The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Namely, it’s the best way to control your central heating remotely so stops you from wasting energy when you’re not home or not using it. Not only does insulation reduce energy consumption, noise pollution but it also helps keep your home warm in winter and cool in summer. #7 4 Upgrade to a smart thermostat. 7 Reuse old materials.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

This involves the process of breaking down organic matter, such as food scraps, yard waste, and other biodegradable materials, into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Composting reduces the amount of waste that goes into landfills, improves soil quality to support a healthy garden, and reduces the need for chemical fertilizers.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

But all of this stuff is made from resources of some kind, uses up energy and eventually winds up as waste. Improving data center energy efficiency helps cut down on energy waste, supports cyber security and avoids technical failures, thus creating financial savings and aiding the planet.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

In the agriculture and food industry, sustainable business practices are intended to protect the environment, reduce waste production, increase productivity, and reduce operating costs. Without thoughtful management, organic waste can emit methane gas as they decompose. What are Sustainable Business Practices?

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In fact, creating products from recycled steel utilizes 40% less water and reduces mining wastes by 97%. Recycled plastic used in construction offers a building material that has a lower carbon footprint and is stronger than brick, all while tackling our plastic waste problem ( 367 million metric tons produced globally in 2020).

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

2) The best way to reduce your carbon footprint (and minimize waste) when decorating is to feed the circular economy and buy pre-loved furniture. Items made from wood, glass, metal, leather, or marble age beautifully (and move quickly on AptDeco) — and the lived-in look is what makes a home go from cool to cozy. Buy Pre-Loved.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

If your local municipality doesn’t have recycling streams for glass and metals, reach out to waste management companies. These companies often will weigh your recycling before taking it to facilities, making it easy to track and report to stakeholders the amount of waste you’re diverting from landfills. Use No-VOC Interior Paints.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The buildup of dust can weaken HVAC system efficiency, causing it to work harder and use more energy to heat or cool your home. Leaky ducts can dump conditioned air into attics and crawl spaces, wasting energy and lowering HVAC performance. Choose certified non-toxic and biodegradable fertilizers, pesticides and weed killers.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 22, 2021

Global ROC provides an innovative technology solution for cooling tower systems that reduces chemical consumption, saves water, and decreases energy costs. REI is a C-corp in the business of converting waste into clean, sustainable energy. Manufacturing.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 9, 2019

To combat some of this waste, try your hand at decking the halls with DIY, zero-waste decor from November all the way through the new year. While most of this waste comes from gift packaging and shopping (if you haven’t already switched to reusable bags, now is the time to start!), Not to mention, they look great, too!

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

Composite is a combination of wood waste and recycled plastic, giving it the appearance of wood but with some of the properties of plastic. Linoleum has been largely replaced by PVC, but this material is unsustainable as it is made from petroleum and is not biodegradable. Straw is both a cheap and durable way to insulate a home.

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Unsustainable

JUNE 17, 2020

It’s incredibly versatile, strong, sustainably grown, and biodegradable. Normally, the stems and leaves become unproductive waste with over 1 billion kilograms thrown out year. This makes it easier to separate them from the waste areas of the plant. Piñatex is manufactured as bolts of fabric reducing the amount of waste.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

Composite is a combination of wood waste and recycled plastic, giving it the appearance of wood but with some of the properties of plastic. Linoleum has been largely replaced by PVC, but this material is unsustainable as it is made from petroleum and is not biodegradable. Straw is both a cheap and durable way to insulate a home.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 24, 2021

Energy and materials elegantly flow through ecosystems, efficiently cycling back into new forms without waste or stagnation. A circular economy is so much more than recycling or reusing waste streams, which is a reductionist understanding of what nature does. The competition and accelerator is organized by the Biomimicry Institute. (I

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AGreenLiving

MAY 24, 2021

Energy and materials elegantly flow through ecosystems, efficiently cycling back into new forms without waste or stagnation. A circular economy is so much more than recycling or reusing waste streams, which is a reductionist understanding of what nature does. The competition and accelerator is organized by the Biomimicry Institute. (I

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The company also places an earth-friendly focus on packaging, using biodegradable foam that keeps furniture safe during shipping, yet reduces to 5% of its size once the unpacking is complete. To keep factory waste low, all excess wood chips are saved and stored to use for heat during the winter months. OFS Images via OFS.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Zero-waste cocktail kit This zero-waste cocktail kit lets your siblings stir up a gimlet or French 75 anywhere. These soaps are vegan, organic , synthetic-free and, best of all, come in delicious fragrances with cool names. Vegan, biodegradable juice masks Is your sibling into clean living?

