In Lebanon.. money for garbage

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The Lebanese youth, Pierre Baaklini, spoke about his company’s experience, saying: "We started this initiative in 2019 due to a crisis Waste located in Lebanonand we tried to provide solutions for the country and the citizens in this context, where we purchased waste directly from individuals per kilogram, and I used my own car to collect garbage that can be recycled and delivered to the sorting facilities".

And last June, Baaklini launched a service "drive through"People drive their cars to dump their waste, including metal, plastic and paper, in exchange for much-needed cash, Baaklini said. "drive-thru initiative"It is an initiative of Lebanese volunteers who collect trash from neighbors and relatives to deliver it to the drive-thru point.".

Baaklini talked about his beginnings in this field, where he said: "I graduated from school and university and did not study anything related to even for one hour with recycling, our culture is almost non-existent in terms of the concept of recycling in Lebanon, and despite that, I strived to enter this field with determination and it resulted in a great success that I cherish, and even some users of DriveThrow service can donate With money from selling rubbish to local charities that support the elderly and food banks for cancer patients".

The strangest waste recycling

After a crisis caused by large amounts of wasted food, a company in Singapore resorted to an unconventional trick to convert food waste into animal feed, agricultural fertilizer and other valuable materials, but the method used in the process seems very strange, as it depends on the larvae of the black soldier fly that feeds on the remains The food is then dried and itself becomes fodder for the animals while their droppings are converted into compost.

But this is not all that can be benefited from the process, as a company developed "insect" Specializing in this regard is a special technique for obtaining vital materials from the exoskeleton that the larvae leave behind, when they grow into a full insect.

One of these biomaterials is chitosan, an antimicrobial substance with antioxidant properties, sometimes used in the production of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Zhao Kaining spoke with Grid "CNN" American news about the company "insect" government grants, with the aim of breeding these larvae and recruiting them for the challenging and profitable task.

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The Lebanese youth, Pierre Baaklini, spoke about his company’s experience, saying: “We started this initiative in 2019 due to a crisis Waste located in LebanonAnd we tried to provide solutions for the country and the citizens in this context, as we purchased the waste directly from individuals per kilogram, and I used my own car to collect garbage that can be recycled and delivered to the sorting facilities.”

And last June, Baaklini launched a “Drive Through” service, in which people drive their cars to dump their waste, including metals, plastics and paper, in exchange for much-needed cash. They collect trash from neighbors and relatives for delivery to the drive-thru point.

Baaklini spoke about his beginnings in this field, where he said: “I graduated from school and university and did not study anything related to recycling even for one hour. I am very proud of it, and even some Drive Thru users can donate money from selling trash to local charities that support the elderly and food banks for cancer patients.”

The strangest waste recycling

After a crisis caused by large amounts of wasted food, a company in Singapore resorted to an unconventional trick to convert food waste into animal feed, agricultural fertilizer and other valuable materials, but the method used in the process seems very strange, as it depends on the larvae of the black soldier fly that feeds on the remains The food is then dried and made into animal feed itself, while their droppings are converted into compost.

But this is not all that can be gained from the process, as the company “Insecta” specialized in this regard has developed a special technology to obtain vital materials from the exoskeleton left behind by the larvae, when they grow into a full insect.

One of these biomaterials is chitosan, an antimicrobial substance with antioxidant properties, sometimes used in the production of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Zhao Kai-ning spoke with CNN about the company “Insecta”, which receives government grants, with the aim of breeding these larvae and recruiting them for the difficult and profitable task.

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