...Classic polyethylene is produced by refining petroleum, a non-renewable fossil material. Plant-based polyethylene is produced from sugarcane waste, a renewable plant material. Sugarcane is crushed to obtain both sugar and a syrupy residue: molasses. The fermentation of this molasses allows for the production of ethanol, which, once dehydrated, becomes ethylene. The polymerization of ethylene...

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