“Advanced recycling” is one of the scariest tricks the chemical industry is trying to play on us this Halloween. Don’t let them. Tell EPA to protect our communities now. Learn more about Moms’ work on “advanced recycling.”
“Chemical Recycling” Is Not the Solution to Plastic Pollution
“Chemical recycling” is a fancy way of saying “burning trash.” It’s a practice that harms communities, and our lawmakers must not be fooled into thinking this is the best path forward. The plastics industry is greenwashing us.
“Advanced Recycling” 101
This resource has been factchecked by policy experts, using the latest scientific research. Find all our sources linked below. Turning plastic trash into air pollution In recent years, plastics industry lobbyists have been promoting an old incineration method as a new way …
Advanced Recycling: What It Really Is and How It Could Impact PA Residents
Moms Clean Air Force hosted a virtual panel discussion about chemical recycling, also known as “advanced recycling.” Chemical “recycling” is, in fact, plastic incineration. Trash that enters chemical “recycling” facilities is not recycled–it is burned, and in the process, toxic pollution is …
Your Brain on Diesel Pollution: Moms Make News
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, and Vermont.
Orgs oppose chemical recycling in New Mexico
Groups rally against chemical recycling in New Mexico
Letter to Governor Grisham About Chemical Recycling, January 17, 2023
Date: January 17, 2023 To: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Room 400, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Dear Governor Lujan Grisham, We, the undersigned 78 organizations, urge that you not support the dangerous rebranding of plastic incineration as “advanced recycling.” This greenwashing …
Tell Governor Shapiro and the DEP: Protect Pennsylvania Families From Polluting Facilities
Tell Governor Morrisey and the WVDEP: Protect West Virginia Families From Polluting Facilities
Tell Governor DeWine and the Ohio EPA: Protect Ohioan Families From Polluting Facilities
Chemical Recycling: Myths and Facts
On November 3, 2022, Moms Clean Air Force joined the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter and Beyond Plastics for a webinar about the myths and facts of chemical recycling, also known as “advanced recycling.” Speakers: -Ana Rios, Moms Clean Air Force & …