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# Orange is the new ... Green?
- URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/orange-is-the-new-green/
- Published: 2017-08-24T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-12-31T00:35:16.000Z
- Author: TheChocolateWire
- Tags: The Wire

Sixteen years after a controversial biodegradation plan allowed 1,000 truckloads of orange peels to be unloaded onto a barren, deforested area of Costa Rican land, a team of Princeton researchers has discovered unexpectedly positive results.

> The area that was covered with orange waste is now a lush, overgrown forest with richer soil and more tree species than the adjacent land that was untreated.

Read the full article: [New Atlas](http://newatlas.com/orange-peel-forest-costa-rica/51012/?ref=thechocolatelife.com)

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Comment by: Sehgalbalpreet

Posted on: Sep 02, 2017

wow this is indeed great effort and this should be adopted by other countries also.

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Comment by: DiscoverChoc

Posted on: Aug 23, 2017

I think this is a very cool example of taking what might end up in a landfill and make good use of it. However, politics – once again – stopped what is now known to be a very promising program.