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John Deere will benefit from sustainable plastic research conducted by UW-Stout students, faculty
9 Apr 2026
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John Deere machinery has been recognizable for its distinctive green color for more than a century. Student and faculty researchers at UW-Stout are working to ensure that John Deere is also known for a different kind of green: sustainability.
Led by Professor Wei Zheng, student research assistants in the B.S. plastics engineering program have been working over the past two academic years to study how John Deere might be able to use recycled plastic polymers to manufacture vehicles.
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