By: Ray Wu

Many areas of the world are suffering from resource scarcity. Concrete is essential for transportation, especially for cars. Scientists are finding a way to find a more convenient recipe for cement. They found out that food can help.

Scientists tested out many different types of vegetation to see which ones worked well and which didn’t. They found out that many vegetables had substances that were even stronger than concrete, and they would be easier to make. For instance, cabbage leaves made concrete significantly stronger.

Not only can you turn vegetables into cement, but you can turn them back into vegetables. Turning them back is less difficult than even making it!

When food becomes plentiful, many people start to waste more and more of it; this is perfect for making cement when food isn’t low. Earth doesn’t have infinite resources. When it comes to making roads, strong cement is better. Later, the Earth will run out of resources and probably cement. Food can be easily renewable; thus, making renewable cement.

First, the scientists dry the food so machinery can easily crush it. Then, they grind it until it becomes like dry sand. They would press it into a mold and put it under pressure. Voila! Now it is a chunk of an edible brick.

There are many benefits of turning food waste into cement. One way is that it will take up less space in the landfills. Trash will eventually fill Earth, which will save up some space so that less of the Earth will be filled with trash.

Food wastes are partly responsible for carbon dioxide gas emissions. If we use this recipe, less food would need to be thrown away. Also, less carbon dioxide escapes into the atmosphere, slowing global warming.

Throwing away food isn’t respecting farmers a lot. They spend their whole day out in the sun working for their crops. Throwing away food isn’t a good habit, and there are people that need food. More than 900 million tons of food are thrown away annually. If we keep this up, then more food will be wasted.

Recycling food waste into stronger concrete is a great idea. Not only can you make cement with food, but it can also turn back into food. The recipe is also feasible and isn’t very time-consuming. Now instead of wasting your food, why don’t you make some use of it?