The Environmental Blog
MARCH 19, 2020
In 2012, they produced 840 million articles of clothing. The microplastics in clothes are non-biodegradable and pollute the water. Recycled versions of cotton, wool, nylon or polyester are better for the environment than anything non-recycled. These will have an easier time biodegrading. This dynamic is a cycle.
Unsustainable
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The good news is that The Ocean Cleanup, a project envisioned in 2012 by a Dutch teenager, has finally started operations and hauled in its first 60 bags of trash , captured by a floating U-shaped barrier in the Pacific Ocean. The plan is to find a way to recycle the recovered plastics so that the project begins to pay for itself.
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Ecotech
AUGUST 5, 2019
of all packaging waste produced from 1994 to 2012 ended up in landfills. Eco-friendly packaging consists of packaging materials that are made from recycled materials, reusable, compostable, biodegradable, recyclable, toxin and allergen free, or those that are manufactured in an environmentally friendly way.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 21, 2021
Not all textile waste is suitable for some form of recycling and if clothes contain toxic chemicals, their potential for safe recycling and circularity is at best restricted, and at worst impossible. In 2012, Zara reduced the turnaround rate to two weeks, Forever 21 six weeks, and H&M eight weeks.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 21, 2021
Not all textile waste is suitable for some form of recycling and if clothes contain toxic chemicals, their potential for safe recycling and circularity is at best restricted, and at worst impossible. In 2012, Zara reduced the turnaround rate to two weeks, Forever 21 six weeks, and H&M eight weeks.
AGreenLiving
JUNE 23, 2020
Why recycle plastic waste? 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.
Green Business Bureau
AUGUST 17, 2022
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). Your first step would be to look to swap single-use plastics for alternative materials like paper and cardboard – such material is easily recycled and biodegradable.
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