New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with near-perfect efficiency

Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by cjblomqvist on Saturday February 20, 2021 @03:31PM (#26207659)

Do you have any source for the 5% stat? I don't mistrust you, but it would be nice to "see it with my own eyes" to be confident enough to use it in conversations with others.

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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by ArkanExplorer on Saturday February 20, 2021 @03:44PM (#26207780)

https://www.bpf.co.uk/press/Oil_Consumption

"In Europe, it is estimated that between 4–6% of oil and gas is used for producing plastics."

- British Plastics Federation

It varies from country to country, and in the USA natural gas is the primary input instead of oil. Some gas or oil could be consumed by the plant, not actually ending up in the final product.

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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by cjblomqvist on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:53PM (#26228697)

Thank you!

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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by lionsdan on Saturday February 20, 2021 @03:42PM (#26207753)

"Plastics production accounts for about 4 percent of global oil production. That’s according to figures for 2012, so now it may well be higher."

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/How-Much-Crude-Oi...

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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by cjblomqvist on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:53PM (#26228702)

Thank you!

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