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Exotic bacteria collect rare earth elements from wastewater

Envirotec Magazine

Circular economy The advantages of moving from a wasteful ‘linear’ economy to a ‘circular’ economy, where all resources are recycled and reused, are obvious. Most of these strains had never been assessed for their biotechnological potential before. So could we recycle REEs more efficiently, too? mg per g.

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Elemental Excelerator to Fund 15 Climate Companies in 12th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

These are the innovators who are creating the huge companies of the future – ones that invest in workers, reduce pollution, restore our soils and lower the costs of food and energy.” The why: The nearly 16,000 desalination plants around the world create enough waste to cover Florida with a foot of brine each year.

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