1<!DOCTYPE html> 2<html lang="en-US" > 3<head> 4 <meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=0" /><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1" /><meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"><title>The discovery – Plastic Entropy</title>
5<script type="text/javascript">var ajaxurl = "https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php";</script>
5<meta name='robots' content='max-image-preview:large' /> 6 7 <style id="critical-path-css" type="text/css"> 8 body,html{width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;padding:0}.page-preloader{top:0;left:0;z-index:999;position:fixed;height:100%;width:100%;text-align:center}.preloader-preview-area{-webkit-animation-delay:-.2s;animation-delay:-.2s;top:50%;-webkit-transform:translateY(100%);-ms-transform:translateY(100%);transform:translateY(100%);margin-top:10px;max-height:calc(50% - 20px);opacity:1;width:100%;text-align:center;position:absolute}.preloader-logo{max-width:90%;top:50%;-webkit-transform:translateY(-100%);-ms-transform:translateY(-100%);transform:translateY(-100%);margin:-10px auto 0 auto;max-height:calc(50% - 20px);opacity:1;position:relative}.ball-pulse>div{width:15px;height:15px;border-radius:100%;margin:2px;-webkit-animation-fill-mode:both;animation-fill-mode:both;display:inline-block;-webkit-animation:ball-pulse .75s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08);animation:ball-pulse .75s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08)}.ball-pulse>div:nth-child(1){-webkit-animation-delay:-.36s;animation-delay:-.36s}.ball-pulse>div:nth-child(2){-webkit-animation-delay:-.24s;animation-delay:-.24s}.ball-pulse>div:nth-child(3){-webkit-animation-delay:-.12s;animation-delay:-.12s}@-webkit-keyframes ball-pulse{0%{-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1);opacity:1}45%{-webkit-transform:scale(.1);transform:scale(.1);opacity:.7}80%{-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1);opacity:1}}@keyframes ball-pulse{0%{-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1);opacity:1}45%{-webkit-transform:scale(.1);transform:scale(.1);opacity:.7}80%{-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1);opacity:1}}.ball-clip-rotate-pulse{position:relative;-webkit-transform:translateY(-15px) translateX(-10px);-ms-transform:translateY(-15px) translateX(-10px);transform:translateY(-15px) translateX(-10px);display:inline-block}.ball-clip-rotate-pulse>div{-webkit-animation-fill-mode:both;animation-fill-mode:both;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;border-radius:100%}.ball-clip-rotate-pulse>div:first-child{height:36px;width:36px;top:7px;left:-7px;-webkit-animation:ball-clip-rotate-pulse-scale 1s 0s cubic-bezier(.09,.57,.49,.9) infinite;animation:ball-clip-rotate-pulse-scale 1s 0s cubic-bezier(.09,.57,.49,.9) infinite}.ball-clip-rotate-pulse>div:last-child{position:absolute;width:50px;height:50px;left:-16px;top:-2px;background:0 0;border:2px solid;-webkit-animation:ball-clip-rotate-pulse-rotate 1s 0s cubic-bezier(.09,.57,.49,.9) infinite;animation:ball-clip-rotate-pulse-rotate 1s 0s cubic-bezier(.09,.57,.49,.9) infinite;-webkit-animation-duration:1s;animation-duration:1s}@-webkit-keyframes ball-clip-rotate-pulse-rotate{0%{-webkit-transform:rotate(0) scale(1);transform:rotate(0) scale(1)}50%{-webkit-transform:rotate(180deg) scale(.6);transform:rotate(180deg) scale(.6)}100%{-webkit-transform:rotate(360deg) scale(1);transform:rotate(360deg) scale(1)}}@keyframes ball-clip-rotate-pulse-rotate{0%{-webkit-transform:rotate(0) scale(1);transform:rotate(0) scale(1)}50%{-webkit-transform:rotate(180deg) scale(.6);transform:rotate(180deg) scale(.6)}100%{-webkit-transform:rotate(360deg) scale(1);transform:rotate(360deg) scale(1)}}@-webkit-keyframes ball-clip-rotate-pulse-scale{30%{-webkit-transform:scale(.3);transform:scale(.3)}100%{-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1)}}@keyframes ball-clip-rotate-pulse-scale{30%{-webkit-transform:scale(.3);transform:scale(.3)}100%{-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1)}}@-webkit-keyframes square-spin{25%{-webkit-transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(180deg) rotateY(0);transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(180deg) rotateY(0)}50%{-webkit-transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(180deg) rotateY(180deg);transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(180deg) rotateY(180deg)}75%{-webkit-transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(0) rotateY(180deg);transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(0) rotateY(180deg)}100%{-webkit-transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(0) rotateY(0);transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(0) rotateY(0)}}@keyframes square-spin{25%{-webkit-transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(180deg) rotateY(0);transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(180deg) rotateY(0)}50%{-webkit-transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(180deg) rotateY(180deg);transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(180deg) rotateY(180deg)}75%{-webkit-transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(0) rotateY(180deg);transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(0) rotateY(180deg)}100%{-webkit-transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(0) rotateY(0);transform:perspective(100px) rotateX(0) rotateY(0)}}.square-spin{display:inline-block}.square-spin>div{-webkit-animation-fill-mode:both;animation-fill-mode:both;width:50px;height:50px;-webkit-animation:square-spin 3s 0s cubic-bezier(.09,.57,.49,.9) infinite;animation:square-spin 3s 0s cubic-bezier(.09,.57,.49,.9) infinite}.cube-transition{position:relative;-webkit-transform:translate(-25px,-25px);-ms-transform:translate(-25px,-25px);transform:translate(-25px,-25px);display:inline-block}.cube-transition>div{-webkit-animation-fill-mode:both;animation-fill-mode:both;width:15px;height:15px;position:absolute;top:-5px;left:-5px;-webkit-animation:cube-transition 1.6s 0s infinite ease-in-out;animation:cube-transition 1.6s 0s infinite ease-in-out}.cube-transition>div:last-child{-webkit-animation-delay:-.8s;animation-delay:-.8s}@-webkit-keyframes cube-transition{25%{-webkit-transform:translateX(50px) scale(.5) rotate(-90deg);transform:translateX(50px) scale(.5) rotate(-90deg)}50%{-webkit-transform:translate(50px,50px) rotate(-180deg);transform:translate(50px,50px) rotate(-180deg)}75%{-webkit-transform:translateY(50px) scale(.5) rotate(-270deg);transform:translateY(50px) scale(.5) rotate(-270deg)}100%{-webkit-transform:rotate(-360deg);transform:rotate(-360deg)}}@keyframes cube-transition{25%{-webkit-transform:translateX(50px) scale(.5) rotate(-90deg);transform:translateX(50px) scale(.5) rotate(-90deg)}50%{-webkit-transform:translate(50px,50px) rotate(-180deg);transform:translate(50px,50px) rotate(-180deg)}75%{-webkit-transform:translateY(50px) scale(.5) rotate(-270deg);transform:translateY(50px) scale(.5) rotate(-270deg)}100%{-webkit-transform:rotate(-360deg);transform:rotate(-360deg)}}.ball-scale>div{border-radius:100%;margin:2px;-webkit-animation-fill-mode:both;animation-fill-mode:both;display:inline-block;height:60px;width:60px;-webkit-animation:ball-scale 1s 0s ease-in-out infinite;animation:ball-scale 1s 0s ease-in-out infinite}@-webkit-keyframes ball-scale{0%{-webkit-transform:scale(0);transform:scale(0)}100%{-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1);opacity:0}
