Shrimp Bioplastic: A Promising Approach to Plastic Recycling

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By Emerald HorizonJul 1, 2014, 10:05 am37 pts
The New York Times reports 300 million tons of plastic are manufactured each year. Only 10 percent of it gets recycled. About seven million tons end up in the sea each year, 24 thousand tons of which get ingested by fish in the North Pacific. With all this plastic piling up on Earth, one of the biggest issues…

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