by University of California – Berkeley Process Converts Polyethylene Bags, Plastics to Polymer: Polyethylene plastics—in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape—are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at all, they’re melted into a polymer stew useful mostly for decking and other low-value products. But … Continue reading Process Converts Polyethylene Bags, Plastics to Polymer