Category: Chemical & Advanced Recycling
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LyondellBasell Plans New Chemical Recycling Plant in Europe
LyondellBasell expects its second chemical recycling plant to be located in Europe, citing stronger regulatory support than in the United…
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US Bills Could Legalize Plastic Greenwashing
Two congressional bills could legitimize disputed recycled-content accounting and restrict stricter state labeling laws, sparking fresh accusations of plastic greenwashing.
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Loop Industries: Cash Crisis Threatens PET Recycling Ambitions
Loop Industries faces a funding crunch, with dwindling cash, a going-concern warning and a smaller planned PET recycling plant in…
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EU Waste Shipment System Disrupts European Recycling Industry
European recyclers warn that DIWASS technical failures threaten waste shipments, urging the European Commission to postpone implementation requirements until July…
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Taiwan Plastic Recycling and Recycled Content Scandal
Taiwan dismantles a $2.2 million illegal plastic waste disposal network, indicting six individuals and three companies over unauthorized operations.
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UK Relaxes Plastic Recycling Enforcement Rules for 2026
The UK eases recycling enforcement for 2026, allowing lower compliance thresholds for plastic, wood and steel packaging without changing targets.
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Chemical Recycling & Pyrolysis at the Brink of Collapse?
Plastic pyrolysis plants are closing as technical problems, poor economics and low utilization rates challenge chemical recycling’s industrial viability.
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Plastic Recycling Lawsuit Against Industry Dismissed
Federal judge dismisses Kansas plastic recycling lawsuit, finding plaintiffs failed to connect industry claims to their alleged injuries and damages.
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The Challenges of Pyrolysis Oil
Pyrolysis oil promises circular plastics, but significant technical and economic challenges remain. Expensive purification, hydrogen consumption, variable feedstocks, limited yields,…
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Newsom Killed California’s Plastic Recycling Crackdown
Governor Newsom vetoed California’s major recycling bill, handing the powerful petrochemical industry a massive corporate victory over advanced plastic regulations.
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Chemical Recycling Comes to Town, Residents Push Back
Residents near W.R. Grace’s Maryland site are pushing back against chemical recycling, citing emissions, odors, safety risks and transparency concerns.
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Eni Priolo Pyrolysis Plant: A Risk Analysis
Eni plans a 40,000-tonne pyrolysis plant in Sicily. We examine the technology, scale-up challenges, feedstock quality, purification needs, economics and…
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Lotte Stops South Korea PET Recycling Project
Lotte cancels its planned PET chemical recycling plant, raising questions over whether industry confidence in advanced recycling is beginning to…
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Is Europe’s Chemical Recycling Model a Fraud?
A European investigation raises serious questions over chemical recycling, as pyrolysis oil is sometimes burned as fuel instead of becoming…
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PepsiCo and the Great Plastic Puzzle
PepsiCo explores Aduro’s advanced recycling technology as a potential route to turn difficult plastic waste into valuable reusable feedstocks.
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TotalEnergies Takes Full Control of Plastic-to-Oil Plant
TotalEnergies takes full control of Grandpuits plastic pyrolysis, converting difficult waste into synthetic oil for producing new plastics.
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Chemical Recycling Crisis Deepens in Europe
Chemical recycling projects across Europe face closures, delays and investment pauses as weak economics and regulatory uncertainty challenge industry ambitions.
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PureCycle Delays Antwerp Chemical Recycling Plant to 2029
PureCycle postpones its Antwerp polypropylene recycling plant to 2029 despite €40 million in EU funding.
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PPWR: The Recycling Fairy Tale Gets a Sequel
Forty years later, Brussels tries recycling again.
