Could this new process finally turn polyethylene bags, plastics into something useful?
A promising new method for breaking down plastic would finally allow us to do something useful with hard-to-recycle waste.
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A promising new method for breaking down plastic would finally allow us to do something useful with hard-to-recycle waste.
Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at all, they’re melted into a polymer stew useful mostly for decking and other low-value products. But a new process developed at the University ofPolyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at all, they’re melted into a polymer ste...
A promising new method for breaking down plastic would finally allow us to do something useful with hard-to-recycle waste.