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From Trash to Treasure: The Role of Technology in Modern Waste Management

The Environmental Blog

The purity of recycled materials can be increased using these systems to distinguish and isolate various plastic types according to their chemical makeup. Another form of biofuel is a renewable transportation fuel made from waste biomass, a mixture of organic raw materials from the plant kingdom.

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A conversation with Ford's sustainability leader

Business Green

There's been a lot of innovations over the last several years to get more plant-based, renewable-type of materials into our products. Right now, we have plant-based materials in over 20 million vehicles across the world. We've gotten recognition in the past for using tree-based cellulose hybrid materials to reduce waste.