Scientists Have Turned Plastic Waste Into Edible Cookies
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Looks like an idea coming out of a science fiction film, picking up a used plastic bottle, collecting agricultural waste and turning it all into a cookie with proteins, vitamins and even vanilla flavor.
Recycling in a nutritious way: A novel process converts plastic waste into edible, protein-rich biscuits – using specially modified yeasts.
Scientists Have Turned Plastic Waste Into Edible Cookies
[Image: Pixabay] If one biscuit is just never enough and you find yourself polishing off a whole packet, those days might be almost over, because scientists have made edible cookies out of plastic waste. So, while they are great when it comes to recycling and food insecurity, they probably won’t be the most moreish considering the contents. A team of researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale just demonstrated that it was possible to…
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What we consider waste today could become, in the future, food for astronauts. Researchers are working on a technology by which plastic bottles can be transformed into nutrients, such as proteins and fats.
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