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Greek Yogurt Waste Could Be Used In Jet Fuel

This new and sustainable process for making fuel is based on how our bodies work.
Greek yogurt creates food waste that could one day be used in jet fuel.
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Your Greek yogurt creates food waste that could one day be used in jet fuel.

That’s right—when Greek yogurt is made, it leaves behind liquid whey, which is the watery remains after protein is strained from milk. A process that mixes this waste with thousands of species of bacteria and some heat

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