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When is a Recyclable Not a Recyclable?

OPIS TALKS PETROCHEMICALS: Why does so much plastic waste end up in landfills?

Plastic recycling is a complex matter and there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. In this episode of OPIS Talks, Michael Lipton, president of Arizona Pacific Plastics, talks to Xavier Cronin, senior editor of Recycled Plastics Weekly about those complexities. They explore the distinction between post-industrial and post-consumer plastics, the economic challenges of recycling, and why so much plastic waste still ends up in landfills. Lipton provides an insider's perspective on the costs, logistics, and markets that…

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