8}@keyframes ball-scale{0%{-webkit-transform:scale(0);transform:scale(0)}100%{-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1);opacity:0}}.line-scale>div{-webkit-animation-fill-mode:both;animation-fill-mode:both;display:inline-block;width:5px;height:50px;border-radius:2px;margin:2px}.line-scale>div:nth-child(1){-webkit-animation:line-scale 1s -.5s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08);animation:line-scale 1s -.5s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08)}.line-scale>div:nth-child(2){-webkit-animation:line-scale 1s -.4s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08);animation:line-scale 1s -.4s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08)}.line-scale>div:nth-child(3){-webkit-animation:line-scale 1s -.3s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08);animation:line-scale 1s -.3s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08)}.line-scale>div:nth-child(4){-webkit-animation:line-scale 1s -.2s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08);animation:line-scale 1s -.2s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08)}.line-scale>div:nth-child(5){-webkit-animation:line-scale 1s -.1s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08);animation:line-scale 1s -.1s infinite cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.18,1.08)}@-webkit-keyframes line-scale{0%{-webkit-transform:scaley(1);transform:scaley(1)}50%{-webkit-transform:scaley(.4);transform:scaley(.4)}100%{-webkit-transform:scaley(1);transform:scaley(1)}}@keyframes line-scale{0%{-webkit-transform:scaley(1);transform:scaley(1)}50%{-webkit-transform:scaley(.4);transform:scaley(.4)}100%{-webkit-transform:scaley(1);transform:scaley(1)}}.ball-scale-multiple{position:relative;-webkit-transform:translateY(30px);-ms-transform:translateY(30px);transform:translateY(30px);display:inline-block}.ball-scale-multiple>div{border-radius:100%;-webkit-animation-fill-mode:both;animation-fill-mode:both;margin:2px;position:absolute;left:-30px;top:0;opacity:0;margin:0;width:50px;height:50px;-webkit-animation:ball-scale-multiple 1s 0s linear infinite;animation:ball-scale-multiple 1s 0s linear infinite}.ball-scale-multiple>div:nth-child(2){-webkit-animation-delay:-.2s;animation-delay:-.2s}.ball-scale-multiple>div:nth-child(3){-webkit-animation-delay:-.2s;animation-delay:-.2s}@-webkit-keyframes ball-scale-multiple{0%{-webkit-transform:scale(0);transform:scale(0);opacity:0}5%{opacity:1}100%{-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1);opacity:0}}@keyframes ball-scale-multiple{0%{-webkit-transform:scale(0);transform:scale(0);opacity:0}5%{opacity:1}100%{-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1);opacity:0}}.ball-pulse-sync{display:inline-block}.ball-pulse-sync>div{width:15px;height:15px;border-radius:100%;margin:2px;-webkit-animation-fill-mode:both;animation-fill-mode:both;display:inline-block}.ball-pulse-sync>div:nth-child(1){-webkit-animation:ball-pulse-sync .6s -.21s infinite ease-in-out;animation:ball-pulse-sync .6s -.21s infinite ease-in-out}.ball-pulse-sync>div:nth-child(2){-webkit-animation:ball-pulse-sync .6s -.14s infinite ease-in-out;animation:ball-pulse-sync .6s -.14s infinite ease-in-out}.ball-pulse-sync>div:nth-child(3){-webkit-animation:ball-pulse-sync .6s -70ms infinite ease-in-out;animation:ball-pulse-sync .6s -70ms infinite ease-in-out}@-webkit-keyframes ball-pulse-sync{33%{-webkit-transform:translateY(10px);transform:translateY(10px)}66%{-webkit-transform:translateY(-10px);transform:translateY(-10px)}100%{-webkit-transform:translateY(0);transform:translateY(0)}}@keyframes ball-pulse-sync{33%{-webkit-transform:translateY(10px);transform:translateY(10px)}66%{-webkit-transform:translateY(-10px);transform:translateY(-10px)}100%{-webkit-transform:translateY(0);transform:translateY(0)}}.transparent-circle{display:inline-block;border-top:.5em solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);border-right:.5em solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);border-bottom:.5em solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);border-left:.5em solid #fff;-webkit-transform:translateZ(0);transform:translateZ(0);-webkit-animation:transparent-circle 1.1s infinite linear;animation:transparent-circle 1.1s infinite linear;width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:50%}.transparent-circle:after{border-radius:50%;width:10em;height:10em}@-webkit-keyframes transparent-circle{0%{-webkit-transform:rotate(0);transform:rotate(0)}100%{-webkit-transform:rotate(360deg);transform:rotate(360deg)}}@keyframes transparent-circle{0%{-webkit-transform:rotate(0);transform:rotate(0)}100%{-webkit-transform:rotate(360deg);transform:rotate(360deg)}}.ball-spin-fade-loader{position:relative;top:-10px;left:-10px;display:inline-block}.ball-spin-fade-loader>div{width:15px;height:15px;border-radius:100%;margin:2px;-webkit-animation-fill-mode:both;animation-fill-mode:both;position:absolute;-webkit-animation:ball-spin-fade-loader 1s infinite linear;animation:ball-spin-fade-loader 1s infinite linear}.ball-spin-fade-loader>
8div:nth-child(1){top:25px;left:0;animation-delay:-.84s;-webkit-animation-delay:-.84s}.ball-spin-fade-loader>div:nth-child(2){top:17.05px;left:17.05px;animation-delay:-.72s;-webkit-animation-delay:-.72s}.ball-spin-fade-loader>div:nth-child(3){top:0;left:25px;animation-delay:-.6s;-webkit-animation-delay:-.6s}.ball-spin-fade-loader>div:nth-child(4){top:-17.05px;left:17.05px;animation-delay:-.48s;-webkit-animation-delay:-.48s}.ball-spin-fade-loader>div:nth-child(5){top:-25px;left:0;animation-delay:-.36s;-webkit-animation-delay:-.36s}.ball-spin-fade-loader>div:nth-child(6){top:-17.05px;left:-17.05px;animation-delay:-.24s;-webkit-animation-delay:-.24s}.ball-spin-fade-loader>div:nth-child(7){top:0;left:-25px;animation-delay:-.12s;-webkit-animation-delay:-.12s}.ball-spin-fade-loader>div:nth-child(8){top:17.05px;left:-17.05px;animation-delay:0s;-webkit-animation-delay:0s}@-webkit-keyframes ball-spin-fade-loader{50%{opacity:.3;-webkit-transform:scale(.4);transform:scale(.4)}100%{opacity:1;-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1)}}@keyframes ball-spin-fade-loader{50%{opacity:.3;-webkit-transform:scale(.4);transform:scale(.4)}100%{opacity:1;-webkit-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1)}} </style> 9 10 <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//www.plasticentropy.com' /> 11<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Plastic Entropy » Feed" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/feed/" /> 12<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Plastic Entropy » Comments Feed" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/comments/feed/" /> 13 14<link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/images/favicon.png" />
15<script type="text/javascript">window.abb = {};php = {};window.PHP = {};PHP.ajax = "https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php";PHP.wp_p_id = "605";var mk_header_parallax, mk_banner_parallax, mk_page_parallax, mk_footer_parallax, mk_body_parallax;var mk_images_dir = "https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/images",mk_theme_js_path = "https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/js",mk_theme_dir = "https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter",mk_captcha_placeholder = "Enter Captcha",mk_captcha_invalid_txt = "Invalid. Try again.",mk_captcha_correct_txt = "Captcha correct.",mk_responsive_nav_width = 1140,mk_vertical_header_back = "Back",mk_vertical_header_anim = "1",mk_check_rtl = true,mk_grid_width = 1400,mk_ajax_search_option = "fullscreen_search",mk_preloader_bg_color = "#ffffff",mk_accent_color = "#224ad8",mk_go_to_top = "true",mk_smooth_scroll = "true",mk_preloader_bar_color = "#224ad8",mk_preloader_logo = "";var mk_header_parallax = false,mk_banner_parallax = false,mk_footer_parallax = false,mk_body_parallax = false,mk_no_more_posts = "No More Posts",mk_typekit_id = "",mk_google_fonts = ["Lato:100italic,200italic,300italic,400italic,500italic,600italic,700italic,800italic,900italic,100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900"],mk_global_lazyload = true;</script>
15<link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (JSON)" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plasticentropy.com%2Fthe-discovery%2F" /> 16<link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (XML)" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plasticentropy.com%2Fthe-discovery%2F&format=xml" /> 17<style id="wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css"> 18img:is([sizes=auto i],[sizes^="auto," i]){contain-intrinsic-size:3000px 1500px} 19/*# sourceURL=wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css */ 20</style> 21<style id="wp-block-library-inline-css"> 22:root{--wp-block-synced-color:#7a00df;--wp-block-synced-color--rgb:122,0,223;--wp-bound-block-color:var(--wp-block-synced-color);--wp-editor-canvas-background:#ddd;--wp-admin-theme-color:#007cba;--wp-admin-theme-color--rgb:0,124,186;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-10:#006ba1;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-10--rgb:0,107,160.5;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20:#005a87;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20--rgb:0,90,135;--wp-admin-border-width-focus:2px}@media (min-resolution:192dpi){:root{--wp-admin-border-width-focus:1.5px}}.wp-element-button{cursor:pointer}:root .has-very-light-gray-background-color{background-color:#eee}:root .has-very-dark-gray-background-color{background-color:#313131}:root .has-very-light-gray-color{color:#eee}:root .has-very-dark-gray-color{color:#313131}:root .has-vivid-green-cyan-to-vivid-cyan-blue-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#00d084,#0693e3)}:root .has-purple-crush-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#34e2e4,#4721fb 50%,#ab1dfe)}:root .has-hazy-dawn-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#faaca8,#dad0ec)}:root .has-subdued-olive-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafae1,#67a671)}:root .has-atomic-cream-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fdd79a,#004a59)}:root .has-nightshade-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#330968,#31cdcf)}:root .has-midnight-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#020381,#2874fc)}:root{--wp--preset--font-size--normal:16px;
