“Chemical recycling”: What it is, and what it definitely is not

Source: https://pirg.org/articles/chemical-recycling-what-it-is-and-what-it-definitely-is-not/

Author: Beyond Plastic

Our country and world’s addiction to plastic is a growing problem, responsible for country-sized swirling gyres of plastic waste in our oceans and growing landfills in our country’s interior. In the U.S. we generate enough plastic waste to fill Cowboys Stadium, the largest professional football stadium in the country, every 16 hours.