Greenability Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2020

As a bonus, the beautiful bounty can be composted after the season. If the packaging material is Kraft paper, you can use it to wrap gifts or make gift tags. Using natural items from your yard or garden, such as flower heads, holly or pinecones, is a great way to get a fresh holiday look. Gather with zero waste.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The paper is 100% recyclable and compostable. The Wrappily storefront even has gift tags. Wrappily’s designs are made with gentle, soy-based ink. They’re also printed out with local newspaper presses, which is another type of recycling and reusing. It’s also 100% made in the USA.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

But when Dang called friends and restaurants that used to buy from his family farm, they told him they composted everything but didn't and couldn't actually track waste empirically. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency , composting isn't much better than sending food to the landfill.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 15, 2020

It is washable, reusable, compostable and comes in different sizes and specialty wraps for bread, sandwiches and more. For those who compost, several companies are also beginning to make biodegradable and compostable pods available. In contrast, refillable coffee pods can be cleaned and reused daily.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 28, 2021

These bags, along with the tea bags and tags, are certified biodegradable and household compostable. The colorful and artistic box designs are printed with vegetable ink so the boxes can also go into the recycling or the compost bin.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 29, 2020

But when Dang called friends and restaurants that used to buy from his family farm, they told him they composted everything but didn’t and couldn’t actually track waste empirically. Environmental Protection Agency , composting isn’t much better than sending food to the landfill. Is it an operational management issue?

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Waste Waste Startups Agriculture 28

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Zero waste break rooms can be achieved by: Offering reusable mugs and cups instead of disposables, Implementing a composting program for food scraps, Replacing plastic cutlery and stir-sticks with biodegradable options (wooden, bio-plastics, etc.). If your office uses coffee pods, choose biodegradable pods such as those from OneCoffee.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

If they have to use disposable items, look for things that can be made into compost after use or used multiple times. HVAC and plumbing professionals can consider keeping their own items in their truck instead of using plastic items to reduce unnecessary waste. Bookmark the permalink.

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HVAC Recycling Recycling Education 52

AGreenLiving

MAY 3, 2021

This system was used during Earth Month to help manage the company’s “30 Acts for 30 Days” campaign, which challenged employees to complete individual actions aimed at building environmental awareness such as upcycling personal items, measuring their tire pressure or setting up a composting system.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

Often blended with other fabrics, such as cotton, and typically accompanied with fixtures such as buttons, zippers and tags, polyester can be found in all types of apparel, sportswear and footwear. This design complexity makes our clothes and shoes notoriously difficult to recycle using conventional technologies. A 'truly circular' solution.

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Fashion Recycling Recycling Plastics 69

AGreenLiving

APRIL 3, 2020

Additional consideration is taken for the product packaging, which is part bio-based and able to break down at a compost facility in 24 weeks. To ensure transparency throughout the manufacturing process, each garment tag includes blockchain technology that shows the full history of the garment.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Biodegradable 36

Rinexii

OCTOBER 16, 2019

If you can start a compost heap to support your garden with, even better. A properly formed compost heap will not only reduce your garbage by a huge amount, it’ll also help sequester co2 in the soil, preventing tons of co2 from entering the atmosphere. If anyone asks why you’re doing this, just point out the price tag.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Globally, we’re diverting waste to recycling and compost at a rate of 15 percent. We are only diverting waste to recycling and compost a rate of 15 percent, and sending 85 percent of the waste in a school waste stream to the landfill, even though we could recycle and compost 92 percent of what is in a school’s waste stream.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Its starch-based compostable bag offers an alternative for consumers. Fill it Forward created a tag and app that connects to the reusable bag consumers already own, allowing them to track environmental impact, earn rewards and give back to charitable projects. Sway replaces traditional plastic with a seaweed-derived material.

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Retail Plastics IoT Recycling 51

Grist

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The spiny corpses were then taken by the truckful to a compost facility further inland. Nearby, scientists counted and weighed a sample of each load, taking notes on the purps’ size and anatomy before knifing open the spiny husks. For eager purple urchin killers, the event marked a major milestone.

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Waste Waste Carbon Organic 111

Grist

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The spiny corpses were then taken by the truckful to a compost facility further inland. Nearby, scientists counted and weighed a sample of each load, taking notes on the purps’ size and anatomy before knifing open the spiny husks. For eager purple urchin killers, the event marked a major milestone.

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