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