This work turns what would otherwise be an agricultural liability into a potential input for advanced manufacturing.

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    Basically. Also, we’d have to think about the ethicality of keeping cattle for plastic production.

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        They are also suggesting polymer waste. The thing is, nobody is going to build a plant to make this if one of the raw materials isn’t readily available. So you’d either need to make sure that there’s always polymer and milk waste available, or you need a back up if it isn’t.