22--wp--preset--font-size--huge:42px}.has-regular-font-size{font-size:1em}.has-larger-font-size{font-size:2.625em}.has-normal-font-size{font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--normal)}.has-huge-font-size{font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--huge)}:root .has-text-align-center{text-align:center}:root .has-text-align-left{text-align:left}:root .has-text-align-right{text-align:right}.has-fit-text{white-space:nowrap!important}#end-resizable-editor-section{display:none}.aligncenter{clear:both}.items-justified-left{justify-content:flex-start}.items-justified-center{justify-content:center}.items-justified-right{justify-content:flex-end}.items-justified-space-between{justify-content:space-between}.screen-reader-text{word-wrap:normal!important;border:0;clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;word-break:normal!important}.screen-reader-text:focus{background-color:#ddd;clip-path:none;color:#444;display:block;font-size:1em;height:auto;left:5px;line-height:normal;padding:15px 23px 14px;text-decoration:none;top:5px;width:auto;z-index:100000}html :where(.has-border-color){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-color],[style*=";border-color"],[style*="; border-color"]){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-top-color],[style*=";border-top-color"],[style*="; border-top-color"]){border-top-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-right-color],[style*=";border-right-color"],[style*="; border-right-color"]){border-right-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-bottom-color],[style*=";border-bottom-color"],[style*="; border-bottom-color"]){border-bottom-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-left-color],[style*=";border-left-color"],[style*="; border-left-color"]){border-left-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-width],[style*=";border-width"],[style*="; border-width"]){border-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-top-width],[style*=";border-top-width"],[style*="; border-top-width"]){border-top-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-right-width],[style*=";border-right-width"],[style*="; border-right-width"]){border-right-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-bottom-width],[style*=";border-bottom-width"],[style*="; border-bottom-width"]){border-bottom-style:solid}html :where([style^=border-left-width],[style*=";border-left-width"],[style*="; border-left-width"]){border-left-style:solid}html :where(img[class*=wp-image-]){height:auto;max-width:100%}:where(figure){margin:0 0 1em}html :where(.is-position-sticky){--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset:var(--wp-admin--admin-bar--height,0px)}@media screen and (max-width:600px){html :where(.is-position-sticky){--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset:0px}} 23 24/*# sourceURL=/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/common.min.css */ 25</style> 26<style id="classic-theme-styles-inline-css"> 27/*! This file is auto-generated */ 28.wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} 29/*# sourceURL=/wp-includes/css/classic-themes.min.css */ 30</style> 31 32<style id="global-styles-inline-css"> 33:root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(6,147,227) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(252,185,
330) 0%,rgb(255,105,0) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,105,0) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgb(255, 255, 255), 6px 6px rgb(0, 0, 0);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgb(0, 0, 0);}.wp-block-button{--wp--preset--dimension--25: 25%;--wp--preset--dimension--50: 50%;--wp--preset--dimension--75: 75%;--wp--preset--dimension--100: 100%;}:where(body) { margin: 0; }:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body{padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;}:root :where(.wp-element-button, .wp-block-button__link){background-color: #32373c;border-width: 0;color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;letter-spacing: inherit;line-height: inherit;padding-top: calc(0.667em + 2px);padding-right: calc(1.333em + 2px);padding-bottom: calc(0.667em + 2px);padding-left: calc(1.333em + 2px);text-decoration: none;text-transform: inherit;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}
33.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} 34/*# sourceURL=global-styles-inline-css */ 35</style> 36 37<link rel='stylesheet' id='cookie-law-info-css' href='https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/plugins/cookie-law-info/legacy/public/css/cookie-law-info-public.css?ver=3.2.5' media='all' /> 38<link rel='stylesheet' id='cookie-law-info-gdpr-css' href='https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/plugins/cookie-law-info/legacy/public/css/cookie-law-info-gdpr.css?ver=3.2.5' media='all' /> 39<link rel='stylesheet' id='theme-styles-css' href='https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/min/full-styles.6.1.6.css?ver=1696753781' media='all' /> 40<style id="theme-styles-inline-css"> 41body { background-color:#fff; } .hb-custom-header #mk-page-introduce, .mk-header { background-color:#f7f7f7; } .hb-custom-header > div, .mk-header-bg { background-color:#fff; } .mk-classic-nav-bg { background-color:#fff; } .master-holder-bg { background-color:#fff; } #mk-footer { background-color:#ffffff; } #mk-boxed-layout { -webkit-box-shadow:0 0 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -moz-box-shadow:0 0 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-shadow:0 0 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); } .mk-news-tab .mk-tabs-tabs .is-active a, .mk-fancy-title.pattern-style span, .mk-fancy-title.pattern-style.color-gradient span:after, .page-bg-color { background-color:#fff; } .page-title { font-size:20px; color:; text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:2px; } .page-subtitle { font-size:14px; line-height:100%; color:; font-size:14px; text-transform:none; } body { font-family:Lato } @font-face { font-family:'star'; src:url('https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/fonts/star/font.eot'); src:url('https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/fonts/star/font.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'), url('https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/fonts/star/font.woff') format('woff'), url('https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/fonts/star/font.ttf') format('truetype'), url('https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/fonts/star/font.svg#star') format('svg'); font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; } @font-face { font-family:'WooCommerce'; src:url('https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/fonts/woocommerce/font.eot'); src:url('https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/fonts/woocommerce/font.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'), url('https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/fonts/woocommerce/font.woff') format('woff'), url('https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/fonts/woocommerce/font.ttf') format('truetype'), url('https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/stylesheet/fonts/woocommerce/font.svg#WooCommerce') format('svg'); font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; } 42/*# sourceURL=theme-styles-inline-css */ 43</style> 44<link rel='stylesheet' id='mkhb-render-css' href='https://www.plasticentropy.com/w
44p-content/themes/jupiter/header-builder/includes/assets/css/mkhb-render.css?ver=6.1.6' media='all' /> 45<link rel='stylesheet' id='mkhb-row-css' href='https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/header-builder/includes/assets/css/mkhb-row.css?ver=6.1.6' media='all' /> 46<link rel='stylesheet' id='mkhb-column-css' href='https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/header-builder/includes/assets/css/mkhb-column.css?ver=6.1.6' media='all' /> 47<link rel='stylesheet' id='js_composer_front-css' href='https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/plugins/js_composer_theme/assets/css/js_composer.min.css?ver=5.5.5' media='all' /> 48<link rel='stylesheet' id='theme-options-css' href='https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/mk_assets/theme-options-production-1756970021.css?ver=1756970002' media='all' /> 49<link rel='stylesheet' id='mk-style-css' href='https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter-child/style.css?ver=7.1.2' media='all' />
