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The first key project involves a partnership with mitment to the United Nations Global Treaty on
Ecopha Biotech to create compostable water plastic pollution. Through collaborations with
bottles using food industry waste. various stakeholders, including research teams,
entrepreneurs, and policymakers, the Hub aims
The Hub is also dedicated to training the next to drive technological innovation and sustaina-
generation workforce in biomanufacturing, help- bility in plastics manufacturing, contributing to a
ing to establish a commercial bioplastics sector greener economy.
in Australia. This initiative aligns with CSIRO’s
goal of reducing plastic waste in Australia by Source:- The Hindu
80% by 2030 and supports the country's com-
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