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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q2 2021

Greentown Labs

Twenty-six startups joined our community in Q2 2021, working on innovations as diverse as kinetic wave energy, soil carbon measurement, efficient wind turbine installation, and electric, uncrewed surface vehicles. Electricity. REI is a C-corp in the business of converting waste into clean, sustainable energy.

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The Blue Economy: Importance of Ocean Conservation

Green Tech Challenge

Achieving a sustainable Blue Economy requires amplified conversation, education and intentional efforts in ocean conservation. Waste Reduction The reduction of non-biodegradable waste is another plausible solution to ocean conservation. They have created an organic straw which is edible and creates zero waste; the ZEOStraw.

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OFS furniture is eco-driven from tree to delivery

AGreenLiving

Replanting and maintenance of the forest led to the current 7,100 acres held and monitored by OFS and the Menke family. OFS is also partnered with One Tree Planted, a nonprofit organization dedicated to global reforestation. The act of planting a tree is powerful and symbolic. It’s something we continue to take very seriously.”

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Finding a Sustainability Career in Business

Green Business Bureau

Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. Finding the best options and opportunities for you will depend on your education, skills, expertise, experience, interests and passion. Energy Manager.

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Sustainability Guide for Restaurants: Waste Management Practices for a Lower Carbon Footprint

Green Business Bureau

While you can’t determine what guests do with their leftovers once they leave, you can provide to-go boxes made from sustainable materials that are compostable, biodegradable, or made from post-consumer recycled content. Poor monitoring of buying trends and selling trends also leads to waste. Inventory management. Employee culture.

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Finding a Sustainability Career in Business

Green Business Bureau

Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. Finding the best options and opportunities for you will depend on your education, skills, expertise, experience, interests and passion. Energy Manager.

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Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste

Green Business Bureau

A good business waste management system will address these 7 different types of waste across the entire organization. This is because composting facilities optimize the organic breakdown of food to reduce the amount of methane emitted. Hazardous waste. For instance, in Massachusetts , many vendors take pallets back after the delivery.

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