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Can Chemical Recycling Solve The World’s Plastic Problem?
Plastics recycling is failing, and the plastics industry is betting big on a technology called chemical recycling to save it. This tech can supposedly convert any type of used plastic into plastic that’s as good as new. But skepticism abounds.
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Can Chemical Recycling Solve The World’s Plastic Problem?
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@user-xz6hl2yj9u
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Ariel genevieve perrier lee
@AngryTango
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
It’s better to make fuel from it than let that plastic pollute the oceans
@monwell250
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Stop actually making the stupid thing for a start 😔
@manueltoledo9338
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
There are deferent types of plastics they are classified by the ingrave # inside the triangel on the plastic item from 1 to 7 out of these only 3 are friend 2, 4, and 5 , so you can not burn all the #'s together ; it is a very sad situation.
@davidisele6223
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Please make a video about the company ALPLA in Austria. They are one of the world’s biggest plastic packaging producers. Have companies around the globe. They work with massive brands and greenwash their own products by saying that there items are possible to recycle and move the full responsibility to the consumers.
@jkrules4161
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Chemical recycling isnt new
@andrewtannenbaum1
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Eliminating plastic will cause more pollution. Advances in recycling will reduce it. Consumers must learn to cooperate with recycling guidelines. No excuses.
@KSRubberIndustries
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
We make synthetic rubber sheets for footwear industry from wastage polyethylene thrown away single use plastic bags. More than two metric ton of plastic bags are upcycled in a day in our Dhaka based facilities. Reducing overall CO2e emissions. And avoiding micro plastics flowing into river, ocean.
@thomastrainsmore2010
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Awesome
@slaw8609
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Hey I have a n idea 💡 let's use more glass ! Smh
@firojmnalam6121
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
NO VASTAGE?👍👍👍👍👍
@plastotecstudy1804
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Know the future on plastic technology https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZN7V5PTFRSw0xjk2VzICw
@Jackariah-N.
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
We allways say "reuse, reduce, and recycle" meaning we need to focus on reusing like buy glass with re sealable lids or covers. Reduce buying plastic and high waste materials. And recycle the materials you cannot reuse like broken glass or bottles with no lids or broken plastic containers
@Jackariah-N.
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
What about the waste from the chemical reactions we would still be polluting with every tint bit of gas releasing into the environment from the reaction
@EmilNicolaiePerhinschi
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
synthetic fuel replaces fuels made from crude … claiming that synfuel is somehow sinful is demented 🙁
@duggydugg3937
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
reduce plasyic to original materials..
use non plastics such as bamboo fibers… cellophane
@MnMnBahr.
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Plastic consuming in the medical field is scaryyyyy
Gloves, gowns & masks are essential
@MnMnBahr.
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
This is saaad
@rcenal6995
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
At least in my area
I've been seeing more reusable cups
You buy and can keep filling it up at say 7 11
Or a jacksons
And what not
Which is a good idea
Reuse it until you can't
Then definitely have a good working recycling system
@michaelzlprime
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Step A should be a ban on single use plastics, follow the french example!
Chemical recycling is just another diversionary tactic by the plastics industry.
@noanyobiseniss7462
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Explain to my why the plastic my food comes in never breaks down yet every plastic part in my car disintegrates 10 years to the day!
@samhale9493
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
This is the problem with so many environmentalists, its all or nothing so they get nothing. Yeah, a world that uses no or little plastic is ideal but it simply isn't feasible for now. You just can't replace plastic currently, solutions that can create a more circular and clean process would serve as a great stop gap.
@rubakannan3749
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Salute to all.great work
@chrysolytesanamanda946
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Was Brightmark able to achieve their target for 2021 ??
@tylernemeth5624
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Recycling is something that was invented by the plastic industry to make something that is 100% NOT sustainable, to sound sustainable.
@stevenburrell9177
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Why not give the industry tax incentives and research grants to fund research to make recycling cheaper and commercialized?
@Dimythios
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Oh yes you can recycle out of this problem but there is no will nor not enough profit from it from a business standpoint.
@GurpreetSingh-fw8wh
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Why to recycle? I want to set up plasma Gasification power plant but have 0 dollor. Plasma Gasification is best way to turn into gas and by product is glass like stone which is used to make roads.
@jorgeposadas1192
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
There's ALWAYS critics on any new technology, don't worry layer down the line, they're the ones going we always u could do it, we were behind u all the way and imposing a tax, well that'll just trickle down to the customer.
@ndunamgwenya4884
January 6, 2024 at 9:52 pm
Let everyone have a shredder and a 3D printer at their houses ti make what ever they want