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Plastic recycling is economically viable.
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Is it true that plastic recycling is economically viable?
Partly. Evidence is mixed and only partial: a NIST source says collection and sorting costs often exceed revenue and recycled material is less profitable, while several studies describe specific recycling methods or local facilities as economically viable. None settles whether plastic recycling is economically viable in general.
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Evidence for · 5
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Rashid, A. A. & Koç, M. (2024). Economically Viable Plastic Recycling to Produce Additive Manufacturing Feedstock Using Waste Bottles for Circular Economy. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2024-140719
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Plastic recycling. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling
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Alaghemandi, M. (2024). Sustainable Solutions Through Innovative Plastic Waste Recycling Technologies. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/su162310401
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Purnomo, C. E., Priadi, C., Ombasta, O., Suwarso, R., Marthanty, D. R., Taufik, F. D., Holden, J., & Hadfield, P. (2024). Development of an economically viable plastic recovery waste management system in Cibodas and Padamukti Village, West Java. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202448505005
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Wang, Y., Park, B. S., Vu, V. P., & Lee, S. (2025). Self‐healing conducting composite electrodes derived from chemical recycling of PET plastic wastes for flexible supercapacitors. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.27117
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From additive analysis to process monitoring: characterization of polypropylene solvent-based recycling from plastic feedstocks representative of sorting centres. (2026). ifp.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5su00571j
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U.S. Plastic Recycling Economy | NISTLock. (n.d.). nist.gov. https://www.nist.gov/el/applied-economics-office/manufacturing/circular-economy/plastic-recycling
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Auvinen, P., Nissinen, V. H., Karjalainen, E., Korpijärvi, K., Olkkonen, E., & Grönlund, K. (2025). Selective solvothermal extraction of tetrabromobisphenol A to promote plastic recycling. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2024.100688
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Buettner, A. & Weidner, E. (2025). Springer Handbook of Circular Plastics Economy. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=KsxoEQAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api
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