"Revolutionizing Plastic Recycling: Insights from Industry Leaders"
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Big companies like Procter & Gamble and Nestlé are banking on a new generation of recycling plants, known as "advanced" or "chemical" recycling, to help them meet their environmental goals, promising to recycle a wider range of products than current methods allow. However, the technology is struggling to deliver on its promise, despite being hailed by the plastics industry as a solution to the global waste problem.
Topics:business#advanced-recycling#big-companies#climate#environmental-goals#plastic-waste#recycling
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