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The average American consumes more than 30 pounds of cheese every year, and each pound produced creates an estimated nine pounds of the liquid byproducts known as whey.

Disposing of whey isn't difficult - in fact, it can be profitable, thanks in part to Agricultural Research Service scientists in Wyndmoor, Pa. Researchers at the ARS Eastern Regional Research Center's Dairy Processing and Products Research Unit have helped create uses for more than one billion pounds of whey every year in products such as candy, pasta, animal feeds and even eco-friendly plastics.

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