Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say | Food waste | The Guardian
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Food scraps and mushrooms: the closed-loop garden behind the world’s first community-powered sauna | London | The Guardian
This High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades
Mexico cleaned over 100K tons of sargassum at the beginning of 2026, but is still facing a seaweed crisis due to the invasive species deeply impacting its tourism – The Times of India
Growers cut the banana plant down after one bunch and leave it in the mud, where banana fiber stronger than jute and sisal rots back into the soil
National food waste recycling promises major climate gains but comes with microplastic risks
Coffee grounds become biofuel using flame plasma pyrolysis
How Denmark Turns Agricultural Waste into Biogas at a Facility Larger Than 100 Football Fields
Jul 22
Food waste can become jet fuel through simpler refining and 50-50 blending
Clean hydrogen created from plastic waste using battery acid from old cars and solar power
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwz6009dj5o
Lincolnshire food waste biogas energy plant approved – BBC News
Not Your Average Refinery: Sustainable Energy Production Through Electrochemical Reduction Turning Kitchen Waste Into Biofuels – With Some Help From the “Muffin Monster” lInnovative Process Rapidly Turns Plant Waste Into Biofuels Major Milestone Reached for Sewage and Food Waste Biocrude Conversion Process Bioenergy Breakthrough: Cheaper Method Developed to Help Create Fuels From Plants
Miracle tree removes 98% of microplastics from drinking water, outperforming chemical alternatives
May 3
‘Miracle tree’ removes 98% of microplastics from drinking water, outperforming chemical alternatives
Converting house waste into bio-based products
https://www.ecohubmap.com/the-news/turning-human-waste-into-an-alternative-to-coal/330ahml294ohza
Exploring Sustainable energy: An overview of biochemical and thermochemical conversion of dairy and food waste