Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste

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Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste

If you want to know why the earth and waterways are quickly morphing into giant garbage heaps , look no further than your pudding cup. Desserts, sodas, yogurts, and every other processed treat that comes tucked inside a plastic container are creating a slew of plastic pollution. But Harvard scientist David Edwards has an innovative — and tasty! — solution: Make packaging as delicious as the goods held inside. EPA statistics [PDF] show that containers and food packaging constitute 32 percent of U.S. household waste, a figure that can accurately be described as “whopping.” But Edwards’ WikiCells , which he hopes to start releasing in May, replace all that needless plastic cruft with delicious edible coatings. “The notion [of Wikicells] is that you are englobing liquid, foam, or something else in a soft membrane held together by food particles that are being connected by elec...

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@HomesInVictoria » 27 Mar '12, 7pm
What's for lunch? [link]
@GreenstarRecycl » 27 Mar '12, 5pm
Did you know: Containers and food packaging make up 32% of U.S. household waste. Enter edible packaging: [link]
@Jackiemulls » 27 Mar '12, 6am
“@ecomagination: Harvard scientist cooks up tasty solution for plastic waste: edible food packaging! [link] #csr #eventprofs
@sumayal » 27 Mar '12, 12am
No thanks, edible food packaging. I'll just cook at home and wash my dishes re @ecomagination: [link] @desigrub
@julielilliston » 27 Mar '12, 12am
Have your cake and eat the fork too? RT @ecomagination: A Harvard scientist cooks up edible food packaging [link] #innovation
@BabsonEcoRep » 26 Mar '12, 11pm
RT @ecomagination: A Harvard scientist cooks up a tasty solution for plastic waste: edible food packaging! [link] #innovation #delicious
@LCHadfield » 13 Mar '12, 5pm
Yum! Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste. [link]
@yardapesinc » 12 Mar '12, 1pm
This is crazy...but maybe crazy cool. [link]
@Gibersons » 11 Mar '12, 9am
@BenWest: MT @grist: A new way to curb plastic waste: Make food packaging edible. [link] #zeroWaste
@JimmyDemos » 11 Mar '12, 6am
RT @Natasha1024: Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link] via @grist
@BenWest » 11 Mar '12, 5am
RT @grist: The best (and most delicious) way to curb plastic waste? Make food packaging edible: [link] #zeroWaste
@EricaSuarino » 11 Mar '12, 2am
Strange but potentially revolutionary solution RT @grist The best way to curb plastic waste? Make food packaging edible [link]
@DustinBetz » 11 Mar '12, 2am
RT @grist TastyEdibleFoodPackaging, obvsly a brilliant idea...Needs 2 NOT b called 'membrane' if public expectd2 eat it [link]
@Astra543 » 11 Mar '12, 12am
Don't worry about hygiene. Our GI tract cn handle it! Delicious, edible food packaging cld curb plastic waste | Grist [link]
@TongKran_9face » 10 Mar '12, 9am
RT @montonnjira: You can have your dessert and eat the packaging, too: [link] No joke!
@spirithorseherb » 10 Mar '12, 3am
edible packaging, yuk! RT @poppyswap: I don't know folks, what do you think?.... [link]
@envczk » 09 Mar '12, 10pm
RT @christellar: Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link] via @grist
@RebelGreenllc » 09 Mar '12, 10pm
Edible food containers could cut down on plastic waste. Would you eat them? [link]
@JeremiahOsGo » 09 Mar '12, 6pm
Mm-mmm! Edible styrofoam 4 dinner! RT @envirobooty Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link] via @grist
@EnviroBooty » 09 Mar '12, 6pm
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@akfoodmosaic » 09 Mar '12, 6pm
What do you think of this idea? [link]
@ayerjake » 09 Mar '12, 5pm
Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link] via @grist I wish I knew what we THEY are feeding us now!
@stavestudio » 09 Mar '12, 5pm
Eat your trash MT @grist: Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link]
@poppyswap » 09 Mar '12, 3pm
I don't know folks, what do you think?.... [link]
@spirithorseherb » 09 Mar '12, 3pm
Interesting, but not sold-->Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link] via @grist
@rampcreative » 09 Mar '12, 2pm
Rt @packagingdiva: RT @LabelmakerVT: Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link] via @grist
@packagingdiva » 09 Mar '12, 2pm
RT @LabelmakerVT: Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link] via @grist #packaging #eco
@ROMKids » 09 Mar '12, 1pm
"For snack, you can eat your tupperware!" A delicious solution to plastic. [link] [link]
@LabelmakerVT » 09 Mar '12, 1pm
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@AvaBlackSheep » 09 Mar '12, 12pm
Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link] via @grist --WHATEVER it takes to minimize Packaging!!!
@ChoiceZnewZ » 09 Mar '12, 7am
Amazing. Edible packaging using "wikicells" could reduce waste. [link] | RT @barrylancet @MelindaJoe @JapanIntercult
@barrylancet » 09 Mar '12, 7am
Amazing. Edible packaging using "wikicells" could reduce waste. [link] RT @MelindaJoe @JapanIntercult
@grist » 09 Mar '12, 4am
You can have your dessert and eat the packaging, too: [link] No joke!
@HeatherRD » 09 Mar '12, 2am
Strange. I say no pkged food! Better for health. @grist: The best way to curb plastic waste? Make food packaging edible [link]
@OceaniaDawn » 09 Mar '12, 1am
Brilliant idea! RT “@grist: Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link]”
@ArcticFrank » 09 Mar '12, 12am
Delicious! Nom nom RT @grist: The best (and most delicious) way to curb plastic waste? Make food packaging edible: [link]
@spacetimeltd » 09 Mar '12, 12am
Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste [link] via @grist #ows #EdibleContainers
@LiveGoodInc » 09 Mar '12, 12am
Now here's an #idea, edible packaging. But doesn't an apple already have that? [link] via @grist
@BabyHudson02 » 09 Mar '12, 12am
“@grist: Don't tell me - introductory flavors are Tangy Cheddar, Spicy Lentil and Corn Chowder [link]”
@grist » 08 Mar '12, 11pm
The best (and most delicious) way to curb plastic waste? Make food packaging edible: [link]
@hostageek » 08 Mar '12, 11pm
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@eatyourplanet » 08 Mar '12, 11pm
Weird future-Tupperware? Either awesome or terrible. You decide. [link]
@GroenWerkt » 08 Mar '12, 11pm
#grist Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste #mlfeeds: By Sarah Parsons If you want to know ... [link]
@TJSonOfAnder » 08 Mar '12, 10pm
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@txchnologist » 08 Mar '12, 10pm
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@realfoodforall » 08 Mar '12, 10pm
Edible food packaging... this is so weird! [link] @grist
@SantaRosaWater » 08 Mar '12, 7pm
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Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste | Grist [link]