Plastic made from sugar could substitute for plastic forks, which are shedding microplastics

WOBURN, Mass. — At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that won’t leave persistent microplastics in the environment.These are bioplastic pellets. CJ Biomaterials ferments sugar to make…

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