Overcoming barriers to proactive plastic recycling toward a sustainable future

The plastics sector, accounting for a significant portion of global emissions, presents a challenge and an opportunity in achieving carbon neutrality. Despite Japan's commendable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling rates, most plastics are thermally recycled, creating environmenta...

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Published in:	Environmental Challenges
Main Authors:	Andrew Chapman, Kanchan Kumar Sen, Takako Mochida, Yuuki Yoshimoto, Koki Kishimoto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-12-01
Subjects:	Plastics Recycling Chemical recycling Material recycling Circular economy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010024002063