The Environmental Blog
MARCH 19, 2020
Clothing production has approximately doubled since 2000, and it doesn’t show signs of slowing down. The microplastics in clothes are non-biodegradable and pollute the water. In 2012, they produced 840 million articles of clothing. With production that high, the environmental effects increase drastically.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Most plastic pollution comes from inadequate collection and disposal of larger plastic debris known as macroplastics, but leakage of microplastics (synthetic polymers smaller than 5 mm in diameter) from things like industrial plastic pellets, synthetic textiles, road markings and tyre wear are also a serious concern.
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Unsustainable
OCTOBER 12, 2019
MJ l –1 —as much as 2000 times the energy cost of producing tap water.” Then there is the energy investment required. No health benefits whatsoever have been shown, with the rare exception of avoiding an outbreak of E. coli, from preferring bottled water to tap water, and yet the cost difference is truly astounding.
Green Business Bureau
JANUARY 18, 2023
The word Anthropocene was coined by biologist Eugene Stormer and chemist Paul Crutzen in 2000 and has since gained popularity and acclaim. . Today we find ourselves in the Anthropocene , an unofficial unit of geologic time where human activity has started to have a notable and significant impact on the Earth’s climate and ecosystems.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 21, 2021
in 2000, the New York Times expressed that it arrived just at the right time as consumers had become more likely to hunt for bargains rather than shop at department stores and it was now “more chic to pay less.” This consumption demand has driven fashion retailers to producing almost twice the amount of clothing than they did in 2000. .
EDF + Business
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Founded in 2000, Ecocem has four manufacturing facilities across Western Europe, selling into several major international markets including France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Scandinavia, the UK, etc.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 21, 2021
in 2000, the New York Times expressed that it arrived just at the right time as consumers had become more likely to hunt for bargains rather than shop at department stores and it was now “more chic to pay less.” This consumption demand has driven fashion retailers to producing almost twice the amount of clothing than they did in 2000. .
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