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Q&A: Biological plastic recycling—from waste to raw material (phys.org)

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In the future, microorganisms could help return hard-to-recycle plastics to the recycling loop. Nick Wierckx, a molecular biologist at Jülich, explains the opportunities offered by biological recycling processes and the challenges of a truly circular economy.

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[–] lookingforanALFpolycule@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

Plastic is a byproduct of methane extraction so if we do not stop burning gas for electricity then recycling does nothing.