SINGAPORE: Scientists said Wednesday they have come up with an environmentally friendly method that uses artificial sunlight to transform plastic into power-generating chemicals as countries worldwide battle to reduce waste.

A researcher from the city's Nanyang Technological University, mixes plastic with chemicals to form a solution, which could then be broken down by artificial sunlight, in Singapore on December 11, 2019. Scientists said they have come up with an environmentally-friendly method that uses artificial sunlight to transform plastic into power-generating chemicals, as countries worldwide battle to reduce waste. / AFP / Catherine LAI

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