rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/nj-chemical-recycling?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-nj-chemical-recycling' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Beyond Plastics https://actionnetwork.org/groups/beyond-plastics https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/share_options/facebook_images/000/316/254/original/NJ_Chem_Recycling_Action_FB.png Chemical recycling (also known as advanced recycling, gasification, pyrolysis, waste-to-fuel, and waste-to-energy) is a highly polluting, environmentally unjust and an unproven "techno-fix" being pushed by the industry as the solution to our growing plastic pollution crisis. Worse yet, chemical recycling is not climate-friendly despite industry claims to the contrary. Processing just one ton of plastics in a pyrolysis facility emits at least three tons of C02. The process also releases the toxic chemicals in plastic into the environment as air pollution and residue. Unfortunately, plants are overwhelmingly cited in low-income communities and communities of color, exacerbating environmental injustice. Urge your State Assemblymember and Senator to reject Assemblymember John McKeon's Bill #5803 to exempt unproven and polluting chemical recycling facilities from New Jersey’s existing solid waste and recycling laws and ask them to follow Maryland's lead by banning chemical recycling outright in New Jersey. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/nj-chemical-recycling