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Jun 2017
23m 24s

Turning Fatbergs into Fuel

Bbc World Service
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Lurking in the sewers beneath the streets there are giant blobs of congealed cooking fat known as “fatbergs”. Now one company has come up with a clever way of making money out of them. Their efforts may one day change perceptions of fatbergs – turning the lumps of putrid waste into a valuable commodity.

Presenter: Tom Colls Reporter: Nick Holland

(Image: A fatberg, Credit: Thames Water)

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