Split On ‘Recycling,’ Paper, Chemical Sectors Fight Over EPA Pyrolysis Rules

The paper industry is opposing the chemical sector’s push for EPA to exempt the thermal processes pyrolysis and gasification from strict Clean Air Act incineration rules, charging that labeling the processes as “recycling,” as chemical companies seek for plastics, would set an adverse precedent and create a competitive advantage for plastics. The petrochemical sector is stepping up its efforts to build pyrolysis and gasification units as a means to turn plastics into fuel and other useful items, saying such “advanced...