Expanding on the analytical reduction of cured 1 with hydrides, we next explored if reduction could be used in chemical recycling of the cured polymer system. The aim was to reduce cured 1 to a small molecule monomer or mixture of monomers, and then re-cure that system to re-access cured 1 or a similar material. Accordingly, 4.4 g of cured 1 was first reduced with NaBH4, quenched and extracted with THF. GC-MS analysis of the product mixture was consistent with the previous reduction of cured 1 and includes mixtures of thiols and small-molecule cyclic polysulfides (S52-S56). When this mixture dried and cured again for 24 hours at 140 °C, the re-cured material had the same hard and brittle characteristics as cured 1. It was thought that the reaction of the thiols with each other by oxidation and/or reaction of the thiols with the cyclic polysulfides could provide a polysulfide polymer similar to the original cured 1. However, TGA analysis of both materials (cured 1 and the reduced and re-cured cured 1) revealed differences. The mass loss onset of the re-cured material occurs at a lower temperature (225 °C) and 13% more total mass is lost when compared to cured 1 (S57) Additionally, elemental analysis showed a higher carbon and a lower sulfur content in the recured material-likely the result of the formation of sodium sulfide during the reduction, which would be lost on workup (S58). The solubility of the re-cured material was investigated using the same solvents as for cured 1. The re-cured material was fully soluble in THF, chloroform and NMP; partially soluble in DMF and slightly soluble in acetone (S59). These results indicate that while the recured material is similar in physical appearance to cured 1, the product of chemical recycling is not as solvent resistant possibly due to loss of sulfur in the reduction step. Thus, while this first-generation recycling strategy is imperfect, it does illustrate the ability to break down these polysulfides by reduction, with the potential to then repolymerise the product to access new materials. Additionally, these experiments show that the otherwise chemically resilient cured-1 could be degraded with reducing agents-a capability that could find use in removing coatings made from cured-1, as discussed below.