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Biological recycling scores over mechanical recycling – 21 Oct 2021

Oct 21, 2021

Mechanical recycling is currently the simplest and most commonly used solution to transform plastic waste into new products. It generated nearly 4 500 patents from 2010 to 2019, with an increasing focus on addressing the quality degradation issues when recycling plastic waste that is collected post consumer

However, with more than 9 000 patents over the same period, it is chemical and biological recycling methods that stand out in terms of the number of patents

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