Exxon Mobil is re-upping the pressure on lawmakers and EPA to adopt friendlier policies regulating “advanced” or “chemical” recycling facilities.
The petrochemical powerhouse announced Monday its third advanced recycling plant in Baytown, Texas, was operational and increasing its capacity to eventually transform up to 250 million pounds annually of hard-to-recycle plastics back into their molecular building blocks.
“What’s essential now is supportive policy frameworks — clear, consistent laws and regulations that recognize advanced recycling as a proven solution for hard-to-recycle plastics,” the news release says.
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin toured the Baytown complex in September and commended the “limitless future potential.”
