Japanese Researchers Turn Food Waste Into Cement For Construction

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A plate and cup made from food cement are seen at the laboratory of Tokyo University in Tokyo.

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Tokyo University researchers Yuya Sakai, right, and Kota Machida pose for photos with products they made out of 'food cement' at their laboratory in Tokyo.

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Food cement made out of dried cabbage is seen at the laboratory of Tokyo University in Tokyo.

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Tokyo University researchers Yuya Sakai, left, and Kota Machida, right, check on dried vegetables and fruit peels before pulverizing them to particles at their university laboratory in Tokyo.

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Tokyo University researchers Yuya Sakai, left, and Kota Machida, right, check on dried vegetables and fruit peels before pulverizing them to particles at their university laboratory in Tokyo.

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Tokyo University researchers Yuya Sakai, left, and Kota Machida, right, check on dried vegetables and fruit peels before pulverizing them to particles at their university laboratory in Tokyo.

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Chinese cabbage being dried is seen in glass flask at the laboratory of Tokyo University in Tokyo.