Ford builds cars out of tomatoes while other companies play ketchup

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By Jim MeyerJun 12, 2014, 1:01 pm22 pts
When Ford Motor Company found out Heinz was looking for something to do with the waste byproduct from the over 2 million tons of tomatoes it uses each year, an idea took seed, and together the companies devised a saucy plan: Turn all that tomato waste into plastic for cars. Ford is using the tagline, “You Say…

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