"I say potay-to, you say potah-to ..." but soon you'll be saying compostable plastics, even if it doesn't scan.Scientists at the UK's University of Leicester have been modifying starch and cellulose into plastic materials which can be rotted down on the compost heap.
They are showing off their greener experiments at the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition (#sse09), in London, which began on 30 June. Their exhibit, "Plastics from Potatoes, Rubber from Rice" is one of more than 20 interactive exhibits chosen for the exhibition.
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