<description>Globally only 9% of all plastic waste is recycled. But why are mechanical recycling rates so low? And could chemical recycling help achieve our targets or is this the wrong approach to the plastic waste problem?</description>

On The Green Fence

DW

Can we recycle our way out of the plastic crisis?

JUL 21, 202343 MIN
On The Green Fence

Can we recycle our way out of the plastic crisis?

JUL 21, 202343 MIN

Description

Globally only 9% of all plastic waste is recycled. But why are mechanical recycling rates so low? And could chemical recycling help achieve our targets or is this the wrong approach to the plastic waste problem?