Turning Non-Recycled Plastics Into Fuel

This video explores a growing number of processes that are helping to unlock the value of non-recycled used plastics -- as new materials and as energy. It illustrates and explains processes for recycling plastics and converting those plastics that can't be economically recycled into various forms of energy, including oil, gas, electricity and liquid and solid fuels. By telling the story of what can happen to everyday plastics after we use them, the video was designed to help policymakers, regulators, waste management professionals and other thought leaders see the vast potential of used plastics -- to be reused in new products from recycling, or tapped as a source of domestic energy.