Webinar recording: Chemical recycling of plastics: health concerns & technological limits

This March 5, 2026 webinar featured Dr. Veena Singla, who discussed the basics of chemical recycling and health concerns with different technologies, giving examples from existing facilities in the U.S., as well as Dr. Nihan Karali, who discussed the energy input, material recovery/loss, technological limits, and emissions from common chemical recycling technologies for plastics. Sponsored by the Collaborative for Health and Environment.

About the author(s):

Sarah Howard
Sarah Howard
Howard is the Program Manager at Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS), a program of Environmental Health Sciences.

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