Pioneering recycling turns mixed waste into premium plastics with no climate impact
[Plastpellets som kan anvndas fr att producera nya plastprodukter Pelletsen tillverkas av gas som i sin tur kommer frn blandat brnnbart avfall som hettats upp till 600800 grader Foto Johan Bodell Chalmers] Only a fraction of the material that could be turned into new plastic is currently recycled. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now demonstrated how the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw materials in the production of new plastic. The recycling method is inspired by the natural carbon cycle and could eliminate the climate impact of