Fish guts for compost. Mussel shells for driveway surfacing. These are a couple of the ways seafood processors are repurposing “residuals” to create additional revenue streams, rather than just ...
A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste. A LeftCoast worker pouring a bucket of discarded shells into a machine. This time of year, bushels of rhubarb, potatoes, and ...
The shells of crustaceans and wood waste such as branches pruned from trees usually end up in landfills. These waste materials are given a new lease of life to become nutritional supplements and ...
Lobster bisque and shrimp cocktail make for scrumptious meals, but at a price. The food industry generates 6 million to 8 million metric tons of crab, shrimp and lobster shell waste every year.
Plastic waste is at an all-time high, with reports of tiny plastic falling from the sky even being seen as recently as 2020. But as many try to find ways to deal with the growing trash that litter our ...