| Summary: | The dramatic situation with the environmental impact of plastics waste we observe nowadays is related with their inherent peculiarity as materials – they do not change substantially their properties after converting into waste even into litter. Just this their peculiarity could help for partial solution of the problem – to convert the plastics waste via recycling into valuable materials and thus to reduce the amount of plastics litter. As a possible technology of polymer recycling the concept of microfibrillar composites (MFCs) is discussed when blends of two non-miscible polymers are melt blended, extruded, cold drawn and further compression- or injection molded for manufacturing of polymer-polymer composites. The MFC based on PET from Coca Cola bottle and low-density polyethylene are characterized by superior mechanical properties achieved via cold drawing.It is stressed that the recycling does not solve the problem of the negative impact of plastics on the environment, it only postpones this solution. This is because after the end-of-life of the recycled plastics they are converted again in waste or litter.
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