The US Plastic Industry consortium and the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council of Massachusetts have asked polymer - based Resinate Materials technologies ( RMG ) to develop a way of producing 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 oxidation , releasing energy and / 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.