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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

RECYCLED STEEL. Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. In fact, creating products from recycled steel utilizes 40% less water and reduces mining wastes by 97%. BIO-BASED AND RECYCLED INSULATION. Greenfiber® , manufactured in the U.S.,

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‘We can’t recycle our way out’

Grist

Less than 10 percent of the stuff actually gets recycled, but chemical recycling offers the promise of rebuilding the molecule chains that are broken down with heat, as well as the possibility of converting plastics into fuels and other compounds. Upstream, packaging design decisions can also help make products more recyclable.