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How bacteria could help industry recycle PET into bioplastic

Published: October 12, 2016
Updated: October 12, 2016
by Jared Paben

An initiative funded by the European Union is working to recycle petroleum-based PET and polyurethane into bio-based plastics through the use of enzymes and bacteria.

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