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Scientists are developing greener plastics – the bigger challenge is moving them from lab to market

  • Written by Richard Gross, Professor of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Scientists are developing greener plastics – the bigger challenge is moving them from lab to marketUsed once and done.Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA

Synthetic plastics have made many aspect of modern life cheaper, safer and more convenient. However, we have failed to figure out how to get rid of them after we use them.

Unlike other forms of trash, such as food and paper, most synthetic plastics cannot be easily degraded by live microorganisms or...

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