The compounding firm has received recognition for its work in the region.

"It is sort of the Wild West out there with the creation of these structures," Jack Caravanos, a clinical professor at New York University's School of Global Public Health, said.

The American Chemistry Council and the National Association of Manufacturers are both assessing economic priorities in a Biden administration. ACC urged Biden to change tariff policy, and NAM said it wanted to protect tax and regulatory gains under President Donald Trump.

As we approach America Recycles Day Nov. 15, we're going to hear a lot more about resource conservation. One estimate predicts that the plastic recycling rate will drop, a casualty of limits on scrap exports.