About this episode
The episode explores the challenges and promises of chemical recycling in Houston amidst concerns from activists about its effectiveness.
Chemical recycling promises to transform plastic waste, and Houston is at the center of this big experiment in the US. While industry touts it as a breakthrough, activists are finding that much of the plastic doesn't get recycled after all. Is Houston leading the way to real change - or revealing the limits of the latest recycling fad?
Topics covered
- plastic waste
- chemical recycling
- environmental activism
- Houston
- recycling challenges
Keywords
- plastic problem
- recycling
- Houston
- environment
- activism
- waste management
- chemical recycling
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Houston, DW
Products: plastic
Places: US
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