In a letter, 200 groups blasted the American Chemistry Council's promotion of 'advanced recycling' technologies, arguing that 'there is nothing advanced about them and nothing gets recycled.'
In reality, the plastic trash that enters pyrolysis and gasification incinerators gets burned, creating dioxins and other harmful air pollution. What's left is toxic chemical waste that gets burned again later at hazardous waste disposal facilities or as a dirty fuel.
Plastic contains hundreds of toxic chemicals, including heavy metals, phthalates, flame retardants, bisphenol A, and PFAS. The process of burning plastic via pyrolysis and gasification generates even more toxic pollution, including chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects, and other serious health harms. Emissions include dioxins, benzene, cadmium, arsenic, lead, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons , and mercury.
"For chemical industry lobbyists," however,"the concept of 'advanced recycling' is a dream come true," the letter said."Having an eco-sounding way to make plastic waste vanish from sight helps the industry justify exponential growth in plastics production, which is expected to triple over the next 40 years."
"This is the continuation of an industry strategy of saying recycling can solve the problem and we don't need to reduce production," he, which noted that the fossil fuel industry plans to spend around $400 billion on new plastic manufacturing capacity.
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