Advanced Recycling Hits a Rough Patch NYT - Energy & Environment By: Hiroko Tabuchi 10 July 2026 at 13:11 In the past weeks, two sites in the United States have halted operations. Β© Maddie McGarvey for The New York TimesUnlike traditional mechanical recycling, advanced recycling can theoretically process mixed or contaminated plastics that otherwise would end up in landfills.