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• Biologists Uncover Dual Structure Secret of Heat-Tolerant Enzymes to Revolutionize Industrial PET Plastic Recycling

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A research team at the Tokyo University of Science has decoded the molecular structure of the CtCut enzyme, which can break down plastic at high temperatures. By combining a rigid...

• TechnoServe And Coca-Cola Foundation Expand Plastic Recycling Initiative To Kano In Major Move To Divert 32,000 Tons Of Waste

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The launch of PReP 2.0 marks a significant scaling of Nigeria’s circular economy, aiming to create 2,400 jobs and recover thousands of tons of plastic. Supported by The Coca-Cola F...

• University of Edinburgh Scientists Engineer Bacteria to Convert Plastic Waste into Parkinson’s Medication

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  In a world-first for "bio-upcycling," researchers have successfully used engineered E. coli to transform PET plastic bottles into L-DOPA, the primary treatment for Parkinson's dise...

• Manchester Scientists Challenge 'Upcycling' and 'Downcycling' Labels as Misleading Barriers to Plastic Circularity

  Published: Feb 26, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A new paper from The University of Manchester argues that directional terms like "upcycling" and "downcycling" create false value judgments that obscure the true environmental impa...