Here in Europe and for Chemical Recycling Europe we define chemical recycling to be any reprocessing technology that directly affects either the formulation of the polymeric waste or the polymer itself and converts them into chemical substances and/or products whether for the original or other purposes, excluding energy recovery.
Which technologies are used in chemical recycling?
There are a number of different technologies that have arisen to address the problem of plastic waste. These technologies coincide with the various polymer types that are used today and present in the waste stream.
