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These bottles are made from plastic recycled by enzymes

These bottles are made from plastic recycled by enzymes

The enzymes break down plastic to the molecular level, making it easier to use different kinds of plastics to make new bottles.
Carbios's enzyme eats old plastic and turns it back into raw materials

Carbios's enzyme eats old plastic and turns it back into raw materials

Recycling plastic is very hard, but not for the enzymes found in bacteria from landfills.
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