New biorefinery finds treasure in Starbucks' spent coffee grounds and stale bakery goods
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 08:50
in Earth & Climate
With 1.3 billion tons of food trashed, dumped in landfills and otherwise wasted around the world every year, scientists today described development and successful laboratory testing of a new "biorefinery" intended to change food waste into a key ingredient for making plastics, laundry detergents and scores of other everyday products.