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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

Qin and Horvath found in their 2022 study published in Resources, Conservation & Recycling that in the U.S., In a 2022 analysis in Resources, Conservation and Recycling , co-authors Mengqing Kan and Shelie Miller focused on the environmental impacts of plastic packaging across a food’s entire lifecycle as well as its annual consumption.

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Why technology could make animals obsolete

AFN Sustainable Protein

These costs will need to come down significantly to compete with both conventional meat products and even plant-based alternatives. But costs are coming down quickly, and we’ve seen companies claiming media costs as low as $40/L on top of using dialysis technologies to recycle their media. References. [1] AT Kearney ( URL ) . [2]