Advanced Recycling: Wave of the Future or More of the Same from the Fossil Fuel Industry?

Tom Irwin, an attorney with the Conservation Law Foundation, joins me on this podcast along with Roger Stephenson of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Biologist Dr. Cynthia Walter of the NH Network, to discuss one of the newer technologies in solid waste management called Advanced Recycling. Tom succinctly outlines the scope of the problem with respect to dealing with plastic waste But plastic waste is only one of the issues that we need to address moving forward. Reduction and substitution is also a critical component of building a future where plastics do not pose the threat that faces us today. Finally, there is the overarching issue of climate change and the question of whether Advanced recycling will improve carbon emissions associated with the disposal of plastics or make the problem worse. Listen here for Podcast: https://feeds.podetize.com/qNjVsZ1RCK.mp3 Show notes: https://centristchange. .com/2023/05/ep-56-advanced-chemical-recycling-wave.html "Advanced Recycling" is the abbreviated version of the more revealing terms used by scientists who call it " chemical recycling" or "plastics recycling" . It generally describes a series of processes employed to convert used plastics to their chemical components and thence to products and fuels.