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Commercial Co-Founder, Closing the loop on the world's unrecyclable plastic

Deep Science Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Posted June 20, 2026

Position Overview

The Problem Worth Solving

300 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced every year. Most of it - especially polyolefins like polypropylene - can't be meaningfully recycled. It's one of the largest unsolved problems in materials science, and no one has cracked it at scale. Until now.

The Venture

We're developing a novel electrified process that transforms polyolefin waste into high-value packaging materials - polypropylene-grade performance with dramatically better end-of-life characteristics, including solvolysis recyclability and designed-in environmental degradability. This isn't incremental improvement. It's a platform with the potential to become a global polyolefin sink.

The recycled polyolefin market is worth $60B+ and accelerating. EU regulations mandate recycled polymer content in food packaging by 2030. Brand owners are scrambling for circular solutions. There's no clear winner yet.

The Role

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