IAEA Deputy Director General for Technical Cooperation Hua Liu provided a keynote address at the National Stakeholders Meeting on NUTEC Plastics in Manila, Philippines.
NUTEC Plastics: The Philippines Forges Ahead with Radiation Technology for Plastic Recycling
Working with the IAEA’s NUTEC Plastics initiative, the Philippines is now focusing on applying nuclear technology to meet the challenge of plastic pollution, with the goal of adding value to plastic waste, and preventing it from reaching the ocean at all. The country has made important strides in recent months in testing out plastic recycling using radiation technology.
The IAEA’s NUTEC Plastics initiative, aims to reduce the amount of plastic waste the country generates by using radiation to strengthen the discarded plastic and make it suitable for recycled materials and products.
Read more from the IAEA: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/nutec-plastics-the-philippines-forges-ahead-with-radiation-technology-for-plastic-recycling
