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Forest Biorefineries: New Life for Dead Trees

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An informal look at research from the University of Maine, where scientists are turning forest-industry waste into fuel, construction materials, textiles and polymers for space-age plastics. Credit: National Science Foundation; University of Maine

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Forest Biorefineries: New Life for Dead Trees (0:52)

An informal look at research from the University of Maine, where scientists are turning forest-industry waste into fuel, construction materials, textiles and polymers for space-age plastics. Credit: National Science Foundation; University of Maine

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Watch as Waste Sleuth Todd Sutton travels to the San Francisco Water Treatment Plant to learn how restaurant cooking grease is recycled. Learn more with this clip from Planet Green's "G Word."

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