AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Banana leaves as packaging If you’ve ever had the good fortune to visit a southern Indian restaurant in Asia, you may have been served dinner on a banana leaf instead of a plate. Seoul residents are now required to discard their food waste in special biodegradable bags, which cost families an average of six dollars per month.
Sustainability Consulting
MARCH 11, 2021
The platforms will be kept afloat by buoys designed to biodegrade once they reach the deep ocean, at which point the kelp will fall to the ocean floor, taking its carbon with it. It ranges from 10 percent of GDP in advanced economies to more than 30 percent in South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa.
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Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 2, 2022
As WRAP puts it, the six projects will help towards transformation of the plastics system by stopping waste, addressing harmful emissions from new plastic production, and ensuring we keep plastic in the economy and out of the natural environment. The film is compostable and biodegradable on land and sea without human intervention.
Grist
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Meanwhile, innovators of all ages are developing plastic alternatives made from things like fish skin, vegetable starches and other biodegradable substances that offer the promise of rapid decomposition when disposed of properly, a sharp contrast with the thousands of years that traditional plastics may linger in the environment.
AGreenLiving
MARCH 16, 2020
The masks are made of the plastic polypropylene, which is not easily biodegradable. Hong Kong’s dense population means that its citizens have struggled with plastic waste. What’s more, Hong Kong does not effectively recycle all its waste. Unfortunately, these protective masks have been harming the environment. Why is that?
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Gifts, holiday products, and everyday items are made to order for freshness and to reduce waste. Packaging is also environmentally-friendly with the use of recycled post-consumer materials and refill systems for products to minimize waste. It’s zero-waste, biodegradable and handcrafted.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
As the world is now seeing with the net zero transition, the deforestation crisis, and, of course, the avalanche of plastic waste, the final part of the journey is the hardest. The majority of ocean plastic enters the sea from 10 main entry points, eight of which are in Asia. Delivering on those initial pledges can take decades.
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