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How to Reduce Packaging Waste

The Environmental Blog

It’s no secret that pollution and waste are big problems in today’s world. All those mountains of packaging waste? Why Reducing Packaging Waste Matters We’ve got a serious packaging waste problem, thanks to things like online shopping, lots of throwaway stuff, and not enough recycling. It’s true!

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Busting waste and recycling myths

Envirotec Magazine

Whether you’re a happy-go-lucky ‘wish-cycler’ – tossing waste in the hope it can be recycled – or one who routinely agonizes over different diameters of plastic wrapping, there’s no harm in picking up a clearer understanding of the whole process. It turns out there are two types of receipts floating around out there.

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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. “ The typical conference attendee produces more than four pounds of waste and nearly 400 pounds of CO 2 emissions a day.

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Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste

Green Business Bureau

Achieve zero waste with our waste management checklist. The ultimate goal of this waste management checklist is to achieve zero waste. By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials.

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Green Box: a hotel amenity kit made of compostable plastic

AGreenLiving

Designed to help tackle plastic waste in the hospitality industry, the Green Box is a circular hotel amenities kit full of bathroom items made from compostable plastic. Guests are educated about sustainable practices and the compostable material itself while familiarizing themselves with the circular economy and greener waste streams.

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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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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.