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PVC, which is used in so many things – from piping window frames, electrical wire insulation, and even credit and debit cards, is one of the most notoriously difficult plastics to recycle. As a result most of it ends up in landfills where it takes anywhere from 450 to 1000 years to decompose, depending on which estimates you listen to.
The fact then that a team from Virginia Tech in the United States has developed a way to recycle PVC into a key component in lubricants, like motor oil, is really good news – on two fronts.
Find out more about the team and the process here: https://www.newswise.com/articles/scientists-turn-one-of-the-world-s-most-hated-plastics-into-premium-lubricant
