Researchers have decontaminated the cardboard in pizza boxes so they can be recycled
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory are tackling the challenge of recycling pizza boxes, typically deemed unrecyclable due to grease and cheese contamination. Their study outlines a method to decontaminate cardboard using material separation techniques. The experimental process involves using dimethyl ether to separate contaminants from cardboard. Read more about this method of recycling pizza boxes.
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