Cutting plexiglass with a utility knife works best for making straight cuts in thin sheets of plexiglass (1/8 inch or less).

The process involves adding a chlorinated dichlorobenzene solvent to crushed Plexiglass, heating the mixture to between 90 and 150 ºC (194 and 302 ºF), then exposing it to ultraviolet light.

ETH Zurich materials researchers have developed a groundbreaking method that enables the near-complete recycling of acrylic glass for the first time. The polymer chains are broken down into their ...