Bioplastic packaging made from fruit skins

摘要

RESEARCHERS in Malaysia said they have developed a biodegradable plastic packaging from tropical fruit skins that is durable and economic to produce.The Fruitplast product has been pioneered at the University Sain Malaysia (USM) and made from the skins of tropical fruits such as bananas, rambutans and chempedak.Team leader professor Hanafi Ismail said the idea to produce plastic from fruit waste came about because of the perceived potential for bio-degradable plastic which is forecast to grow by up to 30 per cent a year.