Recycling

Our approach

Plastics are essential to our everyday lives — from the automobiles we drive and the electronics that keep us connected to the packaging that keeps our food fresh. Increasing consumer awareness and evolving regulations are driving demand for recycled plastics, and we are delivering solutions to meet this demand, providing value for our shareholders, society and the environment by helping address the plastic waste challenge.

Our recycling technologies

We’re advancing our recycling technologies to drive a more sustainable, circular economy.

MoReTec chemical recycling technology

Our chemical recycling technology breaks down mixed plastic waste and converts it into pyrolysis oil and gas for use as feedstock to develop new materials.

Mechanical recycling

This involves processes including collecting, sorting, cleaning and mechanically breaking down plastic waste, which is then reprocessed into recycled polymers that can be formed into new products.

Newcycling solvent-based recycling technology

This technology offers a unique solution for separating different polymer types in hard-to-recycle, multi-layer flexible plastic waste materials, producing high-purity recycled materials.

Innovation stories

LYB acquires mechanical recycling assets and plans operations in California

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced it has acquired mechanical recycling assets containing rigid plastics recycling processing lines from PreZero, a global recycling leader and waste management service provider.