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The Energy Forum | Center for Energy Studies | Podcast

Advanced Recycling: Potential, Controversy, and the Future of Plastics (Part 2)

Rachel Meidl continues her conversation with Marco Castaldi, professor of chemical engineering at the City College of New York, to examine the science and policy landscape shaping the future of plastic waste management.

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Center for Energy Studies | Issue Brief

‘Trainsmission’: An Old New Idea

Plastics on conveyor belt for recycling

The Energy Forum | Center for Energy Studies | Podcast

Advanced Recycling: Potential, Controversy, and the Future of Plastics (Part 1)

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Center for Tax and Budget Policy | Testimony

Testimony to the Texas Local Government Committee

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