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There is quite interesting Israeli startup Ubq[1] claiming it can recycle [2] greasy plastics into the material usable for further plastics manufacturing.

[1] https://www.ubqmaterials.com/

[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/climate-solutio...




It’s not hard to come up with a process that can recycle anything organic into any petrochemical via Fischer Tropsch. What’s difficult is doing it economically.


They claim to be able to do it economically.




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