{"id":11450,"date":"2026-06-15T10:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nantek.es\/?p=11450"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:23:09","slug":"what-is-plastic-waste-pyrolysis-and-how-does-it-turn-rejects-into-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nantek.es\/en\/what-is-plastic-waste-pyrolysis-and-how-does-it-turn-rejects-into-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Plastic Waste Pyrolysis and How Does It Turn Rejects Into Energy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plastic waste pyrolysis<\/strong> has become one of the most promising routes to solve a problem that conventional recycling cannot address: what to do with plastic that cannot be mechanically recycled. In this article we explain what it is, how it works and why it represents a shift in waste management.<\/p>\n

What is plastic waste pyrolysis<\/h2>\n

Pyrolysis is a thermal decomposition process that transforms plastic materials in the absence of oxygen. By heating the waste to high temperatures (typically between 400 and 600 \u00b0C) without combustion, the long polymer chains break down and reorganise into smaller, usable molecules.<\/p>\n

Unlike incineration, the plastic is not burned: it is broken down in a controlled way to recover its material and energy value. This is why pyrolysis is considered a form of chemical recycling<\/em>, complementary to mechanical recycling and able to treat waste that today ends up in landfill.<\/p>\n

How the process works step by step<\/h2>\n