While there is no doubt that plastics play a vital role in preserving foodstuffs, there must be a recovery in place for the polymers after use in some form. The current options include recycling, plastics to fuel, burning for energy and chemical degradation back to the primary monomers to recreate virgin plastics. The latter is still being developed, mainly in Japan, and needs to get to an economically viable scale. Tagging Options Domain:  All Sites Keywords:  recycling materials extrusion read more

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