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Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic

Envirotec Magazine

UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. It’s because they need specific manmade conditions to biodegrade, and many degrade into microplastics, which contaminate our oceans and food chain for centuries”.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. RECYCLED PLASTIC. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials.

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Ask a Climate Innovator?—?Haley Marie Keith, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at MITO…

Clean Energy Trust

In the past, mankind moved from wood to metal to plastics, the next evolution is polymers. The trucks could haul packaged consumable goods in reusable or biodegradable packaging and we could see a truly sustainable supply chain?—?all Discovered in 2004, graphene was the new “wonder material”?—?the Why does your company matter?