10 January 202310 January 2023Scientists Discover Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper To Recycle Waste Polyester Textiles and Bottles Than Making Them From PetroleumUsing machine learning, NREL-led team discovered variants of 'plastic-eating' enzymes adapted to deconstructing all varieties of PET — even durable crystalline varieties
14 November 20229 November 2022Oregon State, U.S. Dept. of Energy researchers take key step toward big gains in plastics recyclingA collaboration led by NREL combined chemical and biological processes in a proof of concept and used chemical oxidation to break down a variety of plastic types
18 October 202217 October 2022New process could enable more efficient plastics recyclingCobalt-based catalysts could be used to turn mixed plastic waste into fuel, new plastics, and other products
28 July 202217 November 2022Plastic eating organismsResearchers caution that we are still years away from widespread commercial use
23 March 202218 March 2022Amazon forscht an biologisch abbaubarem PlastikDer Online-Riese Amazon ist dem Bottle-Konsortium beigetreten und beteiligt sich damit an Forschungen zum chemischen Recycling sowie der Entwicklung umweltfreundlicher biologisch abbaubarer Kunststoffe
Amazon and U.S. Department of Energy team up to cut plastic wasteTogether, Amazon and the BOTTLE consortium will focus on reducing plastic pollution through innovation in materials and recycling
27 July 20219 September 2021Analysis Shows Enzyme-Based Plastics Recycling Is More Energy Efficient, Better for EnvironmentBOTTLE Consortium Effort Develops Model That Finds Sizeable Energy and Carbon-Saving Benefits for Recycling PET, a Common Plastic Used in Bottles, Clothing, Carpet
11 November 20209 September 2021U.S. Department of Energy Announces $27 Million in Plastics Recycling Research and DevelopmentAll new projects will help improve existing recycling processes that break plastics into chemical building blocks, which can then be used to make new products
28 April 202022 April 2020BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the EnvironmentNewly founded BOTTLE Consortium to develop new processes and polymeric materials that are recyclable-by-design
