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Ruta Irbite
GREEN GRAD Ruta put her unwanted possessions in glass jars and added fungi, which can break down nature’s toughest materials like lignin and cellulose – and can even change their DNA to digest plastic. “But surely it’s better to change our behaviour in the first place.” See Ruta’s jars at GREEN GRADS on stand Z30.
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