A completely plant-based PET could change the industry standard for plastic packaging.

一种完全植物基的PET将会完全改变塑料包装的工业标准。

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"We need to develop new process technologies, and HMF is a building block that can replace products like PET, a plastic used for soda bottles," he notes.

“我们需要开发新的加工技术，羟甲基糠醛还是一种建筑材料，能够代替例如聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(PET)这种制作可乐瓶子所需要的塑料，”他指出。

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Most plastic drink bottles are made from PET, as is anything with the "1" recycling stamp.

大部分塑料饮料瓶都由PET制成，都有“1”的回收标志。

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The 11 states with bottle bills account for more than 60 percent of the PET plastic recycled in the United States.

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While plastic shells are already sold commercially for pet hermit crabs, Project Shellter adds a twist by letting people worldwide design their own.

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Nintendogs, an interactive pet romp features puppies cavorting around the screen that can be petted with a plastic pen.

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