New certification sets best practices chemical recyclers

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By Heather ClancyJul 20, 2026, 6:00 am89 ptsTrending
There are fewer than 20 facilities worldwide that use chemical approaches to recycling plastics, but dozens more are planned. A new standard advocates environmental and social practices for operating these sites. The Certification Standard for Responsible Chemical Recycling (a.k.a. SCS-004) was written by SCS…

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