Enzymatic
Have you heard of enzymatically recycled plastic? If not, you can expect to hear a lot about it in the coming years. Enzymes are one of nature’s most effective recycling agents. Recently, after 10 years of research, bio-industrial company Carbios successfully demonstrated that its compost-derived enzymes can break down 97% of plastic in 16 hours – 10,000 times faster than other similar trials have shown to date. The process has been successfully demonstrated by a consortium that includes L’Oreal, Nestlé and PepsiCo, which have made the world’s first food-grade PET clear plastic bottles from enzymatically recycled, coloured and complex plastic.
— Wayne Visser
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