Insects as feed

Plastics or cosmetics made from espresso coffee grounds, a plastic substitute from banana peels, yogurt packaging or even pizza boxes, animal feed with protein from worms that feed on fruit, vegetable and even beer waste: These are some Greek-origin green ideas that attempt to utilize tons of waste food or plastic, reintroducing products made with strange ingredients to the market.

One in four said they would be open to using foods with protein from insects

The Zophobas morio species at the center of this study earn themselves the “superworm” moniker