Biodegradable Plastic Venture Hits a Stumbling Block: The Recycling Industry



Image: cornell.edu Danny Clark quit his communications job a few years ago to collaborate with microbiologists and polymer chemists to establish a company, ENSO Bottles, that would make recyclable and biodegradable plastic bottles. But since launching the company in 2008, he has come up against a hurdle in a surprising place: the $400 billion recycling industry....