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How a Belgian Factory Is Making Fish Feed from Beer Waste
Every year, the brewing industry generates roughly 10 million tons of spent grain globally — a wet, nutrient-rich byproduct that mostly goes to low-value animal feed or landfill. But a factory in Ghent, Belgium, has found a higher purpose: turning that beer waste into high-protein fish feed for salmon farms. Lucas and Luna visit Veramaris's facility to understand the fermentation technology, the economics of circular manufacturing, and why this matters for an aquaculture industry that currently relies heavily on wild-caught fishmeal. They walk through the numbers: how many liters of beer…
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