Plastic and plastic recycling has been a major global issue for decades, but scientists have found a lot of intriguing ways to upcycle plastic waste.

PET (or PETE) Polyethylene terephthalate Clear drinks bottles, food packaging such as fruit punnets, textile fibres (polyester). PET bottles are collected by 92% of councils. Recycled PET is generally ...

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We discovered a key family of catalysts that make high-density polyethylene many years ago. We have some of the strongest technical teams in the world. We are going to have to do something more ...