Recycling's next big thing — or big bluff?
Key takeaways
- An advanced recycling process claims it can handle hard-to-recycle plastics, like packaging.
- He picks up a used chicken salad box, which like the other waste in the heap is being sent off for recycling, and slips a tracking device inside.
- In 2022, the city introduced a program that promised to give up to 90% all plastics, even those that are hard to recycle, a new lease on life.
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An advanced recycling process claims it can handle hard-to-recycle plastics, like packaging. But critics say it's not worth the effort.
https://p.dw.com/p/5B1ZBCan an advanced technique recycle this type of plastic?Image: James Arthur Gekiere/BELGA/picture alliance Advertisement In a brightly-lit room in Houston, Texas, environmental activist Malachi Key is searching through a pile of trash. He picks up a used chicken salad box, which like the other waste in the heap is being sent off for recycling, and slips a tracking device inside.
In 2022, the city introduced a program that promised to give up to 90% all plastics, even those that are hard to recycle, a new lease on life. It's a significant claim, given that the US average is less than 10%.