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Potatoes Could Be Used for Bioplastics

he usual choices for potatoes include baked, mashed or french fried, but a new study suggests another option: plastic.

A report by the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center says the state’s potato industry could benefit by becoming a producer of bioplastics, which are made from plant starch rather than crude oil and petroleum products.




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