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Big makers and users of plastic packaging are betting on a recycling technology that has failed for decades to take off, as a public backlash and new rules push them to find ways to cut waste and greenhouse-gas emissions tied to plastic. Plastic makers like BP PLC and Dow Inc., and packaging users like Coca-Cola …

FILE PHOTO: Bundles of pressed PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles made out of plastic are seen at the Transcycle Transport & Recycling AG company in Neuenhof, Switzerland November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – BP (BP.L) plans to build a $25 million pilot plant to test new technology the energy company says will allow …

BP has invested $30m (£23.6m) into a US company which has developed technology to convert natural gas into food for livestock and fish. Calysta, based in California, has raised the money from BP Ventures, the investment wing of the oil and gas giant, to develop plants that can produce protein-based feed. The company uses methane gas as an …