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Most waste ends up in landfill. This scientist finds unexpected ways to give it a second life

Thermal conversion technology is being used to turn rubbish into products including vinegar, biochar and oil.

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00:23So what I get is pure cellulose that comes out and then from there I process that into other
00:28paper, leather or wood products, but it could be turned into a bioplastic, it can be turned
00:34into any uses. So you can, instead of growing a tree which takes 75 years, you can grow this in
00:40a week.
00:52We can process just under about 30,000 tonnes of biomass waste per year and 4,000 tonnes per annum
01:01of the town's municipal solid waste.
01:16I think it's important for people to see that it's possible because there are so many naysayers.
01:21I think it's important for people to see that it's possible because there are so many naysayers.
01:30I think it's important for people to see that it's possible because there are so many naysayers.
01:39you

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