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How can low-value agricultural waste be transformed into high-value products?

With plastic pollution at an all-time high, the need for biodegradable materials has never been higher. Most packaging is "single use" and is made from sources, like natural gas, that take hundreds of years to decompose in the environment. This is greatly contributing to the plastic pollution buildu...

How can low-value agricultural waste be transformed into high-value products?
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With plastic pollution at an all-time high, the need for biodegradable materials has never been higher. Most packaging is "single use" and is made from sources, like natural gas, that take hundreds of years to decompose in the environment. This is greatly contributing to the plastic pollution buildup in parks, street corners and shelterbelts.

Originally published at Phys.org

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