Topic Sheet: Chemical Recycling

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-20T21:14:17Z
dc.date.available2023-04-20T21:14:17Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.descriptionChemical recycling (CR) is the broad term used to describe a range of technologies capable of recycling plastics using chemical processes as opposed to strictly mechanical ones. It has the potential to process plastics such as mixed rigids, films, multi-material plastics and laminated plastics. By turning plastic waste back into base chemicals and feedstocks, some types of CR can yield virgin-quality feedstock (as well as oil for use as fuel) that can be suitable for food-grade packaging. These technologies could therefore effectively complement mechanical recycling in achieving a circular economy because they can recycle a wider variety of plastic and provide food-grade recycled content.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42232
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number5 p.
dc.relation.ispartofTurning off the Tap: How the World can End Plastic Pollution and Create a Circular Economy
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectrecycling
dc.subjectcircular economy
dc.subjectchemical
dc.subjectpolymer
dc.subjecthazardous waste
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themefinance
dc.titleTopic Sheet: Chemical Recyclingen
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