PET is one of the most widely used plastics. In principle, PET molecules can be broken down into their basic building blocks using suitable enzymes. In practice, however, these approaches are ...

Addressing the global plastic waste crisis, particularly hard-to-recycle blended PET fibers, demands environmentally friendlier recycling methods. Researchers engineered a novel PET hydrolase PET2-21M ...

Post-consumer PET container recycling in the United States rebounded in 2021 after taking a big hit the year before as the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns were in full force. New statistics released Dec.

French biotechnology pioneer Carbios has been given the green light to build the world’s first PET biorecycling plant in partnership with Indorama Ventures. The facility will be built on a 13.7 acre ...

A nationwide effort launched to increase the amount of PET recycled has distributed more than $5 million in two years, resulting in 29 million additional pounds of the resin reprocessed annually. The ...

A Sept. 8 expansion of President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff regimen now includes imports of virgin and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), according to an executive order announcement.

French startup Carbios just opened a demonstration plant—and hopes to expand the world’s menu of recycling options. Plastic is an environmental scourge, and most isn't recycled. Enzymes, nature’s ...

Since the first factories began manufacturing polyester from petroleum in the 1950s, humans have produced an estimated 9.1 billion tons of plastic. Of the waste generated from that plastic, less than ...

Replacing multimaterial, coextruded lids is the aim of a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) lidding film supplied by Rollprint Packaging Products Inc. (Addison, IL). The processor reckons the new ...

CLYDE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evergreen, the PET recycling division of Greenbridge, has announced its intent to acquire CarbonLite’s PET recycling facility in Riverside, California, in a deal that ...