50<script id="mk-webfontloader-js" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/js/plugins/wp-enqueue/webfontloader.js?ver=7.1.2"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 50
50
51<script id="mk-webfontloader-js-after"> 52WebFontConfig = { 53 timeout: 2000 54} 55 56if ( mk_typekit_id.length > 0 ) { 57 WebFontConfig.typekit = { 58 id: mk_typekit_id 59 } 60} 61 62if ( mk_google_fonts.length > 0 ) { 63 WebFontConfig.google = { 64 families: mk_google_fonts 65 } 66} 67 68if ( (mk_google_fonts.length > 0 || mk_typekit_id.length > 0) && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Speed Insights") == -1) { 69 WebFont.load( WebFontConfig ); 70} 71 72//# sourceURL=mk-webfontloader-js-after 73</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 73
73
74<script id="jquery-core-js" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 74
74
75<script id="jquery-migrate-js" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 75
75
76<script id="cookie-law-info-js-extra"> 77var Cli_Data = {"nn_cookie_ids":[],"cookielist":[],"non_necessary_cookies":[],"ccpaEnabled":"","ccpaRegionBased":"","ccpaBarEnabled":"","strictlyEnabled":["necessary","obligatoire"],"ccpaType":"gdpr","js_blocking":"","custom_integration":"","triggerDomRefresh":"","secure_cookies":""}; 78var cli_cookiebar_settings = {"animate_speed_hide":"500","animate_speed_show":"500","background":"#224ad8","border":"#000","border_on":"","button_1_button_colour":"#ffffff","button_1_button_hover":"#cccccc","button_1_link_colour":"#224ad8","button_1_as_button":"1","button_1_new_win":"","button_2_button_colour":"#333","button_2_button_hover":"#292929","button_2_link_colour":"#444","button_2_as_button":"","button_2_hidebar":"","button_3_button_colour":"#000","button_3_button_hover":"#000000","button_3_link_colour":"#fff","button_3_as_button":"1","button_3_new_win":"","button_4_button_colour":"#000","button_4_button_hover":"#000000","button_4_link_colour":"#fff","button_4_as_button":"1","button_7_button_colour":"#61a229","button_7_button_hover":"#4e8221","button_7_link_colour":"#fff","button_7_as_button":"1","button_7_new_win":"","font_family":"inherit","header_fix":"","notify_animate_hide":"1","notify_animate_show":"","notify_div_id":"#cookie-law-info-bar","notify_position_horizontal":"right","notify_position_vertical":"bottom","scroll_close":"","scroll_close_reload":"","accept_close_reload":"","reject_close_reload":"","showagain_tab":"","showagain_background":"#fff","showagain_border":"#000","showagain_div_id":"#cookie-law-info-again","showagain_x_position":"100px","text":"#ffffff","show_once_yn":"","show_once":"10000","logging_on":"","as_popup":"","popup_overlay":"1","bar_heading_text":"","cookie_bar_as":"banner","popup_showagain_position":"bottom-right","widget_position":"left"}; 79var log_object = {"ajax_url":"https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"}; 80//# sourceURL=cookie-law-info-js-extra 81</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 81
81
82<script id="cookie-law-info-js" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/plugins/cookie-law-info/legacy/public/js/cookie-law-info-public.js?ver=3.2.5"></script>
82 83<link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/605" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> 84<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 7.1.2" /> 85<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/the-discovery/" /> 86<link rel='shortlink' href='https://www.plasticentropy.com/?p=605' />
87<script> var isTest = false; </script>
87<meta itemprop="author" content="" /><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="April 14, 2017" /><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="September 3, 2025" /><meta itemprop="publisher" content="Plastic Entropy" /><meta name="generator" content="Powered by WPBakery Page Builder - drag and drop page builder for WordPress."/> 88<!--[if lte IE 9]><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/plugins/js_composer_theme/assets/css/vc_lte_ie9.min.css" media="screen"><![endif]--><link rel="icon" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-icon_plasticc-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" /> 89<link rel="icon" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-icon_plasticc-192x192.png" sizes="192x192" /> 90<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-icon_plasticc-180x180.png" /> 91<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-icon_plasticc-270x270.png" /> 92<meta name="generator" content="Jupiter Child Theme " /><style type="text/css" data-type="vc_custom-css">@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) { 93.beging1024 { padding-top: 80px ! important; } 94} 95 96 97@media screen and (max-width: 768px) { 98.box1 { padding-bottom: 5%; width: 100% ! important; } 99} 100 101@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) { 102.box1 { padding-bottom: 5%; width: 100% ! important; } 103} 104 105@media screen and (max-width: 768px) { 106.fullbox { width: 100% ! important; } 107} 108 109@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) { 110.fullbox { width: 100% ! important; } 111} 112 113.lastimg { 114margin-top: -20%; 115} 116 117.bgimgstelasa { 118margin-top: -2%; 119} 120 121.rightleft { 122margin: 0 2%; 123} 124 125.box1768 { 126.fullbox { width: 100% ! important; } 127} 128 129@media screen and (max-width: 768px) { 130.nopadding { padding-bottom: -5% ! important; } 131} 132 133@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) { 134.nopadding { padding-bottom: -5% ! important; } 135} 136</style><style type="text/css" data-type="vc_shortcodes-custom-css">.vc_custom_1499266773738{padding-top: 7% !important;}.vc_custom_1499266841740{padding-top: 3% !important;}.vc_custom_1493196426447{padding-top: 7% !important;}.vc_custom_1492173960801{padding-top: 3% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}.vc_custom_1494515874077{padding-top: 2% !important;}.vc_custom_1493196426447{padding-top: 7% !important;}</style><noscript><style type="text/css"> .wpb_animate_when_almost_visible { opacity: 1; }</style></noscript> </head> 137 138<body class="wp-singular page-template-default page page-id-605 wp-theme-jupiter wp-child-theme-jupiter-child wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-5.5.5 vc_responsive" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage" data-adminbar=""> 139 140 141 142 <!-- Target for scroll anchors to achieve native browser bahaviour + possible enhancements like smooth scrolling --> 143 <div id="top-of-page"></div> 144 145 <div id="mk-boxed-layout"> 146 147 <div id="mk-theme-container" class="trans-header"> 148 149 150 <header data-height='90' 151 data-sticky-height='55' 152 data-responsive-height='90' 153 data-transparent-skin='dark' 154 data-header-style='1' 155 data-sticky-style='fixed' 156 data-sticky-offset='header' id="mk-header-1" class="mk-header header-style-1 header-align-left toolbar-false menu-hover-5 sticky-style-fixed mk-background-stretch boxed-header transparent-header dark-skin bg-true" role="banner" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/WPHeader" > 157 <div class="mk-header-holder"> 158 <div class="mk-header-inner add-header-height"> 159 160 <div class="mk-header-bg "></div> 161 162 163 <div class="mk-gri
163d header-grid"> 164 165 <div class="mk-header-nav-container one-row-style menu-hover-style-5" role="navigation" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement" > 166 <nav class="mk-main-navigation js-main-nav"><ul id="menu-mainbaky" class="main-navigation-ul"><li id="menu-item-1513" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page no-mega-menu"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/manifesto/">Manifesto</a></li> 167<li id="menu-item-749" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-605 current_page_item no-mega-menu"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/the-discovery/">The discovery</a></li> 168<li id="menu-item-325" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page no-mega-menu"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/projects/">Projects</a></li> 169<li id="menu-item-849" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page no-mega-menu"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/media-coverage/">Media coverage</a></li> 170<li id="menu-item-2314" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page has-mega-menu"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/conference/">Communication</a></li> 171<li id="menu-item-330" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page no-mega-menu"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/who-we-are/">Who we are : Contact</a></li> 172<li id="menu-item-1435" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page no-mega-menu"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/funding/">Funding</a></li> 173</ul></nav> 174 <div class="main-nav-side-search"> 175 <a class="mk-search-trigger add-header-height mk-fullscreen-trigger" href="#"><i class="mk-svg-icon-wrapper"><svg class="mk-svg-icon" data-name="mk-icon-search" data-cacheid="icon-6ac056de5106f" style=" height:16px; width: 14.857142857143px; " xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1664 1792"><path d="M1152 832q0-185-131.5-316.5t-316.5-131.5-316.5 131.5-131.5 316.5 131.5 316.5 316.5 131.5 316.5-131.5 131.5-316.5zm512 832q0 52-38 90t-90 38q-54 0-90-38l-343-342q-179 124-399 124-143 0-273.5-55.5t-225-150-150-225-55.5-273.5 55.5-273.5 150-225 225-150 273.5-55.5 273.5 55.5 225 150 150 225 55.5 273.5q0 220-124 399l343 343q37 37 37 90z"/></svg></i></a> 176 </div> 177 178 </div> 179 180<div class="mk-nav-responsive-link"> 181 <div class="mk-css-icon-menu"> 182 <div class="mk-css-icon-menu-line-1"></div> 183 <div class="mk-css-icon-menu-line-2"></div> 184 <div class="mk-css-icon-menu-line-3"></div> 185 </div> 186</div> <div class=" header-logo fit-logo-img add-header-height "> 187 <a href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/" title="Plastic Entropy"> 188 189 <img class="mk-desktop-logo dark-logo " 190 title="Plastic Entropy" 191 alt="Plastic Entropy" 192 src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/plasticentropy-black.png" /> 193 194 <img class="mk-desktop-logo light-logo " 195 title="Plastic Entropy" 196 alt="Plastic Entropy" 197 src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/plasticentropy-white.png" /> 198 199 200 </a> 201 </div> 202 203 </div> 204 205 <div class="mk-header-right"> 206 </div> 207 208 </div> 209 210<div class="mk-responsive-wrap"> 211 212 <nav class="menu-mainbaky-container"><ul id="menu-mainbaky-1" class="mk-responsive-nav"><li id="responsive-menu-item-1513" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/manifesto/">Manifesto</a></li> 213<li id="responsive-menu-item-749" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-605 current_page_item"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/the-discovery/">The discovery</a></li> 214<li id="responsive-menu-item-325" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/projects/">Projects</a></li> 215<li id="responsive-menu-item-849" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/media-coverage/">Media coverage</a></li> 216<li id="responsive-menu-item-2314" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/conference/">Communication</a></li> 217<li id="responsive-menu-item-330" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/who-we-are/">Who we are : Contact</a></li> 218<li id="responsive-menu-item-1435" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page"><a class="menu-item-link js-smooth-scroll" href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/funding/">Funding</a></li> 219</ul></nav> 220 <form class="responsive-searchform" method="get" action="https://www.plasticentropy.com/"> 221 <input type="text" class="text-input" value="" name="s" id="s" placeholder="Search.." /> 222 <i><input value="" type="submit" /><svg class="mk-svg-icon" data-name="mk-icon-search" data-cacheid="icon-6ac056de535ba" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1664 1792"><path d="M1152 832q0-185-131.5-316.5t-316.5-131.5-316.5 131.5-131.5 316.5 131.5 316.5 316.5 131.5 316.5-131.5 131.5-316.5zm512 832q0 52-38 90t-90 38q-54 0-90-38l-343-342q-179 124-399 124-143 0-273.5-55.5t-225-150-150-225-55.5-273.5 55.5-273.5 150-225 225-150 273.5-55.5 273.5 55.5 225 150 150 225 55.5 273.5q0 220-124 399l343 343q37 37 37 90z"/></svg></i> 223 </form> 224 225 226</div> 227 228 </div> 229 230 231 </header> 232 233 <div id="theme-page" class="master-holder clearfix" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Blog" > 234 <div class="master-holder-bg-holder"> 235 <div id="theme-page-bg" class="master-holder-bg js-el" ></div> 236 </div> 237 <div class="mk-main-wrapper-holder"> 238 <div id="mk-page-id-605" class="theme-page-wrapper mk-main-wrapper mk-grid full-layout no-padding"> 239 <div class="theme-content no-padding" itemprop="mainEntityOfPage"> 240 241<div data-mk-full-width="true" data-mk-full-width-init="false" class="wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid mk-fullwidth-true attched-false vc_custom_1499266773738 js-master-row ">
242 <div class="mk-grid"> 243 244<div class="vc_col-sm-6 fullbox wpb_column column_container vc_custom_1493196426447 _ height-full"> 245 246<h2 id="fancy-title-3" class="mk-fancy-title simple-style color-single"> 247 <span> 248 <p><span style="color: #2f367a;">The Discovery</span></p> 249 </span> 250</h2> 251<div class="clearboth"></div> 252 253 254 255</div> 256 257<div class="vc_col-sm-6 box1 wpb_column column_container vc_custom_1492173960801 _ height-full"> 258 </div> 259 </div> 260 </div> 261<div class="vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix"></div> 262<div data-mk-stretch-content="true" class="wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid mk-fullwidth-false attched-false vc_custom_1499266841740 js-master-row mk-grid"> 263 264<div class="vc_col-sm-12 fullbox wpb_column column_container _ height-full"> 265 266<h2 id="fancy-title-6" class="mk-fancy-title simple-style color-single"> 267 <span> 268 <p><span style="color: #2f367a;">We found that the caterpillar of the moth Galleria mellonella can degrade Polyethylene (PE) within 1 hour from initial contact.</span></p> 269 </span> 270</h2> 271<div class="clearboth"></div> 272 273 274 275</div> 276 </div> 277 278<div data-mk-stretch-content="true" class="wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid mk-fullwidth-false attched-false js-master-row mk-grid"> 279 280<div class="vc_col-sm-3 fullbox wpb_column column_container _ height-full"> 281 </div> 282 283<div class="vc_col-sm-9 wpb_column column_container vc_custom_1494515874077 _ height-full"> 284 <div class="mk-image mk-image-9 align-left simple-frame inside-image " style="margin-bottom:10px"><div class="mk-image-container" style="max-width: 3528px;"><div class="mk-image-holder" style="max-width: 3528px;"><div class="mk-image-inner "><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="lightbox-false" alt="The larva (or caterpillar) of the the larva of the moth Galleria mellonella" title="The larva (or caterpillar) of the the larva of the moth Galleria mellonella" width="3528" height="2232" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cesar-hernandez_csic_gusanos-plastico-web.jpg" /></div></div><div class="clearboth"></div></div></div> 285<h2 id="fancy-title-10" class="mk-fancy-title simple-style color-single"> 286 <span> 287 <p class="p1">The larva (<em>or caterpillar</em>) of the moth <em>Galleria mellonella</em>, also known as wax worm.</p> 288<h6>Image credit: Cesar Hernandez/CSIC</h6> 289 </span> 290</h2> 291<div class="clearboth"></div> 292 293 294 295<div class="mk-image mk-image-11 align-right simple-frame inside-image " style="margin-bottom:10px"><div class="mk-image-container" style="max-width: 4256px;"><div class="mk-image-holder" style="max-width: 4256px;"><div class="mk-image-inner "><img decoding="async" class="lightbox-false" alt="cesar-hernandezcsic_gusanos-plastico-3" title="cesar-hernandezcsic_gusanos-plastico-3" width="4256" height="2832" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cesar-hernandezcsic_gusanos-plastico-3.jpg" /></div></div><div class="clearboth"></div></div></div> 296<h2 id="fancy-title-12" class="mk-fancy-title simple-style color-single"> 297 <span> 298 <p class="p1">After contact with the wax worm for less than an hour, the plastic bag becomes full of holes.</p> 299<h6>Image credit: Cesar Hernandez/CSIC</h6> 300 </span> 301</h2> 302<div class="clearboth"></div> 303 304 305 306</div> 307 </div> 308 309<div data-mk-stretch-content="true" class="wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid mk-fullwidth-false attched-false js-master-row mk-grid"> 310 311<div class="vc_col-sm-12 fullbox wpb_column column_container vc_custom_1493196426447 _ height-full"> 312 313<h2 id="fancy-title-14" class="mk-fancy-title mk-animate-element fade-in simple-style color-single"> 314 <span> 315 <p class="p1">When a thin film (20â30 µm) of PE comes in contact with the wax worm, the plastic undergoes a chemical change.