Waste products can be more valuable than primary products?

Greenbiz reports that ethanol from grasses (vs. corn) can have leftover profits greater than ethanol -- the primary product.

Researchers are exploring how the leftover biomass from ethanol production of alfalfa could produce glues for plywood production that could replace half of the phenol formaldehyde -- a petroleum-based adhesive now used to make plywood.

That's a triple benefit! Produce ethanol. Use the waste from that process as another product -- glue. And reduce petroleum-based adhesives by replacing it with biomass sourcing.

Another example of how zero-waste innovation can have multiple impacts! So, if you have waste products...look at how they can be used. Research how they can replace other, more damaging products.

Creativity and resourcefulness can help us reclaim a healthful way of living and working!