Abstract: Four paths for producing fuels from waste plastics are reviewed：pyrolysis，catalytic cracking，pyrolysis-catalytic transformation，and catalytic cracking-catalytic transformation. Their advantages and disadvantages are also discussed and compared. The catalyst technology is considered as the critical issue restraining the development of this domain. In this paper，the progress of the species of the catalysts used in the catalytic processes are summarized. It would make some suggestion for further research and development of catalyst for manufacturing fuels from waste plastics.