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Project sets out to create compostable crop sensors

Envirotec Magazine

An international research collaboration is setting out to find new ways of monitoring crop growth with biodegradable sensors which can be composted at the end of their lifespan. The team aim to make the patch completely biodegradable, and capable of nourishing the soil once it reaches the end of its period of usefulness.

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Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled

Envirotec Magazine

These chemicals have had unforeseen adverse effects, largely because of their non-biodegradability. The persistence of POPs POPs are toxic organic chemical substances that are resistant to degradation and have been used extensively in pesticide and industrial chemical manufacture and released during chemical and agricultural processes.

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

Offering an alternative to polystyrene, polypropylene and other protective or insulating packaging, Mushroom Packaging infuses locally sourced agricultural byproducts (such as hemp hurd or rice hulls) with mushroom spores. In the cases of Mushroom Packaging and Piñatex, their biological source is considered an agricultural byproduct or waste.

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Finding a Sustainability Career in Business

Green Business Bureau

Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. Energy Manager. Energy managers focus on the operations and functions that require power. Project Leader, Program Manager.

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Finding a Sustainability Career in Business

Green Business Bureau

Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. Energy Manager. Energy managers focus on the operations and functions that require power. Project Leader, Program Manager.

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Meet the Startups Inside Greentown HQ’s Wet Lab

Greentown Labs

Where else can you find entrepreneurs at neighboring benches working on innovations as diverse as filtration, energy storage, building materials, alternative proteins, and battery metal recycling? Read about our 11 wet lab startups below: Agriculture. Electricity. We like to say that Greentown’s wet lab is a special place.

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Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste

Green Business Bureau

Waste and waste by-products can easily make their way into the air, soil, and water sources. This section also includes industry-specific waste items such as medical waste , agricultural waste , and oil and gas production waste. Examples include transitioning to biofuel and electric run vehicles and machinery.

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