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Including recycled material in the creation of new plastic reduces landfill use, incineration, pollution in the natural environment and reduces green house gas emissions.

Responsible production of plastic must include circularity

Circularity

Plastic Recycling in the United States

What is the circular plastic economy?

With Plastic Circularity new plastic is produced with pyrolysis oil, a byproduct of advanced recycling reducing the need for newly extracted and refined fossil fuel products in the plastic production process, reducing green house emissions.

Driven by the global outcry to reduce plastic pollution, leaders in all sectors of the economy have begun focus their sustainability efforts on plastic circularity. Blue-chip companies that have made public statements and commitments with regard to circular plastics and sustainability include Unilever, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Nestle, Proctor & Gamble, Pepsico, and Johnson & Johnson.

 

In the petrochemical industry, refininers are now establishing Circularity Divisions to facilitate the transition to clean PPO and away from traditional crude oil alternatives. All major petrochemical companies are focused on supplementing their feedstocks with PPO to meet their customers’ demands for circular products.

Keys to Circularity

  1. Design & Production: Creating products in a way that reduces excess material use, allows for recycled materials to be used, and makes reuse or recycling at the end of its lifespan easier

  2. Retail: Reducing excess packaging and giving customers more sustainable options

  3. Use & Reuse: Reusing, repairing, and refurbishing our products to extend their lifespan and reduce waste

  4. Responsible Collection & Waste Management: Capturing all our waste and recycling as much as possible allows us to reclaim the material value of products and prevents leakage into our environment

  5. Closing the Loop: Once the material value of products has been reclaimed through recycling, this raw material can go back to the start to be used to make new products, reducing the input of new natural resources

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