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Latest and Greatest Recycling Technologies

GreenTech Gazette

This technology is particularly useful for food and agricultural waste. This technology can help reduce contamination in the recycling stream and improve recycling rates. Upcycling: Upcycling is a process that transforms waste materials into new, higher-value products.

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Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste

Green Business Bureau

Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials? Where do you install recycling bins and for what materials and waste? Such waste items include dunnage , shoring, pallets, lining, transit and packing materials, plywood, paper, cardboard, wire, plastic wrapping, and steel strapping.

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Valani launches debut collection of biodegradable clothing

AGreenLiving

The banana silk is made from a byproduct of agriculture waste; discarded banana stems are harvested to make way for new tree growth and then upcycled into this sustainable silk alternative. As an additional sustainability feature, Valani uses recycled materials as well as straw, hemp and jute for its packaging.

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Valani launches debut collection of biodegradable clothing

AGreenLiving

The banana silk is made from a byproduct of agriculture waste; discarded banana stems are harvested to make way for new tree growth and then upcycled into this sustainable silk alternative. As an additional sustainability feature, Valani uses recycled materials as well as straw, hemp and jute for its packaging.

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How companies can source leather more sustainably

Business Green

The Amazon, for example, is projected by the World Wildlife Foundation to lose one-quarter of its forests by 2030 due to cattle-ranching and agriculture. Material change in action: Gucci, owned by global luxury group Kering, has invested in innovative technologies and processes to sustainably improve its leather manufacturing.