New trash-to-treasure process turns landfill nuisance into plastic
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
With billions of pounds of meat and bone meal going to waste in landfills after a government ban on its use in cattle feed, scientists have described development of a process for using that so-called meat and bone meal to make partially biodegradable plastic that does not require raw materials made from oil or natural gas.