# Advanced recycling, promoted as a solution to plastic waste, has been widely criticised for failing to deliver real results. Also known as chemical recycling, it refers to a variety of processes used to break plastics into their constituent molecules. The process has been found to have high costs and technical issues. Experts say this distracts from better solutions like reducing plastic use and improving regular recycling. Critics have warned that without clear data and stronger rules, advanced recycling may be more of a marketing tactic than real progress.
Advanced recycling criticised for failing to deliver real results