GEELONG - Researchers from Deakin University’s Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH) have partnered with Japanese company Jet Technology to address Australia’s landfill crisis by recycling organic waste into valuable products, including converting apple waste into organic fabrics.
Australia currently creates more than 7.6 million tonnes of food waste annually, costing over $36.6 billion and producing 17.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gas.