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title: Technical Article - Transforming a refinery unit into a key component of end-of-life plastic circularity
description: Over 80% plastic is unrecycled annually in Europe. Tackling the plastic recycling challengers with mechanical & chemical recycling to save resources and cut CO₂ emissions.
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# Transforming a refinery unit into a key component of end-of-life plastic circularity

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*Originally published in ERTC Newspaper 2023*

 

Every year, in Europe alone, roughly 30 million tonnes of plastic waste is collected. However, more than 80% of that resource is not recycled into new products because the majority of it is still incinerated, exported, or dumped in landfills.

This is a waste of precious resources that could be used as secondary raw materials in place of fossil feedstock in addition to being a source of CO₂ emissions.

 

A rapid scale-up of mechanical and chemical recycling capability is required to further increase plastic recycling and support Europe in meeting its recycled content targets.

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