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[Posted by LD Davis Team on Feb 21, 2012, 11:00:40 AM](https://blog.lddavis.com/author/ld-davis-team)

## [Recycled Gelatin and Adhesives](https://blog.lddavis.com/recycled-gelatin-and-adhesives)

One raw material that LD Davis uses in its animal glue products is [pharmaceutical scrap gelatin](https://www.lddavis.com/products/gelatin-adhesives/). Before the 1970’s, most gelatin used in[animal glue](https://www.lddavis.com/products/gelatin-adhesives/), or protein adhesive, was extracted from the bones and hides of pigs and cattle. Today, a significant portion of the gelatin used in protein adhesives is from pharmaceutical and nutritional scrap gelatin, either in soft gel netting or hard capsule form.

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