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  • Toegetreden: 7 december 2021
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Article ReSolved Technologies about Carbon & Circularity Credits

Plastics are one of the largest group of raw materials. In fact, plastics production by volume outweighs the production of all metals combined. The circularity of raw materials has been in the spotlights in recent years, as it is one of the main pillars of sustainability together with greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling from waste is the most important tool to make raw materials circular. At the same time, the CO2 emission associated with the production of plastics can be reduced by 50 to 80% through recycling compared to production from fossil fuels. Given the fact that approx. half of the global CO2 emission is related to the production of raw materials, these savings are significant.

We studied the supply chain of plastics in the EU

We studied the supply chain of plastics in the EU, in which we analyzed important factors such as China’s ban on importing plastic waste in 2018, recent changes in the EU legislative framework and the capabilities of the current recycling…

We have carried out a comprehensive study to evaluate and compare available recycling technologies

We have carried out a comprehensive study to evaluate and compare available recycling technologies for plastic waste, i.e. mechanical, solvent-based, chemical (depolymerization and thermal decomposition) and biological methods. We concluded that the solvent-based technology has a great and yet underestimated potential to play an important role in the future technology mix to recycle plastics, especially engineering plastics and (soft) PVC.