Aug
15
If Waste Plastic Was Worth $6000 Per Ton Recycled
August 15, 2023 | Leave a Comment
The world is awash in waste plastic. Wind blows it across everyone’s property. Its value is so low that no good program exists to drive the recycling effort past 10%. Although many Americans dutifully deposit their plastic trash into the appropriate bins each week, many of those materials, including flexible films, multilayer materials and a […]
Jun
15
Bacteria Found That Makes Vanilla From Waste Plastic
June 15, 2021 | Leave a Comment
University of Edinburgh scientists have devised a novel way of tackling the mounting issue of plastic pollution – by using bacteria to transform plastic waste into vanilla flavoring. Vanillin is the primary component of extracted vanilla beans and is responsible for the characteristic taste and smell of vanilla. The transformation could boost the circular economy, […]
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