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Achieving plastics circularity requires efficient collection and sorting, coupled with robust recycling technology.
This panel discussion features experts from Eastman Chemical, EFS-plastics Inc., and the Centre County (PA) Recycling and Refuse Authority. Topics include chemical recycling with PET resin, mechanical recycling of multiple polymer types, and the challenges that are created when a largely rural county (Centre County) is home to a major university (Penn State University), particularly on football Saturdays.
Each speaker will present their unique perspectives on the recycling process and the progress they see being made, as well as give an overview of the history of recycling and the historical efforts to move from a linear plastics economy to a circular one.
This Joseph Priestley Society talk is coproduced by the American Chemical Society as part of its ACS Webinars series.
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Plastics Circularity: Past, Present, and Future
February 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
What You’ll Learn
- Critical success factors for collecting and sorting post-consumer recycled plastics
- How chemical recycling allows for the cost-effective production of virgin resin
- How mechanical recyclers meet customer performance requirements
Takeaways
- Technologies are in place to allow the recycling and reuse of a variety of post-consumer plastic streams
- Achieving scale and competitive economics are needed to build a circular economy for plastics
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