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Dairy waste a part of bid to make biodegradable plastic

Team of UW researchers looking for solutions to growing waste problem

Leah Gerber
By Leah Gerber

Last updated on Sep 07, 2023

Posted on Sep 07, 2023

4 min read

Dairy waste a part of bid to make biodegradable plastic
Jonathan Parkes, chief operating officer, and co-founder Nicole LeBlanc of MetaCycler BioInnovations in their lab at the University of Waterloo, where the group is developing a bioplastic made from dairy byproducts. [Leah Gerber]

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Leah Gerber
Leah Gerber

Elmira, Ontario, Canada

Leah Gerber is a full-time journalist / photographer at The Observer.

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