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Researchers stunned after discovering new method to break down plastic: 'This is a groundbreaking technology'
There is an astonishing amount of oil-derived plastic in existence, and it’s not going anywhere on its own. Researchers ...
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How 1.5 million plastic bottles are turned into clothing every day
Made from PET plastic, it is prized for its durability, lightness, and low cost of production. While these characteristics make it ideal for various uses across the textile industry, the ...
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PET and LDPE: The new gold in Ghana
In Ghana, plastic waste is an escalating issue, with two types of plastics dominating the problem: PET (polyethylene ...
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Deceptively Simple Process Turns Bottles Into Filament
If you know that most soda bottles are made from PET plastic, you’ve probably ... He pushes the plastic through and uses a printer heat break to tie it to a string and a little machine pulls ...
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U.S. PET Bottle Recycling Rate Reaches 30-Year High
According to NAPCOR’s ‘2023 PET Recycling Report,’ the U.S. PET bottle recycling rate increased 4% from 2022 and is the ...
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For Animals, Plastic Is Turning the Ocean Into a Minefield
our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics. Read this story and more in the June 2018 issue of ...
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Adidas turns plastic bottles and ocean pollution into sneakers
Adidas uses plastic bottles that contain polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. And if it's something Adidas can't use, like caps and rings? Those get sent to normal recycling facilities. The ...