Use, Rinse, Repeat; Your soap could soon be made from plastics 🧼

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Scientists at Virginia Tech have discovered an innovative method for upscaling used plastics, transforming them into valuable surfactants.

This method is effective on polyethylene and polypropylene - the two most prevalent plastic types. Both of these plastics constitute nearly 50% of the total plastic waste out of the nearly 200 million tons produced annually.

What's more, over 80% of plastic waste ends up in landfills, with less than 10% being recycled.

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