Recyclable Plastics Consortium

  • John McGeehan

    Press/Media: Research cited

    Description

    Announcement and coverage of a consortium of predominately US researchers working on US government-funded plastics recycling initiative, with UoP the only UK partner

    Period9 Nov 2020 → 14 Nov 2020

    Media coverage

    5

    Media coverage

    • TitleA super-enzyme capable of devouring plastic
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletTici
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritorySwitzerland
      Date14/11/20
      DescriptionScientists have created a super-enzyme in the laboratory that degrades plastic at incredible speed
      URLhttps://www.tio.ch/newsblog/avanti/1473319/plastica-enzima-super-enzima-grado-mcgeehan
      PersonsJohn McGeehan
    • TitleU.S. labs collaborate on plastic bottles
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletSolid Waste & Recycling
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryCanada
      Date11/11/20
      DescriptionLos Alamos National Laboratory is partnering with four other U.S. laboratories and four academic institutions in a new program to tackle the problem of plastic pollution. The partnership has been dubbed the BOTTLE Consortium for “Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the environment.”
      URLhttps://www.wasterecyclingmag.ca/research/u-s-labs-collaborate-on-plastic-bottles/1003284154/
      PersonsJohn McGeehan
    • TitleLos Alamos Works to Make Better, More Recyclable Plastics with New BOTTLE Consortium
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletScrap Monster
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date11/11/20
      DescriptionThe consortium will focus on two critical problems that are both essential to tackle the plastics pollution problem
      URLhttps://www.scrapmonster.com/news/los-alamos-works-to-make-better-more-recyclable-plastics-with-new-bottle-consortium/1/77383
      PersonsJohn McGeehan
    • TitleLos Alamos Works to Make Better, More Recyclable Plastics with New BOTTLE Consortium
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletWasteAdvantage
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited States
      Date10/11/20
      DescriptionLos Alamos National Laboratory is partnering with four other national laboratories and four academic institutions in a new program to tackle the problem of plastic pollution. The partnership has been dubbed the BOTTLE Consortium for “Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the environment.”
      URLhttps://wasteadvantagemag.com/los-alamos-works-to-make-better-more-recyclable-plastics-with-new-bottle-consortium/
      PersonsJohn McGeehan
    • TitleLos Alamos works to make better, more recyclable plastics with new BOTTLE consortium
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletLos Alamos National Laboratory
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited States
      Date9/11/20
      DescriptionLos Alamos National Laboratory is partnering with four other national laboratories and four academic institutions in a new program to tackle the problem of plastic pollution. The partnership has been dubbed the BOTTLE Consortium for “Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the environment.”
      Producer/AuthorNancy Ambrosiano
      URLhttps://www.lanl.gov/discover/news-release-archive/2020/November/1109-bottle-consortium.php
      PersonsJohn McGeehan