Making meals out of plastic waste

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   Ashena Smith on November 28, 2023 at 3:25 pm

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   Idea: Making meals out of plastic waste

   Link: https://www.ecowatch.com/scientists-turn-b...

   We could also turn plastics into fertilizer and use them to grow crops.

   Scientists Turn Bioplastic Into Fertilizer - EcoWatch

   Link: https://www.ecowatch.com/scienti

   Single-use plastics are a major environmental problem, polluting everything from the Mariana Trench to Mount Everest. Many experts say the solution is to create a circular system whereby plastics are reused instead of discarded. A Tokyo-based research team has developed a way to convert bio-based pl... Read more

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   MeterMan on November 28, 2023 at 2:14 pm

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   Idea: Making meals out of plastic waste

   Link: https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/10/michiga...

   It’s a novel idea, but it will be pretty hard to convince people that food made from plastic is safe.

   Michigan Tech researchers are turning plastic waste into food for the U.S. military

   Link: https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/

   Stephen Techtmann, a biologist at Michigan Technological University, and collaborators from Michigan Tech and the University of Illinois, are in the midst of a project that seems half-miraculous: turning plastic waste into edible protein.

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   astronut on November 28, 2023 at 12:42 pm

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   Idea: Making meals out of plastic waste

   Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/04/04/plastic-s...

   Scientists are researching how plastic can be turned into food during deep space missions.
   https://www.axios.com/2023/04/04/plastic-space-food-3d-printing

   Just a moment...

   Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/04/04

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   Peter Pans on November 28, 2023 at 11:04 am

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   Idea: Making meals out of plastic waste

   Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atCQl4ScjP...

   Check out this ice cream made from plastic waste.

   World’s 1st ice cream made from plastic waste...but would you eat it?

   Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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