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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

A local demolition site, construction dumpster or farm – Be sure to contact the property owner to get permission before hauling away any materials. RECYCLED PLASTIC. Its biodegradability, durability and high capacity for storing carbon makes hemp a promising green building material. ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS.

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Treat your partner with these eco-friendly holiday gifts

AGreenLiving

Several styles feature Better Cotton Initiative-certified or recycled cotton. Other styles incorporate recycled rubber. Shoes are constructed with durability in mind, and the company minimizes waste with zero cutoff leftovers. Each watch is packed in recycled and recyclable materials. Nena and Co.

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Eco-friendly Everlasting Forest Pavilion champions circular living in Bangkok

AGreenLiving

For this year’s Bangkok Design Week, which took place in February 2020, Thai design firm Plural Designs created the Everlasting Forest Pavilion, a temporary, tunnel-like structure built of biodegradable materials that promotes sustainable ideas and products to the public. The pavilion also includes a rest zone.