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Environmentally friendly leather wins European circular economy startup award

Envirotec Magazine

The textile is seemingly produced without the use of toxins and is “organic and biodegradable.” ” The ability to customise the thickness and texture makes Gelatex attractive for both the textile and automotive industry. THE BOX is offered as “packaging-as-a-Service”, at no additional cost, said LivingPackets.

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Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics

GreenBiz

There's an obvious wow factor to using new material that's truly biodegradable or recyclable, just as IKEA is replacing plastic foam packaging with mushroom-based material that can be grown in a week, reused and then composted in a month. Chief marketing officers. Yet advancing circularity also helps to meet climate targets.

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Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics

Business Green

There's an obvious wow factor to using new material that's truly biodegradable or recyclable, just as IKEA is replacing plastic foam packaging with mushroom-based material that can be grown in a week, reused and then composted in a month. Chief marketing officers. Yet advancing circularity also helps to meet climate targets.