Biodegrading Restaurant Packaging with Leftover Food
OwnerMohammadmehdi Eslamiehinventor
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods for degrading a combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging, the method comprising: obtaining a combination of the food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging; contacting the combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging with a superworm or mealworm; and incubating the combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging and the superworm or mealworm under conditions in which the superworm or mealworm degrades both the food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging.
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A method of degrading a combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging, the method comprising:
- obtaining a combination of the food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging;
- contacting the combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging with a superworm or a mealworm;
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- incubating the combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging and the superworm or mealworm under conditions in which the superworm or mealworm degrades both the food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging.
A method of degrading a combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging, the method comprising:
- obtaining or growing superworms or mealworms and mixing with the food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging;
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- incubating the combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging and the superworms or mealworms, wherein the superworms or mealworms degrade both the food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging.
A method of degrading a combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging, the method comprising:
- obtaining a combination of the food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging;
- contacting the combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging with Tenebrio molitor;
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- incubating the combination of food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging and the Tenebrio molitor under conditions in which the Tenebrio molitor degrades both the food stuffs and non-biodegradable food packaging.
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