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Researchers at the University of Minnesota and their counterparts in industry are discussing new ways to work together in search of solutions for the mounting problem plastic waste poses across the globe.
In addition to developing technologies to break down plastics that find their way into the environment, MnDRIVE Environment researchers are now exploring how to replace traditional petroleum-based plastics and polymers with bio-based alternatives. The key, though, is finding replacements that not only perform as well as traditional plastics but also harmlessly biodegrade or breakdown during recycling to enable reuse.