Plastics companies know about chemical recycling’s shortcomings — but still sell it as a solution

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By Joseph WintersMay 8, 2025, 9:00 am218 ptsTrending
For years, the plastic industry’s narrative about recycling has been falling apart. Research and media investigations have revealed that it doesn’t make economic sense, and that petrochemical companies have used it more as a public relations gambit than as a serious effort to mitigate the plastic pollution…

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