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UM researcher Thilini Dissanayake holds up a canola-based product that could replace plastic.

The end of plastic pollution starts in a field

July 28, 2023 — 
How do we drop our reliance on plastic packaging? The answer just might be found in a field of canola or in a UM lab. 

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Solvent casing is used to form canola protein into a plastic-like film.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Manitoba Co-operator: Creating a canola-based plastic alternative

July 19, 2023 — 
New research turns canola protein into strong, flexible films meant for food packaging

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