{"id":2150203,"date":"2026-09-17T05:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2150203"},"modified":"2026-09-17T05:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:02:33","slug":"most-waste-ends-up-in-landfill-this-scientist-finds-unexpected-ways-to-give-it-a-second-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2150203","title":{"rendered":"Most waste ends up in landfill. 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This scientist finds unexpected ways to give it a second life<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"js-playercontrols u-height-full u-position-absolute u-width-full is-autoplaying\" data-translations=\"{&quot;error&quot;:&quot;This video could not be played.&quot;,&quot;geoblocked&quot;:&quot;Sorry, this content is not available in your country&quot;,&quot;slow&quot;:&quot;This is taking longer than usual&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"js-loadtrigger js-loadtrigger__button c-loadtrigger__button\" role=\"status\"><span class=\"js-loadtrigger__label c-loadtrigger__label u-visually-hidden\">Loading the video<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" 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could be repurposed in Australia.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She began looking at waste from the abalone industry and now she&#8217;s using her expertise to enable startup businesses with new ideas on how to repurpose waste.<\/p>\n<p>What started as a research project soon led to a much bigger idea, finding value in the things we throw away.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Australian government&#8217;s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the country produces 76 million tonnes of waste each year.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s 2.9 million tonnes per person. And a significant portion of it heads straight to <strong>landfill<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But there are innovative and sometimes unexpected ways to give waste a second life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">\u2018Recovery becomes self-propelling\u2019: Five positive tipping points that can save the world<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">From tiny houses to skis: This Swedish company is finding creative uses for retired wind turbines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Transforming cellulose from food waste into paper and leather<\/h2>\n<p>Matt Barber is using his home made laboratory to get cellulose from <strong>food waste<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, what I get is pure cellulose that comes out and then from there, I process that into other paper, leather or wood products. But it could be turned into a bioplastic. It can be turned into any uses. So you can, instead of growing a tree, which takes 75 years, you can grow this in a week,\u201d explains Barber.<\/p>\n<p>For Barber, the project fits around his day job, and having Loo assist as a reliable waste broker is key to making the system work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a start up and you don&#8217;t know what to do with it and she [Loo] helps you find a market for it,\u201d says Barber.<\/p>\n<h2>Turning rubbish into vinegar and biochar<\/h2>\n<p>At a <strong>waste<\/strong> facility in Collie, Western Australia, Renergi is taking that idea even further.<\/p>\n<p>Using thermal conversion technology, the company is turning rubbish into products including vinegar, biochar and oil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can process just under about 30,000 tonnes of biomass waste per year and 4,000 tonnes per annum of the town\u2019s municipal solar waste,\u201d says Deejay Parker of Renergi.<\/p>\n<p>More than 70 per cent of the material is recovered and transformed into something new.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>biochar<\/strong> is already being put to work on fruit farms and at a winery across Southern Western Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The project has received funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, as part of efforts to expand renewable technologies into regional areas.<\/p>\n<p>And when it reaches full production, it&#8217;s expected to become one of the country&#8217;s largest producers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s important for people to see that it&#8217;s possible because there are so many naysayers,\u201d says Loo.<\/p>\n<p>A waste warrior on a mission to recycle, reuse and reimagine what we throw away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2901378-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2901378\" data-cid=\"9795981\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2901378-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/79\/59\/81\/480x270_cmsv2_f130e01f-148f-522d-9d8a-e23a757b3903-9795981.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Douglas Martin, Founder &amp; CEO, MiAlgae\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Ecotech<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Wild fish are at their limits. 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And a significant portion of it heads straight to landfill.But there are innovative and sometimes unexpected ways to give waste a second life.Transforming cellulose from food waste into paper and leatherMatt Barber is using his home made laboratory to get cellulose from food waste.\u201cSo, what I get is pure cellulose that comes out and then from there, I process that into other paper, leather or wood products. But it could be turned into a bioplastic. It can be turned into any uses. So you can, instead of growing a tree, which takes 75 years, you can grow this in a week,\u201d explains Barber.For Barber, the project fits around his day job, and having Loo assist as a reliable waste broker is key to making the system work.\u201cYou have a start up and you don&#8217;t know what to do with it and she [Loo] helps you find a market for it,\u201d says Barber.Turning rubbish into vinegar and biocharAt a waste facility in Collie, Western Australia, Renergi is taking that idea even further.Using thermal conversion technology, the company is turning rubbish into products including vinegar, biochar and oil.\u201cWe can process just under about 30,000 tonnes of biomass waste per year and 4,000 tonnes per annum of the town\u2019s municipal solar waste,\u201d says Deejay Parker of Renergi.More than 70 per cent of the material is recovered and transformed into something new.The biochar is already being put to work on fruit farms and at a winery across Southern Western Australia.The project has received funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, as part of efforts to expand renewable technologies into regional areas.And when it reaches full production, it&#8217;s expected to become one of the country&#8217;s largest producers.\u201cI think it&#8217;s important for people to see that it&#8217;s possible because there are so many naysayers,\u201d says Loo.A waste warrior on a mission to recycle, reuse and reimagine what we throw away.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/09\/17\/most-waste-ends-up-in-landfill-this-scientist-finds-unexpected-ways-to-give-it-a-second-li&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/29\/83\/1200x675_cmsv2_634059bd-132e-58dd-88dd-8f56e25ce2dc-9912983.jpg&#8221;] Iran Iran expels Swedish diplomat in tit-for-tat after Stockholm&#8217;s move Travel News From F1 to FIBA, Qatar unveils packed calendar of global events Europe Today Watch: European Commissioners react to Ursula von der Leyen&#8217;s speech Europe in Motion Is Italy Europe&#8217;s new space power? 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