GREEN PACKAGING MADE FROM CHEESE PRODUCTION BY-PRODUCTS TO APPEAR ON THE MARKET WITHIN A YEAR
August 1st, 2011
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
A NEW innovative bioplastic made from cheese by-products is expected to be appear in consumer product packaging within six months to a year's time, according to Dr Elodie Bugnicourt of Barcelona-based research company IRIS.
The biodegradable plastic made using whey protein results from a three-year long European Commission-funded 'WheyLayer' project, which Bugnicourt has spearheaded. Its aim was replacing expensive synthetic oxygen-barrier polymers with whey protein-coated plastic films.
Whey, the milk protein by-product of cheese production, ...
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