'Upcycling' plastic bottles could give them a more useful second life
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 12:00
in Earth & Climate
Scientists have developed a recycling process that transforms single-use beverage bottles, clothing, and carpet made from the common polyester material polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into more valuable products with a longer lifespan. Their research could help protect oceans from plastic waste by jumpstarting the recycled plastics market.