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Re:Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic' by joecool1029 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @12:59PM (#40790852)
> Here in Michigan we have been trying to find a use for sugar beet waste for over forty years. Nothing has ever really caught on.

Seems like it caught on in road deicer? I remember seeing ice melt sold with it up in ontario: https://modernfarmer.com/2022/01/beet-juice-deicer/

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Re:Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic' by Scoundreller on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @01:05PM (#40790925)
Problem is it’s pretty low value. Better than dumping it down the drain, but barely. Better than salt for surrounding plants/waterways, but the salt spreaders don’t pay that cost.
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