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Food waste(食物残渣) is a big problem in Japan and the world. In 2019, Japan produced 5.7 million tons of food waste. The government is working on reducing this to 2.7 million by 2030.
Now, University of Tokyo researchers in Japan have created a new technology that uses food waste in a surprising way. Student Kota Machida and Professor Yuya Sakai say the operation can turn food waste into a strong material like cement (水泥). They say it is four times stronger than regular concrete and is sustainable. And you can eat it.
Through a process of drying, crushing, and compressing(压缩)the food waste, Sakai and his student Machida had successfully made cement from food waste without plastic. "The most challenging part was that each type of food waste requires different temperatures and pressure levels," Sakai said.
The team have used different types of food waste to make the cement, including tea leaves, orange peels, coffee grounds, and leftover lunch materials. They've adjusted flavors with different spices and found the colors, smell and taste of the cement can be quite attractive.
Machida and his two friends have created a company called Fabula, Inc. They are working with other companies to use the material to make products for the home. "If this cement could replace plastic and cement products, it may help slow global warming linked to food waste," said Machida.