Good news! It started already latest in April of 2026.
Of course, if recycling was good business, then private companies would already do it. This recycling effort probably will take a lot of government regulation and subsidies etc.
Almost every day you can read an article about the successful effective and efficient recycling of plastic by different means!
"The Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump has launched a quiet revolution in the approach the EPA takes toward some forms of plastic waste, removing regulatory barriers by treating some plastic recycling as a form of manufacturing rather than waste disposal.
The EPA’s new approach aims to incentivize advanced recycling of plastic, contributing to the economy while addressing the spread of plastic waste into oceans and other ecosystems. ...
The agency also highlighted a proposed rule to speed cleanup of the nation’s roughly 48 million abandoned scrap tires by making it easier to use recovered tires as fuel;
work on a federally required battery recycling framework; ongoing grants supporting recycling infrastructure; and
research into removing impurities from recycled materials so they can be used more consistently in industrial processes. ..."
"... “The world is moving on this, and quickly. Europe, which already has at least twice as many advanced recycling facilities as the U.S., is projected to have 65 by 2030. It is on track to lead the global market in revenue. And the Asia-Pacific region is emerging as the fastest-growing market for advanced recycling technology, with projected revenues of $7.3 billion by 2030. ..."
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