What is plastic waste? What are the prime causes of plastic waste? Some of the different types of plastic to be aware of What are the benefits of reducing plastic waste? PLASTICS IN A GLOBAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY? PLASTIC ACCELERATES CLIMATE CHANGE WHAT ARE MONOMERS, POLYMERS AND PLASTICS? TOXIC ADDITIVES ADDITIVES OF GLOBAL CONCERN: PHENOLIC BENZOTRIAZOLES UV -326, UV-327 AND UV-328 PLASTIC RECYCLING IS IT REALLY RECYCLING OR JUST EXPORT? PLASTIC RECYCLING IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES WHAT PLASTIC ACTUALLY GETS RECYCLED AND WHAT DOES NOT? PVC - THE POISONOUS POLYMER CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF PLASTIC CHEMICAL RECYCLING TECHNIQUES Solvent-based regeneration Thermal depolymerization (pyrolysis and gasification) Depolymerization to plastic Depolymerization using supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) PLASTIC TO FUELS PLASTIC TO NON-FOSSIL FUELS (HYDROGEN) REFUSE-DERIVED FUELS (RDF) AND CEMENT KILNS CHEMICAL RECYCLING CONCLUSION MECHANICAL RECYCLING TOXIC ADDITIVES CHALLENGE MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL RECYCLING DOWNCYCLING MANAGEMENT OF POPs CONTAMINATED PLASTIC DENSITY SEPARATION OF BFR PLASTICS THROUGH SINK/ FLOTATION NON-COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR POPs CONTAMINATED PLASTICS BALL MILLING OR MECHANO-CHEMICAL DESTRUCTION (MCD) SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION (SCWO) AND INDUSTRIAL SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION (ISCWO) NON-COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDICAL PLASTIC WASTE INCINERATION OF PLASTIC WASTE LANDFILL