Plastics and the Environment

Here’s everything you need to know about chemical recycling – and how it could solve our plastic problem

Much of the world's plastic ends up in the environment. Image: REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo

Matthew Jones
Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Bath
Jack Payne
Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida
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