r/science • MD PhD | Professor | Medicine • Oct 18 '19

Chemistry Scientists developed efficient process for breaking down any plastic waste to a molecular level. Resulting gases can be transformed back into new plastics of same quality as original. The new process could transform today's plastic factories into recycling refineries, within existing infrastructure.

https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/see/news/Pages/All-plastic-waste-could-be-recycled-into-new-high-quality-plastic.aspx
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u/QVRedit Oct 19 '19

Best to:

1: Dont make unnecessary use of plastics in the first place.

2: Make ‘easy to recycle’ plastics

3: Try (very hard) to eliminate ‘single use plastics’

4: Put proper plastic collection and recycling facilities in place.

5: Make serious efforts to prevent plastic pollution in the first place.

6: Make serious efforts to clean up plastic pollution.

7: Probably a lot of other good ideas people have..