'World first': Top brands produce plastic bottles using enzyme recycling process

Michael Holder
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Consortium featuring L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe tout major plastic recycling breakthrough

Food-grade plastic bottles produced entirely from waste material broken down and recycled using enzymes have been manufactured for the first time by a consortium including consumer goods giants L'Oréal,...

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