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This LA startup turns spoiled milk into biodegradable T-shirts

AGreenLiving

LA-based startup Mi Terro is using biotechnology to turn a portion of that food waste into sustainable fibers for biodegradable T-shirts. Using technology that re-engineers milk proteins, the company has invented a completely unique process that finds an innovative use for food waste and uses 60% less water than an organic cotton shirt.

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Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated.

Grist

billion tons of plastic. Of the waste generated from that plastic, less than a tenth of that has been recycled, researchers estimate. Plastic inhabits the oceans, building up in the guts of seagulls and great white sharks. At the end,” he added, “you have exactly the same quantity of plastic waste.”.