US chemical firm Eastman is developing a process to recycle polyester plastic waste, breaking down the material through a chemical process so that it can then be used in the production of new polymers.

And the UK is one of the European countries which Eastman is focusing on for the introduction of the chemical recycling process, particularly in light of targets for recycled content in new plastic packaging products.

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