Company seeks investment to scale its process for converting biodegradable waste into biosecure feed and fertilizer.

Amid the tall ceilings of a massive lab, innovation is bubbling to the surface. "We're trying to convert the food waste to bioplastic," said Drew Wang, the principal investigator of a new project at ...

Mexican company Biofase has developed a patented process to convert discarded avocado pits into biodegradable plastics that decompose in 240 days, compared to centuries for conventional plastics. The ...

Editor’s note: The Lab Report is a weekly series in The Badger Herald’s print edition where we take a deep dive into the (research) lives of students and professors outside the classroom. University ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to billions of pounds every year rotting in landfills and emitting greenhouse ...