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9 Simple Tips to Recycle More Plastic
Advanced Recycling Technologies
Today’s recycling systems can recover some used plastic. But not anywhere near enough.
That’s what makes burgeoning private investments in new recycling technologies so exciting.
These technologies can dramatically increase the types and amount of plastic that can be recycled. Which reduces the need for fossil resources and keeps plastic out of our environment.
It’s called advanced recycling.
These technologies turn used solid plastic into its gas or liquid raw materials to be remade into brand new plastic for use in virtually any plastic product or packaging.
And plastic makers are stepping up with significant investments and commitments.
What We're Doing
Progress in Action
Explore how America's Plastic Makers are contributing to advanced recycling technologies.
Insights
Find out what’s happening in Advanced Recycling and how we’re making sustainable change.
Safety•Sustainability•Waste Management•
The Story of Plastic (and Elephants)
Waste Management•
What’s the Right Way to Recycle Plastic Bags and Wraps (AKA Plastic Film Packaging)?
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Advanced Recycling: Let’s Connect Policy and Technology
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Business Insider: Watch This Technology Remake Tons of Used Plastic
Outreach•
Tell Congress to Support Innovative Policies for Plastic Recycling
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The Potential Economic Impact of Advanced Recycling and Recovery Facilities in the United States
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Business Insider: Watch This Technology Remake Tons of Used Plastic
Advocacy Resources
Want to help make sustainable change? We’re providing helpful resources to lend your hand and raise your voice.
Fact Sheets
The following series illustrates how advanced recycling turns used plastic into new plastic and provides more information about the environmental profile of this new manufacturing technology.
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Remaking Plastics to Meet Sustainability Goals
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Advanced Recycling of Plastics Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fossil Energy Use
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Create a Modern Regulatory System To Develop a Circular Economy for Plastics
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Advanced Recycling is reducing the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills or the environment
