{"id":11389,"date":"2020-12-17t00:49:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-17t00:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/peril-promise-turning-milk-into-sustainable-tees\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28t18:49:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28t18:49:28","slug":"peril-promise-food-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/peril-promise-food-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"peril & promise: turning milk into sustainable tees"},"content":{"rendered":"

imagine wearing a t-shirt made out of … spoiled milk. in our latest episode of planet forward, seen on pbs’s peril and promise and produced in association with asu’s global futures laboratory, we meet a young climate innovator who is taking the issue of food waste into his own hands. we speak with robert luo, a 24-year-old ceo who was inspired by \u2014 yes \u2014 expired milk. he saw a product that was going to waste, and, using science, he turned it into a fiber that he now weaves into sustainable t-shirts. we also meet greta hardy-mittell, a sophomore at carleton college, who highlights the work of students on campus<\/a> to eliminate piles of plastic waste from dining services. it’s a program that took just a year to get going \u2014 driven by students, propelled by the pandemic. robert and greta will impress you with great ideas, powered by imagination and innovation, that inspire action. <\/p>\n