The oil industry often points to plastics – and the petrochemicals behind them – as key to supporting future demand for oil in the face of flattening demand for gasoline. But plastic trash poses an existential problem for the industry, and for Houston, which is one of the biggest petrochemical manufacturing hubs in the country. A new briefing from Rice University’s Baker Institute outlines the scope of the problem and potential solutions to the growing issue of plastic waste.
Source: FuelFix
