Waste plastics recycling (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Waste plastics recycling

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SwRI is working on a range of sustainable manufacturing solutions that advance industry while protecting the environment, including mixed waste plastics chemical recycling. Plastic waste that would have been sent to a landfill is shredded and fed into a pyrolysis reactor to be heated, pressurized and converted to a versatile oil. The oil can be processed into other usable chemicals and products.

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