Ford Says Tom-Auto, Partners With Heinz On Ketchup Plastics Project

Ford has partnered with condiment king Heinz to develop a new bio-plastic derived from the two million tons of tomatoes used each year to make its famous Ketchup. 

Bioplastics are nothing new - vegetable fats and oils, corn starch and pea starch are all used in existing types - but this will be a first for the tomato world.

The two companies, along with partners Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and Nike, hope to transform the tomato skins, peels, stems and seeds - all byproducts in the creation of its sauces into useable plastics.