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PPWR: And They All Recycled Happily Ever After
A European fairy tale in which every plastic package finds the correct bin, every recycling plant works perfectly, compostable plastic…
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BASF Vision on recycling
Mix of technologies required to recycle engineering plastics
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Chemical Recycling Bubble Begins to Burst
Chemical Recycling Faces a Reality Check as Projects Stall Across Europe and the US
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ENI Versalis plastic plant burns down
A fire broke out in a plastics warehouse owned by Versalis in the industrial area of Mantua.
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European PET Industry encourages adoption of the CEN Design-for-Recycling Standards:A Needed Major Step Towards PPWR Implementation
https://petcore-europe.prezly.com/european-pet-industry-encourages-adoption-of-the-cen-design-for-recycling-standardsa-needed-major-step-towards-ppwr-implementation
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Aduro makes plastics recycling progress
https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/aduro-clean-technologies-inc-making-plastics-recycling-progress
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Pyrolysis Man – pioneer or charlatan? (Video)
The liquid (so-called fuel) should be analysed to see if it’s really clean fuel or if it’s something much more…
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How Indians are recycling plastic bags into pipes (Video)
It’s in India or Pakistan. I remain skeptical of this video. Maybe it’s greenwashing, Indian style 😂. Not sure if…
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Selective PET recycling: Iron catalyst and alcohols convert bottles and textiles into valuable compounds
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-pet-recycling-iron-catalyst-alcohols.html
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Putting recycling myths to waste
https://www.onkaparinganow.com/News-listing/Putting-recycling-myths-to-waste
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From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstock
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/10/p-25-223
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CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials partner on PET biorecycling technology in Asia
https://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-and-wankai-new-materials-a-subsidiary-of-zhink-group-are-committed-to-the-large-scale-deployment-of-carbios-pet-biorecycling-technology-in-asia
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From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstock
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/10/p-25-223
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Plastics recycling is in trouble
https://cen.acs.org/environment/recycling/Plastics-recycling-trouble/103/web/2025/11
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New process: Nylon recycling in 2 minutes
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/new-process-nylon-recycling-in-2-minutes-like-rebuilding-noodle-strands/articleshow/125018731.cms
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Novel PVC-recycling process piloted in Ohio
https://www.chemengonline.com/novel-pvc-recycling-process-piloted-in-ohio
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Avantium’s Releaf® Receives CPBR Approval for Recycling in Japan
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Australian scientists have revolutionized the recycling industry by turning plastic into food
Australian scientists have revolutionized the recycling industry by turning plastic into food
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Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv8e0prg9o.amp
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Bill Gates has high stakes in recycling business
16 % of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is invested in a recycling company. As recycling doesn’t exist…
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Plastic film recycling has a problem with staying power
https://www.packagingdive.com/news/film-recycling-advancements-challenges-mechanical-chemical-closures/803698
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Canada invests in plastics recycling and bioplastics
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California sues plastic bag makers for falsely claiming bags are recyclable
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/california-lawsuit-says-makers-of-plastic-bags-lied-about-products-being-recyclable/ar-AA1OGapi https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/california-sues-plastic-bag-makers-for-falsely-claiming-bags-are-recyclable/ar-AA1OGyH8?ocid=TobArticle
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New method uses collisions to break down plastic for recycling
New method uses collisions to break down plastic for recycling
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Closed Loop Partners Releases New Guidelines to Strengthen US Recycling Operations as Extended Producer Responsibility Laws Gain Momentum in the U.S.
