The breakneck pace of business industrialization in the Asia Pacific has brought in its wake increased quantities of waste and a spurt in energy costs, population, and greenhouse gas emissions. Landfill disposal and incineration do not find favor with governments as they create space and environmental problems; thus, countries are increasingly turning to waste to [...]
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“Waste not, want not.” You may have heard this expression as a child when you wouldn’t eat your greens. In the U.S. alone, the amount of food that is wasted on a daily basis is staggering. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “if just 5 percent of Americans’ food scraps were recovered it would represent [...]
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