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bioplastics made from food waste are eco-friendly

Faculty and student researchers from SBIO are part of multi-disciplinary effort to turn waste into biodegradable plastic

Researchers are turning food waste into the building blocks of bioplastics

Researchers are turning food waste into the building blocks of bioplastics

Packaging to Polymers

Sustainable Biomaterials majors work to create solutions to key issues in global ecology, from pollution to climate change. We research sustainable, renewable biomaterials and biopolymers to reduce adverse environmental impacts across industries. Our packaging major focuses on ways to positively affect the entire supply chain and its environmental impact, because every resource that is moved for industry or commerce is packaged. 

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