A cannabis-waste startup has been selected to receive a $250,000 grant from Colorado to find aftermarket uses for hemp and marijuana waste. 9Fiber of Silver Spring, Maryland, plans to process waste hemp and marijuana stalks for industrial purposes such as bioplastics, construction materials and animal bedding. 9Fiber said it plans to collect hemp and marijuana stalks from companies that would otherwise have to pay to have the waste removed, then use a chemical process to decorticate the stalks into fiber and hurd, the woody core of a cannabis stalk.
The company’s proprietary process removes all traces of THC and CBD from the cannabis waste. ( Just like MWM)
Colorado changed its marijuana law earlier this year to allow marijuana “fibrous waste” to be recycled, not just destroyed. But the waste can be used only for “industrial fiber products,” not human consumption.
Previously, cannabis waste had to be rendered unrecognizable.
This may be the end of micron waste. I think it makes much more sense to convert the cannabis stalks into reusable construction materials and clothing vs. converting into repottable water or sewage water.
Especially since the world is running out of sand, the most extracted solid material in the world used in concrete and asphalt.
https://hempindustrydaily.com/cannabis-waste-recycler-wins-colorado-grant-to-develop-aftermarket-hemp-products/