A Japanese company has found a new way to make eco-friendly plastic by extracting cellulose from discarded vegetable and plant material.

Toresyoku, a firm based in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, has developed technology that efficiently removes cellulose and provides plastic-processing firms with low-priced cellulose.

A Toresyoku worker shows cellulose extracted from vegetable waste. | FUKUSHIMA MINPO
A Toresyoku worker shows cellulose extracted from vegetable waste. | FUKUSHIMA MINPO