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
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.
We could also turn plastics into fertilizer and use them to grow crops.
It’s a novel idea, but it will be pretty hard to convince people that food made from plastic is safe.
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
Check out this ice cream made from plastic waste.