Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

This natural, biodegradable diaper that is as gentle on the planet as it is on a baby's skin.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The Vollebak Plant and Algae T-Shirt is an example of clothing that is produced with a vision for the end of the product lifecycle, when the shirt will biodegrade within a few months.

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Biodegradable 223

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

From post-consumer recycled paper products to unique biodegradable materials, here’s a great overview of the latest options for your business shipping needs. It is biodegradable and recyclable, and can often be used for renewable energy. Sustainable Packaging Using Innovative Biodegradable Bioplastics.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2020

Packaging firm DS Smithand and Aquapak, a developer of biodegradable polymer, are teaming up to develop sustainable fibre based packaging solutions that they say will replace hard to recycle packaging made from combined materials such as cardboard and plastic. Hydropol resin pellets. ”

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Biodegradable straws are one of the alternatives available that fit these criteria. Biodegradable materials such as paper, on the other hand, can break down in a matter of months – or even weeks. In this article, we want to share some of the real environmental benefits that biodegradable straws promise.

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Eco-Business

MARCH 4, 2022

With the official stance shifting from all-in to wait-and-see, the future of biodegradable plastic in China is uncertain.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2019

According to the press release , “Chlorophyll Water has integrated a proprietary organic additive into the bottle mold of their 100% recyclable, BPA-free and non-toxic 20 fluid ounce bottle that accelerates the natural biodegradation of their bottle in biologically active landfills and anaerobic digesters.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 13, 2022

FREITAG started as a clothing design company that made sustainable upcycled clothing out of truck tarps. It's a unique story that led directly to where the company is now, with its own sustainable fabric for durable clothing.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Material design is all about adapting fabrics to perform better and be less impactful to the environment. Technology by Cocona Labs does both.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, although most people would agree there is beauty in nature. Artist and textile designer Yi Hsuan Sung has taken that common view of natural beauty and used it to create a varied line of products for the home.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Kapok is a fiber you may have never heard of, yet it’s commonly used in many products. And now, at least one company has figured out how to turn it into clothing.

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Biodegradable 174

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Polymer scientists from the University of Groningen have developed a starch-based polymer that makes it possible to create a fully biodegradable soft material for sensors. Lan, Loos, and their colleagues have developed an alternative to these complex polymers: a biodegradable material that decomposes in a matter of weeks to a few months.

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Green Living Guy

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The post How Proteins Can Be Used to Create Biodegradable Materials appeared first on Green Living Guy. According to the Earth Day Foundation, nearly 8 million metric tons of plastic find their way into the Earth’s oceans each year, sinking to depths of as many as 11 km deep.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

More regulatory measures have created dual challenges for the global chemicals industry: first, the significantly higher demands for chemical biodegradation testing and persistence assessments; and second, the fact that these assessments are highly complex and full of challenges, with notable gaps in available guidance.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 10, 2020

For starters, it's a material that is readily available, biodegradable and affordable.

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Biodegradable Plastics 544

Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 25, 2021

How many tubes of toothpaste do you think you've used and tossed in your life?

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Biodegradable 270

Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The fully biodegradable and compostable packaging innovation has been developed in Edinburgh with support from Innovate UK and Sky Ocean Ventures. As a result, it claims the container is fully biodegradeable and compostable, and can break down in the natural environmental without causing any harmful impact within 12 months.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Environmentalists say straws are harmful, and the argument makes a lot of sense. But as an iconic beverage accessory, many people don't know how to live without straws. Thanks to Phade, they don't have to.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

What if you could buy clothes and shoes the same way that we buy milk? There's no doubt fashion can.

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Biodegradable Fashion 247

Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Bacardi is bringing some good cheer to this rough year.

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Biodegradable 228

Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 13, 2022

FREITAG started as an accessories company making bags out of upcycled truck tarps. It’s a unique story that led directly to where the company is now, with its own sustainable fabric for durable clothing.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2019

Confusion among terms like bioplastics, bio-based and biodegradable plastics makes it hard to discern and make the environmentally responsible choice.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2021

The development of bioplastics – plastics that are biodegradable and made of natural materials – provides businesses with eco-friendly alternatives for packaging and products, especially single-use items that contribute a lot of waste. What are bioplastics and are they truly biodegradable? Types of Bioplastic Degradability.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Bruvi looks like many other single-serve coffee pod systems; however, the pod that goes into the machine is very different.

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Biodegradable 223

AGreenLiving

JUNE 25, 2021

But what if those pesky toothpaste tubes were made of something biodegradable ? It’s packaged in biodegradable tubes, which can be a big step toward lessening the plastics nightmare the Earth currently finds itself in. Finally, fully biodegradable toothpaste tubes are here. Every year, 1.5 Originally posted here:Â .

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Light bulbs and lamp shades go together like peanut butter and jelly so when Plumen had an idea for a natural looking shade, they turned to designer Luke Deering with very specific goals in mind: make it elegant and make it sustainable. The Hive shade is the result of a vision to use biomorphic design to make a shade look like a natural honeycomb.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

A Brooklyn-based startup is building electric motorcycles that are made from recyclable and natural biodegradable materials. The idea was to create the motorcycle of tomorrow,” Tarform founder Taras Kravtchouk told the New York Times. “If If you were to build a bike with sustainability in mind, what principles would it be [based on]?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 12, 2020

From phone cases to a new line of soaps, Pela offers products for a zero-waste lifestyle.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In an effort to help reduce food packaging waste, non-alcoholic spirit company Seedlip is introducing a Mycelium Gift Pack wrapped in biodegradable mushroom packaging. This fully bio-contributing material is also biodegradable, recyclable and compostable. Seedlip has partnered with the Magical Mushroom Company, a U.K.-based

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Scientists have developed biodegradable food packaging material that kills microbes that contaminate foods. One of the most efficient ways to enhance food safety and reduce spoilage and waste is to develop efficient biodegradable non-toxic food packaging materials,” said Demokritou. Chan School of Public Health, U.S.

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Green Living Guy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Four students from the University of Arkansas have launched a startup company around technology developed by U of M biochemist Simo Sarkanen, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, that would manufacture biodegradable plastic shopping bags. The founders formed cycleWood Solutions Inc.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 11, 2020

The post How Biodegradable Is Your Green Mattress? .” In an industry, like the mattress industry is one that lacks established standards. As well as definitions of these terms. These labels may apply to only one part and not the entire mattress. That begs questioning Continue Reading. appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MARCH 15, 2021

With the National Plastic Plan, Australia aims to address challenges with biodegradable, recyclable and compostable plastics.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Despite the promises and inflated price tag, biodegradable glitter ends up the same way as old-school glitter — wreaking havoc on aquatic ecosystems.

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Biodegradable 276

Forbes Green Tech

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The company's first product is the first certified flushable and biodegradable sanitary pad. Planera is a personal hygiene brand on a mission to prove that we don't need to compromise in order to achieve sustainability in our everyday lives.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 13, 2020

The water-repellent coating on many biodegradable products can cause harm in waste management and human health.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 16, 2020

Did you know that 128 million tons of milk are wasted every year?

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