Extracts of lemon and almond peels can be used for sustainably produced car parts and building components. This BARBARA project jointly funded by the European Union and industry ensures that food waste can be put to good use, replacing petroleum-based plastics with more environmentally friendly bioplastics.

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The BARBARA project is supported by the European consortium called Bio-Based Industries. The intention is to make new bioplastics from extracts of plant residues for use in so-called fused filament fabrication or FFF, reports the EU. FFF is a versatile and widespread 3D printing technology.

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The motivation for the project is mainly that there is a lot of superfluous food. “EU countries produce around 110 million tons of animal and plant waste annually, while 33% to 50% of all food produced worldwide is never eaten,” explains BARBARA coordinator Berta Gonzalvo Bas. While most commercial bioplastics in use today, such as plastic bags or […]

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