In underreported news, the EPA reversed a Trump-era decision on plastic processing, which closes a major loophole that allowed the chemical industry to pass off toxic disposal as sustainable recycling. It isn’t.
Elections affect who runs the EPA. That also matters.
EPA opts to maintain existing pyrolysis air rules-
https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2023/06/06/epa-opts-to-maintain-existing-pyrolysis-air-rules/
EPA opts to maintain existing pyrolysis air rules
Ample time and staff resources are needed to study and gain a technical and regulatory understanding of the air quality impacts of pyrolysis. In the meantime, the process should remain subject to more stringent regulatory requirements, the U.S. EPA decided.