Avanguard bio-tech companies are producing synthetic palm oil and circular alternatives, to the omnipresent and destructive commodity
Palm oil can be found in over half of supermarket products…and is responsible for the plight of rainforests, it is a $71 B industry.
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American company: C-16 Bioscences —lab-grown synthetic palm oil.
- developed a technology to brew a sustainable alternative to palm oil from microbes.

“We believe that brewing palm oil like beer is the best and most likely path to developing a truly sustainable palm oil alternative.”—C16
By now, C-16 has attracted major investors such as Bill Gates. Hopefully this will be a game-changer in the future of food production.
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2. Scottish company: Revive Eco — is turning coffee ground into a alternative

Revive Eco
- this solution would save CO2 emissions in two ways: decreasing landfill waste (which releases CO2) and saving rainforests. This circular idea is genius.
“nearly half a million tonnes of grounds are created every year in the UK, with most of that findings its way to landfills.”