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 23, 2020

The timber-framed cabins are elevated on two-meter wooden piles and built by the company itself, but come with maintenance plans for photovoltaic panels, waste recycling and rainwater collection through reverse osmosis.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2021

These shoes are made from apple leather, a sustainably manufactured, bio-based plant leather using apple waste from Tyrol, Italy. Together they designed these super comfortable, vegan and biodegradable sneakers, featuring the world’s first hemp insole. These deodorants also come in 100% biodegradable tubes.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

A holistic and well organized sustainability plan will include several key components: Part 1: Sustainability Drivers – This section summarizes the aspects of your business that use scarce natural resources, contribute to climate change, cause environmental harm or produce useless waste. How much do we waste? Is it hazardous?

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Despite the additional complications posed by the coronavirus pandemic a record 312 institutions participated in Sierra's annual Cool Schools rankings in 2020. Here is a countdown of Sierra's top 20 Cool Schools as described by Katie: 20. Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 28, 2021

Products made from bamboo can even be softer than cotton thanks to the micro-gaps in the fabric and are fully biodegradable (as long as they haven’t been loaded with a bunch of toxic chemicals). Perhaps best of all, studies have shown that bamboo plants can produce 35% more oxygen than trees. The fabric is also backed by OEKO-TEX.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Happening worldwide on September 17th, World Cleanup Day is one of the largest civic movements in which nations unite to reduce trash and mismanaged waste. By 2050 , global municipal solid waste is expected to rise by ~70% and reach a massive 3.4 Conduct a Waste Audit. Educate Staff on Sustainable Waste Management Practices.

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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.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

In Georgia, when you flush your toilet, you might just be helping to cool a data center! Here’s a cool one: Molly Morse of Mango Materials shared how her company uses methane gas to make biodegradable plastic. You might think that means solar, and in many cases it does. But you should expect the unexpected from Google.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Depending on what your gift recipient is into, you can choose from books about everything from zero-waste cooking and vegetarianism to vegan recipes and ethical cooking. Best of all, the company’s biodegradable products don’t sacrifice sound quality. Blow everyone’s minds by bringing a box of biodegradable straws made out of hay.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Shop Cookware on Amazon Eco-friendly washable sponge Sponges are convenient and versatile, but they’re no good for the planet when they continuously add to the waste problem. Shop Larry’s Coffee on Amazon Tree Napper cooling weighted blanket Mom or dad will enjoy the comforting feel of this weighted blanket.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 1, 2020

This task can be achieved in a variety of ways, from changing your diet to reducing waste. If you have the space, plan for the seasons with cool weather leafy veggies and carrots in the spring, a salsa garden in the summer and squash in the fall. Reduce waste Becoming conscious of your waste is a huge step toward reducing it.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Part of that adaptation has been to minimize waste and champion efficiency. Another vital initiative that will help your business become more energy efficient is the switching to US Energy Star rated equipment, which covers a wide range of appliances such as heat and cooling systems and computers. To survive, business has had to adapt.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Wilson told Cool Hunting in a recent interview, “It’s all based off this one algorithm that allows you to transform a plant fiber into a wood composite,” he explained. Hemp’s versatility means every part of the plant is used, leaving no waste behind. Plus, launching a business in 2020 was no easy feat.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The vision The cool blades of grass between my toes were prickly, little sticky, teeming with ladybugs. They’re incredibly biodegradable, and will be gone by the end of winter. “It has always felt extremely wasteful to use water for these lawns,” she said. The leaves. They fell off your tree.

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