In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.

Plastic waste pyrolysis is one technology that could help address this issue. This is a relatively new technique, so researchers still have only a limited knowledge of the pyrolysis process.

Art installations, including one resembling a faucet pouring plastic bottles into the streets of Surabaya in Indonesia, are ...