Advanced Recycling: Limitations and Potential Solutions

Many retailers are looking to reduce plastic waste and increase recycling rates to support more circular plastic value chains. However, municipal recycling programs generally cannot handle many types of plastic packaging and durable goods such as films, multi-laminate flexible packaging, non-wovens, and textiles. This has created a need for comprehensive solutions to plastic recycling. One potential solution is advanced recycling, sometimes referred to as chemical or molecular recycling. This webinar explores the potential and the drawbacks of advanced recycling as a solution to the processing of hard to recycle plastic waste streams. Watch this “Ask Me Anything” style webinar to hear our experts' insights on this important topic and the questions you should be asking about advanced recycling.

Covered in This Webinar:

• The diverse landscape of advanced recycling technologies
• The potential of advanced recycling technologies to advance a circular economy for plastics
• Key risks and current limitations facing the advanced recycling industry
• Considerations for recyclability and recycled content claims

Panelists:

• Paula Luu: Project Director, Center for the Circular Economy- Closed Loop Partners
• Anne Johnson: Principal and VP Global Corporate Sustainability- Resource Recycling Systems
• Bill Hoffman, Ph.D.: Corporate Fellow and Research Scientist & Advisory Services- UL