25 Mar 2019 --- New research from the University of Borås, Sweden, has created edible, bioplastic films and 3D objects from fruit waste. Veronika Bátori, who recently received her doctorate, investigated the use of fruit waste in biomaterials in her thesis and chose to study waste from apples and oranges. Although the research for 3D shaped objects, such as mugs and plates, is in the early phase, Bátori tells PackagingInsights that the materials are promising. As the focus of the packaging industry continues to intensify on circular economy models, could edible films have a role to pay?
