Environmental dimension
The project starts from the question of whether expired milk and its companion materials can be reused. Reading its environmental impact requires data covering input materials, energy, processing, transport and the performance of the resulting material.
What the idea aims at
Stated aims, not measured outcomes
- Reusing an expired material instead of discarding it.
- Using locally available companion materials.
- Exploring a potential agricultural use for the resulting material.
What the study measured
The actual measurement boundary
- Sample properties through material analyses.
- Cowpea response to defined treatments in a pot experiment.
Impact assessment
Data required before any environmental figure
The site presents no emissions calculator, no carbon-neutrality claim and no waste-reduction percentage. Such figures require a methodology and data that this study did not collect.
Input material quantities and their origin.
Energy used in drying and processing.
Transport and handling.
Performance of the resulting material over longer periods and in different conditions.
Reported in the project research report; not the result of new independent verification.