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A Northern California community kicks chemical recycling out of town
https://pirg.org/california/articles/a-northern-california-community-kicks-chemical-recycling-out-of-their-neighborhood
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Closed-loop recycling of polyethylene to ethylene and propylene via a kinetic decoupling–recoupling strategy
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44286-025-00290-y
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New Method Uses Collisions to Break Down Plastic for Sustainable Recycling
https://news.gatech.edu/news/2025/10/10/new-method-uses-collisions-break-down-plastic-sustainable-recycling
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Eni creates diversion with Biorefinery and Advanced Plastic Recycling Hub for Sicily
Nobody believes the intentions of ENI are noble …. except the EIB and European Commission …
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Designing Effective EPR: What to Do About Film & Flexible Packaging
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Byproduct from chemical recycling finds use in rubber industry
Byproduct from chemical recycling finds use in rubber industry
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Efficient and scalable upcycling of oceanic carbon sources into bioplastic monomers
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-025-01416-4
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Borealis upgrades Integra site for recycled polypropylene
https://www.indianchemicalnews.com/recycling/lite/borealis-upgrades-integra-site-for-recycled-polypropylene-27706
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BASF presents two new recycling processes for polyamides from end-of-life vehicles
https://plastics-rubber.basf.com/global/en/plastics-hub/K2025/dialogues/closing-the-loop-for-pa6-automotive-sector
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EU and US recycling landscape
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A review on the biodegradation of textiles in the environment
Linkedin More https://academic.oup.com/etc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/etojnl/vgaf229/8254428
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Syensqo pioneers innovative recycling technology for circular sulfone polymers
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Confidence in recycling continues to fall, warns WRAP study
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Borealis’ new compounding line in Belgium offers premium recyclate-based polyolefins (Invest in Belgium)
I’m launching the ‘Invest in Belgium Serie’ to promote investments in Belgium. Thank you Borealis for investing in Belgium, the…
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Indaver delivers first batches of chemically recycled polystyrene
https://indaver.com/news/single/indaver-launches-groundbreaking-plastics2chemicals-installation-in-antwerp-first-recycled-raw-materials-leave-the-site-and-start-a-new-life
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Resynergi moving operations out of California
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Closed Loop Partners loans $10 Million Loan to Canadian Molecular Recycling Company GreenMantra Technologies
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Portugal to invest €30 million to strengthen recycling and waste recovery
Translated by Google Translate Notice of the Environmental Fund, financed by the PRR and framed within REPowerEU, supports the installation…
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Please built your chemical recycling plant in Antwerpen
This is a message for the CEO of Exxon regarding the chemical recycling plant in Belgium.
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How plastic fishing gear waste is being recycled into patio furniture — for now
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/plastic-fishing-gear-waste-recycling-1.7637690
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“We’ve Been Recycling Wrong”: Scientists Dissolve Plastic With Solvents While AI Exposes Our 9% Recycling Failure
https://www.sustainability-times.com/research/weve-been-recycling-wrong-scientists-dissolve-plastic-with-solvents-while-ai-exposes-our-9-recycling-failure
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Solvent-based recycling and AI could be the key to solving plastic waste
https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/solvent-based-recycling-and-ai-could-be-the-key-to-solving-plastic-waste
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Exxon pauses European plastic recycling plans over draft EU rules
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/land-use-biodiversity/exxon-pauses-european-plastic-recycling-plans-over-draft-eu-rules-2025-09-17
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Game changer for chemical recycling: Technip Energies and Anellotech launch commercialization of Plas-TCat®
https://www.ten.com/en/media/news/game-changer-chemical-recycling-technip-energies-and-anellotech-launch-commercialization
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Honda Develops New “Chemical Sorting” Technology to Separate Solid Contaminants from Waste Plastics Derived from End-of-life Automobiles
https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-09-16eng.html
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How Jussi Saloranta and Corsair Group International are redefining plastic recycling
https://www.digitaljournal.com/business/from-waste-to-resource-how-jussi-saloranta-and-corsair-group-international-are-redefining-plastic-recycling/article
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The end of the plastic recycling industry
It will start in the EU and the US and will continue in Asia. An article by Axel Barrett. This…
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Future Recycling: Technology that turns mixed plastics into new resources without pollution in South Korea
