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Demo plant produces industrial sugars from mixed household waste fractions

Envirotec Magazine

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The Centre for Process Innovation UK is expected to join soon as a new project partner.

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A WEEE dram? Extracting metals from electronics waste using whiskey co-products

Envirotec Magazine

Most of this waste is transported to Asia for processing, which also contributes to the environmental impact of electronic waste. Current physical and chemical extraction techniques are energy intensive or use solvents that are difficult to recycle to dissolve valuable metals from electronic circuit boards. kilograms – a total 1.6

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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?

Grist

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. Before turning to genetic engineering, the foundation tried unsuccessfully to breed a hybrid chestnut that looked and grew like an American chestnut but had genes from species native to Asia that gave it blight resistance.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

He’s excited to bring his skills for channeling innovation and building partnerships to achieve broader impact. At Allbirds, Kajimura works closely with co-CEO Joey Zwillinger and vice president of innovation Jad Finck on direct environmental initiatives. Indeed, his former employer Unilever is a key strategic partner.