Episode 135

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11th Mar 2025

Mining and Microbes: A New Era of Environmental Solutions

Harnessing Synthetic Biology for Sustainable Mining and Pollution Mitigation.

In this episode of The Greener Way, guest host Michelle Baltazar interviews Nicole Richards, CEO of  Allonnia, about the company's use of synthetic biology to address sustainability issues. The discussion covers Allonia’s work in accelerating nature's process of breaking down contaminants like PFAS, and their initiatives in the mining sector to reduce waste and greenhouse gas emissions. The episode highlights  Allonnia's partnerships in Australia, significant investors including BHP, Vale, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the company's aim to commercialise these technologies.



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Conversations about people, planet and profit-for-purpose in a complex world, brought to you by the publishers of FS Sustainability.
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