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Plastic could be recycled continually without any waste, after a breakthrough was made by scientists.

The material weakens so much on recycling that after its original use for packaging or containers, it is often sent to landfill.

Researchers from Stanford University and IBM used ‘organic catalysts’ to break down polyethylene terephthalate plastic to its building blocks, while maintaining its original strength – allowing it to be recycled once again as bottles and containers.

According to lead researcher Chandrasekhar Narayan, the discovery has already led to new projects which could result in recyclable plastics being on the market within the next two years.

The innovation could have a substantial impact on the UK government’s recently-announced targets for reducing the five million tonnes of household packaging waste created in the UK annually.

Several household names committed to the government’s second phase of a long-term plan to reduce packaging waste potentially saving eight million tonnes from landfill by 2020.

The ban is expected to increase recycling efforts and provide economic benefits.

GREENSBORO, N.C., Sept. 21 — The city of Greensboro issued the following news release:

On October 1, a North Carolina ban that prohibits plastic bottles from state landfills goes into effect. The goal of the ban is to improve plastic recycling efforts, which should lead to improvements in both the environment and economic conditions.

Currently, almost four out of every five plastic soda containers, water bottles, milk jugs and detergent bottles - almost 288 million pounds - are thrown away in North Carolina each year. Recycling saves our natural resources, keeps reusable items out of our landfills, and provides the materials needed to make recycled products. In addition, the growing demand for plastic bottles means an economic incentive for the many North Carolina companies that process and recycle bottles into a wide range of products. If all the plastic bottles used in our state were recycled, more than 2.4 billion additional plastic bottles would be kept out of landfills annually.

Greensboro residents have already proven their commitment to recycling; the city ranks seventh in the state for recycling efforts. Residents are encouraged to increase their recycling efforts in order to help the plastic bottle disposal ban succeed. Plastic bottles should be placed in the 96-gallon brown recycling container or taken to any one of the 17 recycling drop-off sites located throughout the city.

In addition to the ban on plastic bottles, used motor oil filters will also be banned from landfills beginning October 1. Motor oil filters should be disposed of at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center located at 2750 Patterson St.