How Japanese knotweed presents an opportunity for carbon capture

Nic Seal explains how the UK’s Japanese knotweed problem could present an opportunity for carbon capture
Every year, the Japanese knotweed removal industry generates thousands of tonnes of plant waste, which is consigned to landfill. Here, it regrows or decays, giving off gases such as methane. We need aContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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