A Medium for Rapid Dissemination of Information on Basic and Applied R&D in Bioconversion of Wastes to Bioproducts

Abstract

Today, we are faced with a planet where waste generation has taken a dimension never before experienced in recorded history. These wastes, mainly generated from both renewable and nonrenewable resources, constitute a major problem to sustainability and myriad of negative environmental consequences. Fossil fuels are fast depleting, forest/forest resources are at their lowest in the history of planet earth. The negative consequences of human activities on the atmospheric greenhouse gases, global warming, inter alia are obvious. It is imperative that we find a way to reuse the limited natural resources at our disposal, find scientific and sustainable approaches to natural resource conservation (i.e. use and management), in order to ensure their perpetuity. Actions in line with this would call for effective bioconversion of wastes to bioproducts useful in medicines, food and agricultural products.