The document defines and describes various plastic waste management options including: mechanical recycling which uses separation, crushing, heat and extrusion to produce recycled plastic pellets; chemical/feedstock recycling which uses thermo and chemical techniques to break down plastic into its components; pyrolysis which uses heat to breakdown hydrocarbon bonds; gasification which uses heat and controlled gases to produce syngas; hydrocracking which uses heat and pressure with hydrogen to produce hydrocarbons; depolymerization which uses polymer chemistry to yield monomers and oligomers; and incineration which burns plastic waste to produce heat.