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Rethinking Ketchup Packets: New Approach to Slippery Packaging Aims to Cut Food Waste

Accepted submission by Fnord666 at 2018-08-03 20:18:26
Techonomics

New research aims to cut down on waste -- and consumer frustration -- with a novel approach to creating super slippery industrial packaging. The study establishes a method for wicking chemically compatible vegetable oils into the surfaces of common extruded plastics, like those used for ketchup packets and other condiments.

Source: ScienceDaily [sciencedaily.com]


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