New 'Vegan Spider Silk' Could Help Solve Our Plastic Problem

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By The ConversationJun 14, 2021, 1:15 pm255 pts
By Hom Dhakal Plastics are very useful materials. They've contributed significant benefits to modern society. But the unprecedented amount of plastics produced over the past few decades has caused serious environmental pollution. Packaging alone was responsible for 46% out of 340 million tonnes of plastic waste…

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