Pyrolysis as a Process Towards Better Management of Sustainable Recycling of Plastic Waste in Afghanistan: An Overview

The increasing prevalence of plastics and the weakness in the current management of plastic waste in major cities of Afghanistan have been the premise of various studies that have been conducted in the past to some extent with the aim of finding a sustainable solution to this issue. Among the various proposed solutions, chemical recycling and thermal decomposition of plastic waste have not yet been considered. While the pyrolysis process is a promising and suitable alternative for the disposal of plastic waste to traditional methods. The main focus of this paper is to review recent studies on plastic pyrolysis and propose pyrolysis technology as a method based on an engineering perspective toward sustainable development. A systematic review and analysis of the literature focused on chemical recycling and pyrolysis using Boolean logic and Scopus search function. In particular, this paper covers the current status of plastic waste management and identifies pyrolysis technology as an effective process in relation to progress towards sustainable development for Afghanistan. The pyrolysis process, as an alternative to traditional waste management methods of the past, offers specific cases for the application of the pyrolysis process as a new experience in plastic waste management.