The evidence and the historic record shows that plastic chemical recycling has failed for decades and will not contribute significantly to resolving the plastics crisis. IPEN members created these images to let delegates to the Plastics Treaty negotiations know that chemical recycling is a myth. At the end of 2023, IPEN announced the contest titled Chemical Recycling & Unicorns = a myth. There were of 31 submissions from 23 Participating Organizations (POs) IPEN is excited to announce the three winners:
Infographic showing the path of toxics in plastics from production to contamination to consumption at toxic sites studied in Indonesia and many other locations where toxic ash falls or is dumped on the ground.
