Surf and Earth: How prawn shopping bags could save the planet

Bioengineers are trialing how to use shrimp shells to make biodegradable shopping bags, as a ‘green’ alternative to oil-based plastic, and as a new food packaging material to extend product shelf life.

(via WSJ)


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