Future Recycling: Technology that turns mixed plastics into new resources without pollution in South Korea
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Mechanochemical recycling converts polystyrene to a commodity chemical
https://cen.acs.org/materials/polymers/Mechanochemical-recycling-converts-polystyrene-commodity/103/web/2025/09
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EPA Paved Way for Buildout of Fossil Fuel-Boosting Chemical Recycling Facilities
EPA Paved Way for Buildout of Fossil Fuel-Boosting Chemical Recycling Facilities
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Greenwashing Alert: Versalis and Veritas partner on advanced plastic recycling
https://versalis.eni.com/en-IT/news/press-release/2025/versalis-veritas.html
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How single-stream recycling works − and how your choices can make it work better
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/single-stream-recycling-works-choices-141048554.html
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“Single Use Plastics Become Valuable Fuels”: Northwestern Scientists Create Miracle Catalyst That Converts Mixed Garbage Into High Quality Oils Without Sorting Or High Temperatures
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The New Plastics Economy: An Opportunity for the Middle East
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A novel high-efficiency pyrolysis strategy for recycling carbon fibers and interface strengthening of carbon fibers reinforced epoxy resin composites
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165237025004267
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Trump approves Chemical Recycling
Let’s hope Americans will do it properly. When Americans put their mind to it, they can achieve everything. Maybe a…
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Product Carbon Footprint of Styrene from Depolymerization of Waste Polystyrene
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Estimation of bio-oil yield for biomass using hybrid models
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926669025012579
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Europe Eyes Billion-Dollar Opportunity in Textile Waste Recycling
https://www.renewablematter.eu/en/europe-eyes-billion-dollar-opportunity-textile-waste-recycling
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Circularix launches new recycling facility in Florida
https://www.indianchemicalnews.com/recycling/circularix-launches-new-recycling-facility-in-florida-27294
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Plastic Energy produces first pyrolysis oil at Netherlands plant
https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/plastic-energy-and-sabic-plant-produces-first-pyrolysis-oil-at-netherlands-site
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European plastic recycling industry faces ‘imminent collapse’
https://www.plasticsrecyclers.eu/news/wave-of-surging-plastic-recycling-plant-closures-hits-europe
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Coca-Cola, Sparklo, Carrefour partner to boost UAE plastic recycling
https://www.sustainableplastics.com/news/coca-cola-sparklo-carrefour-partner-boost-uae-plastic-recycling
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Recon Chemical Recycling Plant Finished
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/recon-hits-milestone-chemical-recycling-plant-construction-finished-as-project-nears-production-launch-302537533.html
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September Is Key For Aduro Clean Technologies
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4815225-aduro-clean-technologies-september-is-key-for-this-cleantech-innovator-in-plastics-recycling
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Seashells inspire trick for better recycled plastic
Seashells inspire trick for better recycled plastic
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US may go for a WTF BS Fata Morgana Chemical Recycling solution
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/278517098/from-43-to-breakthrough-how-yazan-al-homsi-chemical-recycling-investment-could-transform-america-dismal-recycling-rates
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When recyclable beats compostable: the case for data
https://www.packaging-gateway.com/features/when-recyclable-beats-compostable-the-case-for-data/?cf-view
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Sustainable DNA-polysaccharide hydrogels as recyclable bioplastics
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62682-1
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Dow and Mura cancel chemical recycling plant in Germany
https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/dow-mura-technology-cancel-chemical-recycling-plant-in-germany
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Guangdong launches world’s first 200,000 tons/year plastic recycling plant
https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/12/WS6871c65ba31000e9a573ba30.html
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AI-assisted sorting, other new technologies could improve plastic recycling
https://www.buffalo.edu/postdoc/news.host.html/content/shared/university/news/news-center-releases/2025/07/plastic-recycling-improvements.detail.html
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Mars debuts recyclable pet food pouches for Whiskas
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Recent Advances in Plastic Upcycling to Carbon Nanotubes and Hydrogen
https://www.azonano.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6927
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Lawmakers discuss federal role in plastic recycling
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Eneos and Mitsubishi Chemical introduce plastic-to-oil recycling facility in Japan
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