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How to Reduce Packaging Waste

The Environmental Blog

Support Brands with Sustainable Packaging Many companies are now using eco-friendly packaging materials like biodegradable plastics or recycled paper. Compost Organic Waste If you have food scraps or other organic waste, consider composting them instead of throwing them away.

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The world-changing potential of STEAM-powered youth

GreenBiz

An Indigenous educator, inventor, author and environmental activist, Boyer has, at age 20, already accomplished more than most adults to increase diversity, accessibility and affordability in the STEAM education space — science, technology, engineering, art and math. . On that note, meet Danielle Boyer, who promises to be no exception.

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This luxury eco-lodge in Panama includes a permaculture farm

AGreenLiving

Toiletries are all organic, biodegradable and zero-waste, while the en suite shower uses purified rainwater collected on-site. For example, in 2011, The Lodges Community work partnered with the nonprofit organization Education is Power in order to fundraise for educational programs in the local area. +

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Sustainable Event Planning: Getting Started Guide for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Organizations that hold or manage large events such as conferences, business meetings, concerts, fairs, weddings, or any large get-together need to consider the impact these events have on the planet. If you’re an event planner, you should organize your events so that they impact the community, the environment, and the economy positively.

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Greentown Go Make 2023 with Shell Announces Startup Cohort 

Greentown Labs

converts organic waste into high-performance, insulating, greaseproof, and biodegradable packaging materials. Throughout the program, startups will benefit from mentorship, networking opportunities, educational workshops, and partnership-focused programming to support collaboration. Corumat (Yakima, Wash.

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

Greentown Labs

Haystack Ag ’s soil organic carbon measurement system employs elements of spectroscopy, dry combustion, remote sensing, and automation to help drive affordable, regenerative farming practices. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! Agtech + water.

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Green Box: a hotel amenity kit made of compostable plastic

AGreenLiving

These products are designed to be used only a few times as a quick fix, yet are often made out of long-lasting, hard plastics that end up in landfills or oceans, where they don’t biodegrade. Related: LastTissue offers a handkerchief for the modern world But the Green Box kit goes further by offering compostable toiletries.