date:Aug 24, 2012
Hong Kong.
The group asked about applying Lins biorefinery technology to one of its members, Starbucks Hong Kong, so researchers would collect the waste weekly from the retail outlet.
Estimates say that Starbucks Hong Kong produces nearly 5,000 tons of used grounds and unconsumed waste bakery items every year.
Currently, it is incinerated, composted or disposed of in landfills but the process could convert it into useful products
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Carol Lin, a visiting assistant professor in the sch