Business Green
APRIL 7, 2022
Consumer goods giants continue to face growing scrutiny over their reliance on plastics in their packaging, with fresh research published yesterday having found microplastics in products manufactured by almost 90 per cent of the top-selling cosmetics brands. What we do know is that these products, used day-in day-out, contain plastic.
Green Business Bureau
JULY 4, 2022
Sustainable fashion definition. Synthetic fabrics such as polyester – which accounted for 52% of global fiber production in 2018 – take hundreds of years to biodegrade. Natural fibers take very little time to biodegrade relative to their synthetic counterparts, making them the more environmentally friendly textile choice.
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Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
One of the biggest culprits of plastic and styrofoam pollution in the world is the packaging materials that companies use in shipping their products. From post-consumer recycled paper products to unique biodegradable materials, here’s a great overview of the latest options for your business shipping needs.
Grist
OCTOBER 1, 2022
When dealing with the life cycle of plastic, hundreds of solutions await, from alternative bioplastics that might be able to degrade themselves through the magic of fungus, to complex chemical recycling that can break plastics down to become other petroleum products or to be rebuilt good as new.
Business Green
AUGUST 24, 2020
Environmental arguments are continuing to be made both for and against the inclusion of compostable plastics in the government's planned plastics tax. Expert evidence and public opinion align in saying that each plastic stream must adapt its own solution immediately.
Business Green
JANUARY 6, 2023
Degradable / Biodegradable. If not, or if the item will ultimately pile up in a landfill, burn in an incinerator or be recycled, then avoid the term and its siblings, such as 'oxo-biodegradable'. Are you telling the customer they're getting something recycled or biodegradable? Plastic neutral. What does that even mean?
Grist
JANUARY 8, 2021
And the tough, fiber-reinforced plastics blades are made of don’t break down easily once they’re in the ground. They are very difficult to move around, and they are not biodegradable,” Bank said. But it is “definitely better to build bridges out of the blades.”.
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