Renewable polyethylene
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Biopolyethylene (also known as renewable polyethylene) is polyethylene made out of ethanol, which becomes ethylene after a dehydration process. It can be made from various feedstocks including sugar cane, sugar beet, and wheat grain.[1]
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Main articles: Bioplastics and Polyethylene
The final product is indistinguishable from conventional polyethylene (except that it is radioactive due to the presence of carbon 14), and thus is recyclable in the same chain established for conventional PE.