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Scientists have found a way to turn plastic into acetic acid using a source that's present in abundance.

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Each year, billions of single-use plastic bottles end up in landfills or oceans. That waste problem keeps growing. Now, a new scientific breakthrough suggests those same bottles could help power your ...

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