The US Plastic Industry Association and the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council of Massachusetts have asked Blvd-based Resinate Materials Group (RMG) to develop a way of recycling glycol modified polyethylene terephthalate (PETG) medical packaging. RMG said it can transform PETG into a useful polymer intermediate - a polyester polyol - via proprietary glycolysis technology. Glycolysis is the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic or lactic acid.
The US Plastic Industry Association and the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council of Massachusetts have asked Michigan-based Resinate Materials Group (RMG) to develop a way of recycling glycol modified polyethylene terephthalate (PETG) medical packaging. RMG said it can transform PETG into a useful polymer intermediate - a polyester polyol - via proprietary glycolysis technology. Glycolysis is the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic or lactic acid.