A New Perspective on the Greenpeace Report

By webmaster | November 30, 2022

Greenpeace USA published a buzz-generating report in late October 2022 declaring, in no uncertain terms, that plastic recycling doesn’t work. It cannot work. At least that is the main thrust of the report. However, we feel a bit of perspective is required. The conclusions reached in the report do not apply to what we do…

Plastic-Eating Worms Being Studied in Australia

By webmaster | July 6, 2022

We recently ran a blog post discussing a German research project involving an enzyme capable of breaking down PET plastic in record time. That story was amazing in and of itself. Now we learn of another project in Australia. This one involves plastic-eating worms that seem to thrive on polystyrene. Everywhere we look it seems…

German Scientists Discover Record-Breaking, PET-Eating Enzyme

By webmaster | June 28, 2022

German Scientists Discover Record Breaking PET Plastic Waste Eating Enzyme

Now is a fantastic time to be involved in plastic recycling. The need to recycle scrap plastic has taken on greater urgency in recent years, and this is leading to some pretty impressive discoveries. A case in point is a recent German discovery involving an enzyme capable of eating PET plastic waste in record time.…