Illinois, Utah see chemical recycling battles

Chemical recycling debates picked up steam in states this week, with environmental groups in Illinois pushing to limit a chemical recycling pilot p...

March 22, 2023
2:24 AM

Chemical recycling debates picked up steam in states this week, with environmental groups in Illinois pushing to limit a chemical recycling pilot program and Utah's governor signing industry-favored legislation to grow the technology there. In Illinois, several groups held a news conference March 15 to stop legislation that would extend a pilot chemical recycling program in an industrial corridor where both ExxonMobil Corp. and Ineos have factories and have made moves to set up chemical recycling operations.

Steve Toloken