What is Plastic Upcycling? (VIDEO)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Caption

A newly developed plastic upcycling process works for low-density polyethylene products (LDPE, plastic resin code #4), such as plastic films and squeezable bottles, and polypropylene products (PP, plastic resin code #5) that are not typically collected in curb-side recycling programs in the United States.

Credit

(Animation by Sara Levine | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

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Public Domain

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