Xavier Cronin
Xavier Cronin is editor of PetroChem Wire’s Recycled Plastics Weekly. Before joining PCW in 2013, he was a staff editor for McGraw-Hill Platts covering a wide range of products from metals to crude oil. Xavier has also worked as a reporter for Energy Intelligence Group, The New York Times and the Hartford Courant.
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Plastics
Why the U.S. Struggles with Plastic Recycling
Why is America lagging so far behind other developed countries when it comes to recycling plastic? This was a major...
Petrochemicals
The Great Recycling Myth: Why So Much Plastic Still Gets Trashed
The yogurt cup you put in your recyclables dumpster—along with, say, yesterday’s newspaper, a can of tuna fish, foam packing...
Petrochemicals, Plastics
Earth Month Special Report: Turning Plastic Trash Into a Commodity
Despite efforts to reduce plastic waste, the world’s rubbish pile continues to build.
Petrochemicals, Plastics
Chemical Recycling of Plastic Emerges as Dominant Theme
Chemical recycling, particularly in the U.S., was a dominant theme of the recycled plastics industry in 2022, and it’s creating...