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Welcome to Silk Logic’s Sustainability Daily Podcast, your source for the latest in green innovation, business leadership, and eco-smart technology. I’m your host. Today, we’ve got an inspiring story about transforming food waste into value, factories as the new frontier for AI, and a spotlight on a game-changing partnership making copper exploration cleaner and more efficient. Stay tuned for key takeaways you can use in your own sustainable journey.

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Our first story tackles a classic sustainability challenge: how to cut costs and waste in the food and biotech industries. Researchers have just developed a new low-cost culture medium, replacing expensive lab ingredients with nutrient-rich by-products like pineapple peels, black soldier fly larvae cake, and sugarcane molasses. Why does this matter? Traditional media required to grow lactic acid bacteria—a powerhouse ingredient for probiotics, food, and pharma—relies on pricey animal-based components.