Does chemical recycling hold the key to tackling plastic waste?

Despite global efforts to increase recycling levels, plastic waste is growing on a startling scale. According to the World Economic Forum, we produce approximately 400 million tonnes of plastic waste globally every year, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) estimates that global plastic waste is set to almost triple by 2060 - with around half of the total amount ending up in landfill and less than a tenth being recycled.