Plastic bags and bottles become industrial-strength adhesives through new upcycling method

Around 450 million metric tons of plastics are produced worldwide each year. The major share of this sheer volume is used only once and then winds up in an incinerator or in landfills. This also applies to so-called polyolefins, which include polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene ( This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking engineering. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.