Author: Ryan Morris / Source: Good News Network
A Turkish scientist has found a way to convert discarded olive pits into a biodegradable plastic thanks to her dad’s peculiar eating habits.
Duygu Yilmaz first started her groundbreaking scientific work after she noticed her father’s quirky habit of eating olive pits in order to soothe his stomach.
Yilmaz grew concerned that the pits were harmful to his stomach health, so she decided to do some research.Rather than finding anything dangerous, however, she discovered some surprising similarities between the chemical makeup of olive pits and plastic.
This chance discovery has since sprouted into the Biolive startup, a group that converts the discarded pits from olive oil manufacturers into…
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