Researchers Turn Food Waste into Sustainable Rubber (IMAGE)

Ohio State University

Researchers Turn Food Waste into Sustainable Rubber

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Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a patent-pending technology for incorporating food waste into rubber. Here, Katrina Cornish (left) and Cindy Barrera (right) examine ground tomato skins and eggshells, as well as samples of rubber.

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Photo by Kenneth Chamberlain, courtesy of The Ohio State University.

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