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Sustainable Coffee Shops: Your Getting Started Guide

Green Business Bureau

In 2022, 48% of all new coffee products carried an ethical or environmental claim – which is close to double the number from almost a decade ago (2012). When choosing coffee beans to source for your coffee shop, look for certifications such as organic, Fairtrade , UTZ , or Rainforest Alliance. for a greener product.

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Sustainable funerals: Part 1 – with Ethical.net

Low Impact

However, since signing the Oslo-Paris (OSPAR) agreement, the UK government halved crematoria’s mercury emissions by 2012. The body becomes brittle and breaks up into small particles which are freeze dried and placed into a biodegradable container for burial. Recomposition / natural organic reduction. Biodegradable urns.

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Taming plastic waste with silica plastic blocks

AGreenLiving

According to 2012 estimations by the Central Pollution Control Board of India (CPCB), India generates close to 26,000 tons of plastic a day. Furthermore, as non-biodegradable waste, the plastic ends up polluting rivers, agricultural land and even estates. This plastic waste litters streets, landfills and the seas.