In the United States, less than 9% of plastic waste is recycled.
UD researchers report possible solutions for hard-to-recycle plastics
April 21, 2021
Researchers from the University of Delaware’s Center for Plastics Innovation (CPI) have developed a direct method to convert single-use plastic waste — plastic bags, yogurt containers, plastic bottles and bottle caps, packaging and more — to ready-to-use molecules for jet fuels, diesel and lubricants.