Microwaves and microbes turn household waste into biodegradable plastic
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 03:31
in Earth & Climate
Researchers are working hard to figure out how to harness the 477 kilograms of household waste that that average person in the EU generates. Some of this waste is recycled, but a lot is still sent to landfill, burned to release heat for energy production, or fermented to produce methane fuel, and all of these can lead to high levels of greenhouse gas emissions.