From drive-thru to driveway: Clemson chemist turns fast-food trash into cement
October 20, 2026
October 20, 2026
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 20 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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From drive-thru to driveway: Clemson chemist turns fast-food trash into cement
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When Clemson University chemistry professor Rhett Smith took his research group to lunch at Chick-fil-A, he gave them an unusual instruction: do not throw away the trash.
The sandwich boxes, bags, napkins, cups, straws and leftover fries were returned to the laborat . . .
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From drive-thru to driveway: Clemson chemist turns fast-food trash into cement
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When Clemson University chemistry professor Rhett Smith took his research group to lunch at Chick-fil-A, he gave them an unusual instruction: do not throw away the trash.
The sandwich boxes, bags, napkins, cups, straws and leftover fries were returned to the laborat . . .