The sweet smell of circularity: Unilever turns unwanted flowers into fragrance feedstocks

James Murray
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Pilot project with University of Nottingham to turn waste plants into oils that can be used in consumer products

Millions of tonnes of commercial flowers that would otherwise go to waste could be turned into cost-effective ingredients for use in a wide-range of consumer products, thanks to a new pilot project from...

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