Unsustainable

JUNE 17, 2020

It’s incredibly versatile, strong, sustainably grown, and biodegradable. Normally, the stems and leaves become unproductive waste with over 1 billion kilograms thrown out year. This makes it easier to separate them from the waste areas of the plant. Piñatex is manufactured as bolts of fabric reducing the amount of waste.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 2, 2021

Carihola believes making quality products is the solution to fast fashion waste. However, when the shirts, sleepwear, socks, masks, towels and bedding do reach landfills, bamboo is a naturally biodegradable fiber that releases no harmful chemical waste as it breaks down. ” + Carihola Images via Carihola.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Founded in 2007, New York based Ecovative Design leverages the naturally binding properties of mycelium — mushroom’s root structure — in several sustainable materials. In the cases of Mushroom Packaging and Piñatex, their biological source is considered an agricultural byproduct or waste. Here’s what I uncovered. Producing just 2.69

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Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

.” In this newsletter, we’re rounding up a handful of the materials — from apple waste to artificial spider silk — that are already on the market, offering a glimpse of a plastic-free future for our textiles. Shrimp shells: TômTex’s bio fabrics are made out of the waste from mushrooms and shrimp shells.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2021

Taking measures to reduce waste entering the water . Water pollution – Garbage, wood waste, fuels and other non-biodegradable products are being dumped into waterways for convenience polluting our water systems and oceans. Limit Waste in Water . Installing solar panels. Prioritizing recycling .

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Google prides itself on having been carbon-neutral since 2007, with data centers that use 50% less energy than is typical. Here’s a cool one: Molly Morse of Mango Materials shared how her company uses methane gas to make biodegradable plastic. But you should expect the unexpected from Google.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Turning mycelium into packaging that’s ‘compatible with the planet’ Founded in 2007, New York based Ecovative Design leverages the naturally binding properties of mycelium — mushroom’s root structure — in several sustainable materials. Here’s what I uncovered. Producing just 2.69

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