Aqueous technology to produce recycled PET for thermoforming food and beverage packaging application
Plastic waste has become one the biggest challenges impacting humankind. Low degradation rates of plastic leads to prolonged environmental problems, and there are climate change issues with the release of greenhouse gas both during the production, recycling and environmental degradation. Different recycling methods exist, but only a few are commercially employed. All current methods have shown some commercial promise; however, they have significant limitations.