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"The browning bananas on your kitchen counter could be transformed into the
plastic packaging that contains your next garden salad.
Scientists say they have found a way to divert food from landfill and convert
it into biodegradable plastic wraps and cellophanes.
Food waste accounts for about 3 per cent of the country's annual greenhouse gas
emissions and flushes away more than 6 trillion litres of water — emptying
1,000 Olympic-size swimming pools would only use 2.5 billion litres.
Almost 8 million tonnes of food worth about $40 billion are wasted each year in
Australia, through on-farm and supply chain losses, in restaurants and
supermarkets.
But households discard the most food, throwing away about one-third of all
organic refuse.
Researchers, who are focused on tackling the problem, say better packaging and
use-by-date guidance are central to cutting back the waste."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
