which they then turned into bars of soap. Lead scientist Guoliang Liu said to The Guardian, "It's the first soap ever made from plastic in the world. It has a bit of a unique color. But it works." ...

LUSH sold over 5 million shampoo bars in 2016, meaning it saved 15 million plastic bottles. The factory in Poole has around 800 members of staff. They made over 50 million items here in 2017 ...

See a few examples of packaging innovations designed to enhance recycling from Mondelēz International, Aptar Beauty, and Asda ...

The miracle material has made modern life possible ... one that working people play in bars. That’s a trivial example of a profound revolution ushered in by plastic—an era of material abundance.