A renewable bioplastic made from squid proteins

In the central Northern Pacific is an area that may be the size of Texas called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Made up of tons of floating plastic debris, the patch is killing seabirds and poisoning marine life in the North Pacific Ocean and in other oceans where converging currents, called gyres, concentrate the floating plastic. Over time, plastic bottles and fishing lines from coastal locations and seagoing vessels break down into nearly invisible pieces small enough to enter the food chain where some of the chemicals may eventually be ingested by human beings.

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