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Polyurethane foam, often used for construction, is difficult to recycle. Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Minnesota developed a method to upcycle polyurethane into ...

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Once discarded, spongy polyurethane foam typically just ends up in landfills, where it takes up a lot of space. Thanks to a newly-developed process, however, it could soon be recycled into ...

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