</p> 316<p class="p1">We found that the chemical structure of the plastic is altered, with introduction of oxygen (oxidation). This oxidation is key to our discovery. The main goal is to identify the molecular mechanisms responsible for this reaction.</p> 317 </span> 318</h2> 319<div class="clearboth"></div> 320 321 322 323</div> 324 </div> 325 326<div data-mk-stretch-content="true" class="wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid mk-fullwidth-false attched-false js-master-row mk-grid"> 327 328<div class="vc_col-sm-12 fullbox wpb_column column_container _ height-full"> 329 <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey" ><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> 330</div> 331<h2 id="fancy-title-16" class="mk-fancy-title mk-animate-element fade-in simple-style color-single"> 332 <span> 333 <p class="p1"><span class="p1">For details about our discovery, click <strong><a href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/paper/Bombelli-et-al-2017.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></strong></span></p> 334 </span> 335</h2> 336<div class="clearboth"></div> 337 338 339 340</div> 341 </div> 342 343<div data-mk-stretch-content="true" class="wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid mk-fullwidth-false attched-false js-master-row mk-grid"> 344 345<div class="vc_col-sm-12 fullbox wpb_column column_container _ height-full"> 346 <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey" ><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> 347</div> 348<h2 id="fancy-title-18" class="mk-fancy-title mk-animate-element fade-in simple-style color-single"> 349 <span> 350 <p class="p1">Supplemental Information: <strong><a href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/paper/Bombelli-et-al-2017-Suppl.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="p1">here</span></a></strong></p> 351 </span> 352</h2> 353<div class="clearboth"></div> 354 355 356 357<div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey" ><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> 358</div></div> 359 </div> 360 361<div data-mk-stretch-content="true" class="wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid mk-fullwidth-false attched-false js-master-row mk-grid"> 362 363<div class="vc_col-sm-12 fullbox wpb_column column_container _ height-full"> 364 365<h2 id="fancy-title-20" class="mk-fancy-title mk-animate-element fade-in simple-style color-single"> 366 <span> 367 <p class="p1" style="color: #2f367a;"><b>We went a step further and discovered the key of this oxidation reaction.</b></p> 368 </span> 369</h2> 370<div class="clearboth"></div> 371 372 373 374 375<h2 id="fancy-title-21" class="mk-fancy-title mk-animate-element fade-in simple-style color-single"> 376 <span> 377 <p class="p1">Enzymes in the wax worm saliva are responsible for the PE oxidation and the break down of the polymer within hours. However, we still do not understand how it happens.</p> 378<p class="p1">These enzymes can be applied to plastic in water solution at room temperature: in contact with a low-density PE (LDPE), bag they cause the formation of degradation products such as ketones, among other compounds. This new discovery opens up a highway of potential applications in the field of plastic bioremediation via biorecycling.</p> 379 </span> 380</h2> 381<div class="clearboth"></div> 382 383 384 385</div> 386 </div> 387 388<div data-mk-stretch-content="true" class="wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid mk-fullwidth-false attched-false js-master-row mk-grid"> 389 390<div class="vc_col-sm-12 fullbox wpb_column column_container _ height-full"> 391 <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey" ><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> 392</div><div class="mk-image mk-image-23 align-left simple-frame inside-image " style="margin-bottom:20px"><div class="mk-image-container" style="max-width: 300px;"><div class="mk-image-holder" style="max-width: 300px;"><div class="mk-image-inner "><img decoding="async" class="lightbox-false" alt="ncomms-logo-black" title="ncomms-logo-black" width="300" height="30" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/w
392p-content/uploads/2022/10/ncomms-logo-black-1.png" /></div></div><div class="clearboth"></div></div></div> 393<h2 id="fancy-title-24" class="mk-fancy-title simple-style color-single"> 394 <span> 395 <p class="p1">For further details, <b><u><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33127-w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">see Sanluis et al., 2022</a></u></b></p> 396 </span> 397</h2> 398<div class="clearboth"></div> 399 400 401 402<div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey" ><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> 403</div><div class="mk-image mk-image-25 align-left simple-frame inside-image " style="margin-bottom:20px"><div class="mk-image-container" style="max-width: 300px;"><div class="mk-image-holder" style="max-width: 300px;"><div class="mk-image-inner "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lightbox-false" alt="plos-one-color" title="plos-one-color" width="300" height="30" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/plos-one-color.png" /></div></div><div class="clearboth"></div></div></div> 404<h2 id="fancy-title-26" class="mk-fancy-title simple-style color-single"> 405 <span> 406 <p class="p1">For further details, <b><u><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0280391" target="_blank" rel="noopener">see Serrano et al., 2023</a></u></b></p> 407 </span> 408</h2> 409<div class="clearboth"></div> 410 411 412 413<div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey" ><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> 414</div><div class="mk-image mk-image-27 align-left simple-frame inside-image " style="margin-bottom:20px"><div class="mk-image-container" style="max-width: 300px;"><div class="mk-image-holder" style="max-width: 300px;"><div class="mk-image-inner "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lightbox-false" alt="plos-biology" title="plos-biology" width="300" height="30" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/plos-biology.png" /></div></div><div class="clearboth"></div></div></div> 415<h2 id="fancy-title-28" class="mk-fancy-title simple-style color-single"> 416 <span> 417 <p class="p1">For further details, <b><u><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001979" target="_blank" rel="noopener">see Bertocchini et al., 2023</a></u></b></p> 418 </span> 419</h2> 420<div class="clearboth"></div> 421 422 423 424<div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey" ><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> 425</div><div class="mk-image mk-image-29 align-left simple-frame inside-image " style="margin-bottom:20px"><div class="mk-image-container" style="max-width: 175px;"><div class="mk-image-holder" style="max-width: 175px;"><div class="mk-image-inner "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lightbox-false" alt="science-advance-logo" title="science-advance-logo" width="175" height="30" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/science-advance-logo.png" /></div></div><div class="clearboth"></div></div></div> 426<h2 id="fancy-title-30" class="mk-fancy-title simple-style color-single"> 427 <span> 428 <p class="p1">For further details, <b><u><a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adi6813" target="_blank" rel="noopener">see Spinola-Amilibia et al., 2023</a></u></b></p> 429 </span> 430</h2> 431<div class="clearboth"></div> 432 433 434 435<div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey" ><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> 436</div> 437<div id="padding-31" class="mk-padding-divider clearfix"></div> 438 439 440<div id="mk-button-32" class="mk-button-container _ relative inline left "> 441 442 443 <a href="https://www.plasticentropy.com/projects/" target="_self" class="mk-button
