As public concern grows about the tsunami of toxic plastic trash, the plastics industry is promoting technologies it has misleadingly named "chemical recycling" (also known as "advanced recycling", "molecular recycling", "gasification", "pyrolysis", and "chemical conversion") as the solution to the global plastic pollution crisis.

Unfortunately, so-called "chemical recycling" is a false solution that not only does not recycle plastic but also generates large amounts of hazardous air pollution, toxic waste, and greenhouse gas emissions that hasten climate change, pose a risk to our health, and threaten environmental justice.