Cotton waste finds new life as eco-friendly plastic

When a cotton gin is used to separate cotton fibers from their seeds, a lot of lint is produced as a waste product. Currently, much of that cotton lint is just burned or put in landfills. Thanks to recent research out of Australia, however, it may soon be converted into biodegradable plastic.

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Category: Environment

Tags:

• Agriculture
• Agri-waste
• Cotton
• Deakin University
• Plastics
• Recycling

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2WKdIsp