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In 2017, Lester Black publicized that 1.7 million pounds of cannabis waste had been produced in the state of Washington between the years of 2014 through 2017. Neither the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board nor the Department of Ecology kept track of how this cannabis waste was disposed of.<ref>https://www.thestranger.com/weed/2017/07/26/25307388/washingtons-weed-industry-has-a-million-pound-waste-problem</ref> While industrial composting facilities can help turn biomass into soil, work is needed to partner with growers and composters to ensure this potent circular economy is grown. Another promising avenue being researched and developed for the mass repurposing of cannabis waste is in the production of [[biochar]].<ref>https://stbe.appstate.edu/news/researching-biochar-hemp-waste</ref> | In 2017, Lester Black publicized that 1.7 million pounds of cannabis waste had been produced in the state of Washington and sent to landfills (releasing [[methane]] emissions) between the years of 2014 through 2017. Neither the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board nor the Department of Ecology kept track of how this cannabis waste was disposed of.<ref>https://www.thestranger.com/weed/2017/07/26/25307388/washingtons-weed-industry-has-a-million-pound-waste-problem</ref> | ||
While industrial composting facilities can help turn biomass into soil, work is needed to partner with growers and composters to ensure this potent circular economy is grown. Another promising avenue being researched and developed for the mass repurposing of cannabis waste is in the production of [[biochar]].<ref>https://stbe.appstate.edu/news/researching-biochar-hemp-waste</ref> | |||
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Cascadia is one of the planet's leading bioregions growing Hemp.
Biomass Waste
In 2017, Lester Black publicized that 1.7 million pounds of cannabis waste had been produced in the state of Washington and sent to landfills (releasing methane emissions) between the years of 2014 through 2017. Neither the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board nor the Department of Ecology kept track of how this cannabis waste was disposed of.[1]
While industrial composting facilities can help turn biomass into soil, work is needed to partner with growers and composters to ensure this potent circular economy is grown. Another promising avenue being researched and developed for the mass repurposing of cannabis waste is in the production of biochar.[2]