Plastics incineration
In recent years, plastics industry lobbyists have been promoting an old incineration method as a new way to solve the plastic pollution crisis. They are calling the process “advanced recycling” or “chemical recycling,” even though nothing gets recycled. Instead, the trash that enters a so-called “advanced recycling” facility is burned, creating harmful air pollution and toxic ash.
The plastics industry is looking to aggressively expand large-scale plastics incineration operations and open up new sites across the country. Moms Clean Air Force is raising awareness about this harmful practice to protect the health and well-being of people in our local communities.
Join us in your state to help us educate mayors and other local officials about “chemical recycling”—and to stop the buildout of these dangerous facilities.
Chemical recycling by the numbers
Learn more about plastics incineration and the health impacts of petrochemical pollution.
- More than 350 million metric tons of plastics are produced each year.
- Roughly 5% of plastic waste in the US is actually recycled.
- 27 states have passed bad laws promoting “advanced recycling” — also known as chemical recycling, which is plastic incineration