15 Nov 2019 --- British multinational oil and gas company BP has developed an enhanced recycling technology, BP Infinia, that enables currently unrecyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste to be diverted from landfill or incineration and instead transformed back into virgin-quality feedstocks. BP plans to construct a US$25 million pilot plant in the US in 2020 to “prove the technology,” before progressing to full-scale commercialization. At scale, the technology may offer the potential to divert billions of colored PET bottles and food trays from landfill and incineration.
