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Green and Edible Cling Film and Food Packaging Made from Plants

posted by takyon on Tuesday November 27 2018, @06:44PM   
from the snap,-crinkle,-and-poop dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

The University of Nottingham:

Using a special technical approach, the team is working on plastic films derived from konjac flour and starch, cellulose or proteins that are fully edible and harmless if accidentally eaten by people or animals—unlike health issues associated with microplastics and other plastic waste that make their way into the food chain.

The researchers have found that plant carbohydrate and protein macromolecules bond together into a special network structure during the film-forming process. The network structure provides the film with a required mechanical strength and transparent appearance for the film to be used as packaging materials.

The idea is to reduce incidence of plastic in the environment.

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• Re:The Idea (Score: 3, Insightful) by Pslytely Psycho on Tuesday November 27 2018, @10:00PM

  by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Tuesday November 27 2018, @10:00PM (#767062)

  When I was a kid that was true here in the US as well. We used to round up bags of bottles to sell back to the stores at a nickle apiece. Lots of neighbors would give them to us just so they didn't have to haul them back themselves. Loved the old man on the corner, addicted to Coca Cola. He always had a bag or two every week for us.

  So it's not a matter of adopting German culture, but reviving American culture.

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