443js-smooth-scroll mk-button--dimension-flat mk-button--size-x-large mk-button--corner-pointed text-color-light _ relative text-center font-weight-700 no-backface letter-spacing-2 inline"><span class="mk-button--text">WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW?</span></a> 444 445 446</div> 447</div> 448 </div> 449 450<div class="mk-page-section-wrapper" data-mk-full-width="true" data-mk-full-width-init="true" data-mk-stretch-content="true"> 451 <div id="page-section-33" class="mk-page-section self-hosted full_layout full-width-33 js-el js-master-row hidden-tl bgimgstelasa" data-intro-effect="false"> 452 453 454 <div class="mk-page-section-inner"> 455 456 457 458<div class="mk-video-color-mask"></div> 459 460 461 462 463 464 <div class="background-layer-holder"> 465 <div id="background-layer--33" data-mk-lazyload="false" class="background-layer none-blend-effect js-el" data-mk-img-set='{"landscape":{"desktop":"https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bgstelasa.png","tablet":"https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bgstelasa-1024x768.png","mobile":"https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bgstelasa-736x414.png"},"responsive":"true"}' > 466 <div class="mk-color-layer"></div> 467 </div> 468 </div> 469 470 </div> 471 472 473 <div class="page-section-content vc_row-fluid page-section-fullwidth " > 474 <div class="mk-padding-wrapper wpb_row"> 475<div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container _ height-full"> 476 477<div id="padding-35" class="mk-padding-divider clearfix"></div> 478 479</div> 480</div> 481 <div class="clearboth"></div> 482 </div> 483 484 485 486 487 488 <div class="clearboth"></div> 489 </div> 490</div> 491<div class="vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix"></div> 492 493 494<div data-mk-stretch-content="true" class="wpb_row vc_row vc_row-fluid mk-fullwidth-false attched-false js-master-row mk-grid"> 495 496<div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container _ height-full"> 497 </div> 498 </div> 499 500 <div class="clearboth"></div> 501 <div class="clearboth"></div> 502 </div> 503 <div class="clearboth"></div> 504 </div> 505 </div> 506 </div> 507 508 509<section id="mk-footer-unfold-spacer"></section> 510 511<section id="mk-footer" class="" role="contentinfo" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/WPFooter" > 512 <div class="footer-wrapper mk-grid"> 513 <div class="mk-padding-wrapper"> 514 <div class="mk-col-1-4"></div> 515 <div class="mk-col-1-4"></div> 516 <div class="mk-col-1-4"></div> 517 <div class="mk-col-1-4"></div> 518 <div class="clearboth"></div> 519 </div> 520 </div> 521 522<div id="sub-footer"> 523 <div class=" mk-grid"> 524 525 <span class="mk-footer-copyright">Copyright All Rights Reserved © 2025</span> 526 </div> 527 <div class="clearboth"></div> 528</div> 529</section> 530</div> 531</div> 532 533<div class="bottom-corner-btns js-bottom-corner-btns"> 534 535<a href="#top-of-page" class="mk-go-top js-smooth-scroll js-bottom-corner-btn js-bottom-corner-btn--back"> 536 <svg class="mk-svg-icon" data-name="mk-icon-chevron-up" data-cacheid="icon-6ac056de833fc" style=" height:16px; width: 16px; " xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1792 1792"><path d="M1683 1331l-166 165q-19 19-45 19t-45-19l-531-531-531 531q-19 19-45 19t-45-19l-166-165q-19-19-19-45.5t19-45.5l742-741q19-19 45-19t45 19l742 741q19 19 19 45.5t-19 45.5z"/></svg></a> 537</div> 538 539 540 541<div class="mk-fullscreen-search-overlay"> 542 <a href="#" class="mk-fullscreen-close"><svg class="mk-svg-icon" data-name="mk-moon-close-2" data-cacheid="icon-6ac056de84252" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M390.628 345.372l-45.256 45.256-89.372-89.373-89.373 89.372-45.255-45.255 89.373-89.372-89.372-89.373 45.254-45.254 89.373 89.372 89.372-89.373 45.256 45.255-89.373 89.373 89.373 89.372z"/></svg></a> 543 <div class="mk-fullscreen-search-wrapper"> 544 <p>Start typing and press Enter to search</p> 545 <form method="get" id="mk-fullscreen-searchform" action="https://www.plasticentropy.com/"> 546 <input type="text" value="" name="s" id="mk-fullscreen-search-input" /> 547 <i class="fullscreen-search-icon"><svg class="mk-svg-icon" data-name="mk-icon-search" data-cacheid="icon-6ac056de849bb" style=" height:25px;
547 width: 23.214285714286px; " xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1664 1792"><path d="M1152 832q0-185-131.5-316.5t-316.5-131.5-316.5 131.5-131.5 316.5 131.5 316.5 316.5 131.5 316.5-131.5 131.5-316.5zm512 832q0 52-38 90t-90 38q-54 0-90-38l-343-342q-179 124-399 124-143 0-273.5-55.5t-225-150-150-225-55.5-273.5 55.5-273.5 150-225 225-150 273.5-55.5 273.5 55.5 225 150 150 225 55.5 273.5q0 220-124 399l343 343q37 37 37 90z"/></svg></i> 548 </form> 549 </div> 550</div> 551 552 553 <style type='text/css'></style><style id="mk-shortcode-static-styles" type="text/css">.vc_custom_1493196426447 { } #fancy-title-3{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:60px;color:#2f367a;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:bold;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}#fancy-title-3 span{}#fancy-title-3 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-3 { text-align:center !important; } } @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:1280px) { #fancy-title-3 { font-size:40px; } } @media handheld, only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1024px) { #fancy-title-3 { font-size:40px; } } @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-3 { font-size:30px; } } .vc_custom_1492173960801 { } #fancy-title-6{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:40px;color:#2f367a;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:500;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:20px;}#fancy-title-6 span{}#fancy-title-6 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-6 { text-align:center !important; } } @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:1280px) { #fancy-title-6 { font-size:30px; } } @media handheld, only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1024px) { #fancy-title-6 { font-size:30px; } } @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-6 { font-size:20px; } } .vc_custom_1494515874077 { } #fancy-title-10{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:initial;font-size:20px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:20px;}#fancy-title-10 span{}#fancy-title-10 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-10 { text-align:center !important; } } #fancy-title-12{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:initial;font-size:20px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}#fancy-title-12 span{}#fancy-title-12 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-12 { text-align:center !important; } } .vc_custom_1493196426447 { } #fancy-title-14{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:initial;font-size:28px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:20px;}#fancy-title-14 span{}#fancy-title-14 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-14 { text-align:center !important; } } @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:1280px) { #fancy-title-14 { font-size:24px; } } @media handheld, only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1024px) { #fancy-title-14 { font-size:24px; } } @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-14 { font-size:20px; } } #fancy-title-16{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:22px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:20px;}#fancy-title-16 span{}#fancy-title-16 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-16 { text-align:center !important; } } #fancy-title-18{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:22px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:20px;}#fancy-title-18 span{}#fancy-title-18 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-18 { text-align:center !important; } } #fancy-title-20{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:initial;font-size:32px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:0px;}#fancy-title-20 span{}#fancy-title-20 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-20 { text-align:center !important; } } #fancy-title-21{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:initial;font-size:28px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:30px;}#fancy-title-21 span{}#fancy-title-21 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-21 { text-align:center !important; } } @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:1280px) { #fancy-title-21 { font-size:24px; } } @media handheld, only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1024px) { #fancy-title-21 { font-size:24px; } } @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-21 { font-size:20px; } } #fancy-title-24{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:22px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:20px;}#fancy-title-24 span{}#fancy-title-24 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-24 { text-align:center !important; } } #fancy-title-26{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:22px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:20px;}#fancy-title-26 span{}#fancy-title-26 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-26 { text-align:center !important; } } #fancy-title-28{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:22px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:20px;}#fancy-title-28 span{}#fancy-title-28 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-28 { text-align:center !important; } } #fancy-title-30{letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:22px;color:#333333;text-align:left;font-style:inherit;font-weight:300;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:20px;}#fancy-title-30 span{}#fancy-title-30 span i{font-style:inherit;} @media handheld, only screen and (max-width:767px) { #fancy-title-30 { text-align:center !important; } } #padding-31 { height:40px; } #mk-button-32 { margin-bottom:20px; margin-top:0px; margin-right:20px; } #mk-button-32 .mk-button { display:inline-block; max-width:100%; } #mk-button-32 .mk-button { background-color:#2f367a; } #mk-button-32 .mk-button:hover { color:#ffffff !important; background-color:#2f367a; } #mk-button-32 .mk-button:hover .mk-svg-icon { color:#ffffff !important; } #padding-35 { height:160px; } .full-width-33 { min-height:104px; margin-bottom:0px; } .full-width-33 .page-section-content { padding:10px 0 10px; } #background-layer--33 { ; background-position:center center; background-repeat:repeat-x; ; } #background-layer--33 .mk-color-layer { ; width:100%; height:100%; position:absolute; top:0; left:0; } </style>
553<script type="speculationrules"> 554{"prefetch":[{"source":"document","where":{"and":[{"href_matches":"/*"},{"not":{"href_matches":["/wp-*.php","/wp-admin/*","/wp-content/uploads/*","/wp-content/*","/wp-content/plugins/*","/wp-content/themes/jupiter-child/*","/wp-content/themes/jupiter/*","/*\\?(.+)"]}},{"not":{"selector_matches":"a[rel~=\"nofollow\"]"}},{"not":{"selector_matches":".no-prefetch, .no-prefetch a"}}]},"eagerness":"conservative"}]} 555</script>
555 556<!--googleoff: all--><div id="cookie-law-info-bar" data-nosnippet="true"><span>We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. <a role="button" tabindex="0" data-cli_action="accept" id="cookie_action_close_header" class="medium cli-plugin-button cli-plugin-main-button cookie_action_close_header cli_action_button wt-cli-accept-btn" style="display:inline-block">Close and donât show again</a> <a href="" id="CONSTANT_OPEN_URL" target="_blank" class="cli-plugin-main-link" style="display:inline-block"></a></span></div><div id="cookie-law-info-again" style="display:none" data-nosnippet="true"><span id="cookie_hdr_showagain">Privacy & Cookies Policy</span></div><div class="cli-modal" data-nosnippet="true" id="cliSettingsPopup" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="cliSettingsPopup" aria-hidden="true"> 557 <div class="cli-modal-dialog" role="document"> 558 <div class="cli-modal-content cli-bar-popup"> 559 <button type="button" class="cli-modal-close" id="cliModalClose"> 560 <svg class="" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 6.41l-1.41-1.41-5.59 5.59-5.59-5.59-1.41 1.41 5.59 5.59-5.59 5.59 1.41 1.41 5.59-5.59 5.59 5.59 1.41-1.41-5.59-5.59z"></path><path d="M0 0h24v24h-24z" fill="none"></path></svg> 561 <span class="wt-cli-sr-only">Close</span> 562 </button> 563 <div class="cli-modal-body"> 564 <div class="cli-container-fluid cli-tab-container"> 565 <div class="cli-row"> 566 <div class="cli-col-12 cli-align-items-stretch cli-px-0"> 567 <div class="cli-privacy-overview"> 568 <h4>Privacy Overview</h4> <div class="cli-privacy-content"> 569 <div class="cli-privacy-content-text">This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.</div> 570 </div> 571 <a class="cli-privacy-readmore" aria-label="Show more" tabindex="0" role="button" data-readmore-text="Show more" data-readless-text="Show less"></a> </div> 572 </div> 573 <div class="cli-col-12 cli-align-items-stretch cli-px-0 cli-tab-section-container"> 574 <div class="cli-tab-section"> 575 <div class="cli-tab-header"> 576 <a role="button" tabindex="0" class="cli-nav-link cli-settings-mobile" data-target="necessary" data-toggle="cli-toggle-tab"> 577 Necessary </a> 578 <div class="wt-cli-necessary-checkbox"> 579 <input type="checkbox" class="cli-user-preference-checkbox" id="wt-cli-checkbox-necessary" data-id="checkbox-necessary" checked="checked" /> 580 <label class="form-check-label" for="wt-cli-checkbox-necessary">Necessary</label> 581 </div> 582 <span class="cli-necessary-caption">Always Enabled</span> 583 </div> 584 <div class="cli-tab-content"> 585 <div class="cli-tab-pane cli-fade" data-id="necessary"> 586 <div class="wt-cli-cookie-description"> 587 Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. </div> 588 </div> 589 </div> 590 </div> 591 <div class="cli-tab-section"> 592 <div class="cli-tab-header"> 593 <a role="button" tabindex="0" class="cli-nav-link cli-settings-mobile" data-target="non-necessary" data-toggle="cli-toggle-tab"> 594 Non-necessary </a> 595 <div class="cli-switch"> 596 <input type="checkbox" id="wt-cli-checkbox-non-necessary" class="cli-user-preference-checkbox" data-id="checkbox-non-necessary" checked='checked' /> 597 <label for="wt-cli-checkbox-non-necessary" class="cli-slider" data-cli-enable="Enabled" data-cli-disable="Disabled"><span class="wt-cli-sr-only">Non-necessary</span></label> 598 </div> 599 </div> 600 <div class="cli-tab-content"> 601 <div class="cli-tab-pane cli-fade" data-id="non-necessary"> 602 <div class="wt-cli-cookie-description"> 603 Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via anal
603ytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. </div> 604 </div> 605 </div> 606 </div> 607 </div> 608 </div> 609</div> 610 </div> 611 <div class="cli-modal-footer"> 612 <div class="wt-cli-element cli-container-fluid cli-tab-container"> 613 <div class="cli-row"> 614 <div class="cli-col-12 cli-align-items-stretch cli-px-0"> 615 <div class="cli-tab-footer wt-cli-privacy-overview-actions"> 616 617 <a id="wt-cli-privacy-save-btn" role="button" tabindex="0" data-cli-action="accept" class="wt-cli-privacy-btn cli_setting_save_button wt-cli-privacy-accept-btn cli-btn">SAVE & ACCEPT</a> 618 </div> 619 620 </div> 621 </div> 622 </div> 623 </div> 624 </div> 625 </div> 626</div> 627<div class="cli-modal-backdrop cli-fade cli-settings-overlay"></div> 628<div class="cli-modal-backdrop cli-fade cli-popupbar-overlay"></div> 629<!--googleon: all-->
629<script type="text/javascript"> 630 php = { 631 hasAdminbar: false, 632 json: (null != null) ? null : "", 633 jsPath: 'https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/js' 634 }; 635 </script>
635<script id="core-scripts-js" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/js/core-scripts.6.1.6.js?ver=1696753781"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 635
635
636<script id="components-full-js" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/js/components-full.6.1.6.js?ver=1696753781"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 636
636
637<script id="smoothscroll-js" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/assets/js/plugins/wp-enqueue/smoothscroll.js?ver=1696753781"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 637
637
638<script id="mkhb-render-js" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/header-builder/includes/assets/js/mkhb-render.js?ver=6.1.6"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 638
638
639<script id="mkhb-column-js" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/themes/jupiter/header-builder/includes/assets/js/mkhb-column.js?ver=6.1.6"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 639
639
640<script id="wpb_composer_front_js-js" src="https://www.plasticentropy.com/wp-content/plugins/js_composer_theme/assets/js/dist/js_composer_front.min.js?ver=5.5.5"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 640
640
641<script type="text/javascript"> window.get = {}; window.get.captcha = function(enteredCaptcha) { 642 return jQuery.get(ajaxurl, { action : "mk_validate_captcha_input", captcha: enteredCaptcha }); 643 };</script>
643 644 </body> 645</html> 646 647<!-- 648Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https://www.boldgrid.com/w3-total-cache/ 649 650Object Caching 61/100 objects using Disk 651Page Caching using Disk: Enhanced (SSL caching disabled) 652Database Caching 2/27 queries in 0.028 seconds using Disk 653 654Served from: plasticentropy.com @ 2026-10-03 01:14:06 by W3 Total Cache 655-->
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.