New biorefinery finds treasure in Starbucks' spent coffee grounds and stale bakery goods

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ScienceDaily (Aug. 20, 2012) — With 1.3 billion tons of food trashed, dumped in landfills and otherwise wasted around the world every year, scientists have now 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.

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Their report on a project launched in cooperation with the Starbucks restaurant chain
 
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