Circular Economy: Transforming the Future of Oil and Gas Through Sustained Plastic Waste Management

The circular economy involves recycling, reusing, and repurposing products to extend their usable lifetime. Among the oil and gas industry's conventional products, plastics are the most relevant to the circular economy. The use of plastics has skyrocketed in the last few decades and has accelerated plastic pollution in the soil and aquatic environments. The ill effects of plastic waste and the limited nature of fossil fuels used for plastic production have prompted efforts to achieve sustainability with pla ...