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Sustainable Growth - Turning Tofu Waste Into Natural Gas Helps Clean Rivers In Indonesia
29th November 2022
Business Insider does luxury and the circular economy very well - in this case, the latter is covered, with the waste water from tofu manufacture being converted into biogas to provide fuel for local homes.
Tofu is remarkably water-intensive, requiring 10 times the amount of water compared to soya beans, and the waste water pollutes local water courses. As a result, communities have had to adapt to this, and use the smelly by-product of tofu manufacture to produce biogas.
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Graham Watson
Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.
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