💬 Quoted… “Hoping to change the world one stool at a time.”

• A pair of European companies are leaning hard into the concept of “waste not, want not.” Last week, Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air announced a deal to buy jet fuel made of human waste from a UK startup called Firefly, which says its human stool-based product is “chemically indistinguishable” from conventional jet fuel and emits ~70% less carbon. The deal, which could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 15 years, is aimed at bringing Wizz Air in line with EU laws requiring airlines to use at least 20% sustainable jet fuel by 2035.

💊 Stat of the Day: The US faced a total of 323 active drug shortages in the first three months of this year, representing the highest figure on record dating back to 2001, per data from the University of Utah Drug Information Service. Affected medications include Adderall, Ozempic, epinephrine, amoxicillin, chemotherapy medications, and some injections commonly used in intensive care.

🤔 Did You Know?... SpaceX’s Starlink internet service is responsible for more than half of all active satellites orbiting Earth (~5,400 out of ~9,500 total satellites).

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