmentally bad and plastic bags were more earth friendly. At least that's what we were told then......

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Hemp is actually an amazing alternative for a lot of plastics. It's easy to grow (so super renewable), inexpensive and biodegradable.

stop using plastic as much as possible

Need to take the largest consumers of raw material and invest in incorporation like asphalt, concrete, roofing and timber products.

Maybe start building plastic space stations, they will be lighter

Can we just ban plastic already. Everything should be bottled and packaged in biodegradable material at this point

Hopefully plastic recycling can be successful if real solid solution is found.

Babies today are born with plastic chemicals in their blood. Every fish in the ocean has mercury in it I need plastic there’s a giant plastic sewer deposit swirling in the middle of the Pacific Ocean so why worry about it

Greenies need to understand that Utopia is a long way off. We will continue to use plastic and we will continue to use fossil fuels. Whether the chemical recycling makes plastic or fuel, it doesn’t matter. Do it.

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It's too late. We are all ready eating plastic.

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Doesn't really fucking matter when India and China are just Dumping it into the ocean on a regular daily basis

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What's wrong with stuffing a hole and burying it?

So maybe recycling isn’t the only solution to the waste problem? Maybe if people could re-use more of their items rather than buying another one or possibly even recycling.

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KennethHowardC3 I mean here is an idea. How about we stop making more plastic?

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We need a world wide ban on plastic bottles and food shelters.

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Recycle, reuse and remake into something different originally.

This would mean that we are still a throw-away culture and all the emissions that come with continuing to produce plastics. And what about the 8M tons of plastics that end up in the ocean every year? We should reduce plastic use

I believe that the only way is to hit governments and people where it hurts the most (Their pockets) an international coalition must demand for the globe to recycle. Not doing so you paid. To continue the effort. In very corner of the globe recycle bins need to be put in place.

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The problem is people trow out plastics any place.

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Aren't chemical companies responsible for the mess in the first place

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Maybe pass a law that only one size water bottles, perhaps one liter size or 5 gl. Make it mandatory to use your own refillable jugs with more sites to dispense water.

It'll be a step in the right direction. Along with using other materials other than petroleum by-products to make plastic such as hemp plastic which would be biodegradable

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Plastic recycling... It was always an ad campaign. Never a useable technology. Paid for by the petroleum companies... to make us feel better about the waste...

Ug. Reducing plastic consumption is not ‘up for debate’ CNBC you plastic shills.

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I'm pondering how to chemical desynthesize the plastics to just chemicals or other in mind

Or we could just use our landfills. They have plenty of space. (Even you NE people have landfills with hundreds of years of space.)

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We should go back to paper,glass and metal containers. Screw plastic.

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I'm old enough to remember when paper bags were bad for the environment and we were told plastic bags were the way to go

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And what damage will the chemical do? Surely we need to change at source, not once the damage is done?

We need to stop forcing Americans to separate and then pay for recycling then. Ya think? Then, stop having stores charge us these CRV fees. This system has failed.

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Good to know. Now I’ll stop wasting my time recycling plastic and just throw it away in the garbage.

Plastic “recycling” was a scam cooked up by oil companies in the 70’s as a means to keep plastic from being banned outright as well as a way to sell more plastic. Recycled plastic needs virgin plastic to be useful again. It’s a feedback loop.

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It’s failing because of costs.

I has been proven time and again that we, the people, cannot do a goddam thing about this, or the other failings that our controlled by our rulers. We can only survive the consequences. Or not.

Petroleum industry knew plastics recycling would not work. The ad campaign was ALWAYS pure propaganda. Wanted the public to feel comfortable using plastic... “hey it’s green! It’s recyclable! “

Plastics recycling is failing. That explains why still so many people voted for realDonaldTrump

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It was going just fine if the municipal and private contracts could be reinstated to get it to China on relatively empty freighters and let them process it and deal with it.

It's full of oil it must be burnt in power plant that captures any chemicals produced

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All I know is that we were told we can recycle all plastic back in the day. Now? Hmmmm we got problems.... Now not all are recyclable.... And the stuff that is, ain't being recycled...

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Is this India or China which they don’t care about this? And dump it in the oceans. Yet rely on the US to spend billions on this?

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Wonderful report, according to a Greenpeace report Deception by Numbers “ no plastic-to-plastic projects on the ACC [project] list are likely to actually recycle plastic” therefore calling “chemical recycling” recycling is a greenwashing lie

Well done report. Need all solutions, use much less plastic and recycle what can’t be avoided. Also, use the fuel value in clean Energy from Waste as is done in Europe and Japan.

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Plastic kills oceans . We should not produce more and keep recycling. Here in the USA not all states recycle properly.

It was DESIGNED to fail.

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