Plastics recycling


Using an economic-feasibility lens to select the next moves

This new Plastics Recovery and Reuse report from McKinsey helps identify the most effective moves to boost plastics recycling

The Plastics Recovery and Reuse model helps identify the most effective moves to boost plastics recycling, using analysis of fully integrated economics across the value chain.

Earlier research has shown substantial value-creation potential in capturing plastic waste and using existing technologies to process it to make new plastics and other chemicals.

To date, however, investments to translate this potential into reality have been relatively small. Globally, only around 15 percent of plastics produced each year get recycled.

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Plastics recycling: Using an economic-feasibility lens to select the next moves
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