A sustainable future: unlocking plastic recycling with table salt
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Plastic recycling with table salt is poised to revolutionise the industry, offering a sustainable, cost-effective solution to enhance the recyclability of polyolefin polymers.
Researchers have discovered that table salt, sodium chloride, surpasses costly catalysts in enhancing chemical recycling for polyolefin polymers, constituting 60% of plastic waste. This breakthrough offers a safe, affordable, and reusable solution for improving plastics’ recyclability, potentially transforming the industry.
A simple solution for plastic recycling with table salt
Muhammad Rabnawaz, an associate professor at Michigan State University’s School of Packaging, emphasises the power of simplicity. His team’s research, published in Advanced Sustainable Systems, highlights table salt’s potential to outperform expensive materials for plastics recycling.
Despite plastic’s recyclability claims, nearly 90% of plastic waste in the United States ends up in landfills or as environmental pollution due to the la...
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