Klean Industries has been prominently featured in the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) latest report titled “Conversion Technology: A Complement to Plastics Recycling.” The report recognizes Klean’s advanced pyrolysis and gasification solutions as vital technologies that enhance mechanical recycling, extend the life of plastics, and support circular economy goals. With increasing global pressure to reduce plastic pollution and carbon emissions, Klean’s systems offer scalable, low-emission recovery of polymers, fuels, and monomers from mixed plastic waste.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the American Chemistry Council released a study by 4R Sustainability, Inc. on increasing opportunities for plastics-to-fuel “conversion technologies” in the United States. Although in the United States, plastics are made primarily from natural gas, these innovative technologies are effectively turning non-recycled plastics into crude oil and other fuels, helping to create a reliable source of alternative energy from an abundant, no-cost feedstock and diverting this potentially valuable material from landfills. Many of these technologies are already being implemented on a commercial scale in Europe and Asia.

In 2009, the United States recycled over 4 billion pounds of plastics. This report demonstrates that we can recycle and recover more plastics through innovative technologies, including those that allow us to convert plastics into oil and other fuels. 

“As the United States seeks cost-effective sources of alternative energy, the potential to recover non-recycled plastics is enormous,” said Steve Russell, vice president of plastics for the American Chemistry Council. “According to scientists at Columbia University, if the United States were to recover the energy from our non-recycled plastics, this material could be converted into enough energy to fuel the equivalent of 6 million cars annually.”

The American Chemistry Council funded the study “Conversion Technology: A Complement to Plastics Recycling”, to examine available technologies, feedstocks, growth models for technology abroad and in North America, opportunities and barriers, and the outlook for growth in the United States. The information presented is intended to help inform government officials, plastics reclaimers, materials recovery facility managers, and investors about the range of available technologies and the conditions each could fit in commercial or community waste management plans.

Consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s waste management hierarchy—reduce, reuse, recycle, recover—plastics-to-fuel technologies do not compete with recyclers for material. Rather, they tend to use non-recycled plastics—and in many cases run more efficiently with non-recycled plastics—which they convert into crude oil and other types of fuels.

The report can be downloaded from the ACC website. The link to the report is http://plastics.americanchemistry.com/Plastics-to-Oil.

Energy Recovery

Energy recovery is the process by which municipal solid waste is converted into feedstock materials or renewable energy. It’s happening right now, powering homes and businesses and helping to address our growing population’s biggest challenges: energy independence, waste diversion, and climate change.

Did you know…?

• The United States currently processes 13 percent of its solid waste, recovering enough energy to power homes in five states or the equivalent of 28.6 billion barrels of crude oil.
• Energy recovery facilities mean a lot less waste goes to landfills. Energy recovery facilities can reduce by 90 percent the volume of waste that goes to landfill.
• Modern energy recovery facilities are greener than ever, with fewer emissions. Today’s technology allows them to process waste with fewer emissions than conventional fuels processed in most power plants. In fact, the EPA estimates that energy recovery technology in use today helps prevent the release of 33 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
• Plastics are high-value “captured energy.” Plastics have significantly more captured energy than wood, paper, or coal.
• Plastics help energy recovery technology work better. Because plastics have a higher energy value than other municipal solid waste components, they help increase the efficiency of the energy recovery process.

Lead the Future of Plastics Recycling with Klean

Partner with Klean Industries for Scalable Conversion Technologies

Klean Industries’ inclusion in the ACC’s official report confirms its position as a global innovator in conversion technologies that enhance recycling efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and generate new value from waste plastics.

Why Partner with Klean?

✅ Recognized in Global Policy Reports (ACC, UNEP, EU)
✅ Proven Pyrolysis & Gasification Platforms for Plastics Recovery
✅ Enables Circular Economy Integration & Decarbonization
✅ Scalable, Investment-Ready Projects for Municipal & Industrial Use

Contact Klean Industries today to explore how our plastic conversion systems can complement your recycling strategy and advance your ESG goals » GO.

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