waste matter

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Renewable natural gas, also known as biogas or RNG, is a carbon-neutral form of gas sourced from organic waste matter and landfills.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Brinton’s resume suggests the Department of Energy is hiring a qualified candidate and Brinton also advised the Trump administration on nuclear waste matter, according to a Wikipedia entry.

From Washington Times • Feb. 18, 2022

Researchers like me are using enzymes to transform leafy waste matter from crops and other sources into sugars that can be consumed by microorganisms – typically, bacteria and fungi such as yeast.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2021

For the new paper, they investigated further by dissecting three wombats, and making a model of how wombat innards shape waste matter as it moves through the intestine on its way out.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2021

It was truly waste matter, with no nutrients in it.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel