Dow co-sponsors “Energy Bag” pilot program for plastic waste
Collaborative effort demonstrates a recycle-to-energy alternative that diverts plastic waste from landfills
Every day, Americans generate over four pounds of waste per person1. Despite the proliferation of recycling programs during the past three decades, more than half of all U.S. trash (135 million tons2) still ends up in landfills. Through a collaborative effort to explore an alternative for plastic waste, The Dow Chemical Company (dow.com) co-sponsored the Energy Bag Pilot Program which demonstrated that certain plastics like juice pouches, candy wrappers and plastic dinnerware that are not easily recyclable under traditional models, can be converted into synthetic crude oil for fuel.