A significant portion of all food grown ends up in a landfill. It’s a problem the UN says costs the world ~$2.6 trillion each year, much of which stems from produce going bad before it’s consumed. Spoilage is also the reason why millions of people around the world go hungry — without cold storage infrastructure, the produce can’t stay fresh long enough while it’s being transported to rural areas.

Enter Apeel Sciences, the company who’s developed a plant-derived, edible coating that can keep produce from going bad for weeks longer than usual, even without refrigeration.

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