ExxonMobil halts investments in two plastic recycling projects in the Netherlands and Belgium due to a draft EU policy that it claims "discriminates" against chemical recycling.

The New Norm uses 5,000 single-use plastic cups to create sweaters and beanies without water or chemical dyes in its recycling process.

The discovery of plastic-eating bacteria offers a nature-based recycling method, but the slow processing speed and concerns about genetically modified bacteria leaking into the environment pose challenges.

A nickel-based catalyst can selectively break down PE and PP plastics, which make up almost two-thirds of global plastic waste, eliminating the need for sorting.

The misleading message of "use as much plastic as you want, it will be recycled" from ExxonMobil and other plastic production supporters ignores the fact that only 6 out of every 100 discarded plastic items are actually recycled.