And Now… “Plastic Bottles Can Be Turned Into Edible, Vanilla-Flavour Cookies”
August 25th, 2026Lab grown meat.
Eat ze bugs.
“Plastic Bottles Can Be Turned Into Edible, Vanilla-Flavour Cookies”
Via: New Scientist:
Plastic bottles and agricultural waste can be converted into consumable cookies via genetically engineered yeast. The team members behind the initiative are currently awaiting institutional approval so they can taste the product.
Plastic pollution and food scarcity are two of society’s thorniest problems. Sandhya Jayasekara and her colleagues from Southern Illinois University Carbondale hope to use the former to solve the latter – potentially eliminating both in the process.
