GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

Energy and materials elegantly flow through ecosystems, efficiently cycling back into new forms without waste or stagnation. The London-based startup also manufactures a biodegradable alternative to wood-based sheet materials using byproducts from food production. . Design & Packaging. New Iridium. Impossible Materials.

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Cooling Waste Waste Automotive 545

The Environmental Blog

JULY 28, 2023

Consider purchasing pet supplies like biodegradable litter produced from recycled paper or wood, as well as pet food that is manufactured with organic and ethically sourced components. Look for pet food brands that use sustainable sourcing and packaging. Use energy-saving pet supplies like water dispensers and automatic feeds.

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Sustainability Biodegradable Waste Waste 195

The Environmental Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

By giving these items a second life, we reduce the demand for new production, thus saving energy and resources in the process. Enhance Insulation with Window Shades Windows play a significant role in energy efficiency within our homes, as they are an area where heat loss frequently occurs.

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Sustainability Plastics Carbon-neutral Biodegradable 195

GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021. For companies with sustainable packaging goals, 2025 is fast approaching. That’s the year when many have pledged to become zero waste, or to use 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging. Loop isn’t the only reusable packaging platform seeing strong growth.

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Packaging Sustainability Recycling Recycling 545

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. Energy Star offers a variety of certified electronics such as computers , monitors , TVs and telephones. Printers, scanners, mailing machines – you can find the most energy efficient imaging equipment through Energy Star.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Biodegradable Energy Monitor 148

Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

Some companies might install energy-efficient lighting and allow their employees to have flexible schedules, while others might invest in sustainable sourcing of materials and a cleaner production process. For example, biogas can be used on the farm to heat buildings, and for restaurants, it can be used as an energy source for cooking.

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Agriculture Sustainability Methane Biodegradable 99

The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Here are some examples: Distributing eco-friendly handouts using biodegradable alternatives without using plastics. Here are the key areas covered by LCA Guides to help you create a solid marketing plan for your sustainable business: The material used, such as toxic materials, renewable, and non-renewable energy usage.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Packaging Recycling 210

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Often GPPs instruct businesses to purchase products that consume less resources such as energy efficient light bulbs or low-flow faucets. Further, purchasing from a supplier who offers products with eco-friendly packaging or no packaging at all reduces your waste stream. Energy efficiency). For example, the U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 15, 2022

The good news is that new technologies and methods have come about making it possible for the manufacturing industry to reduce its environmental footprint through energy conservation , alternative packaging, and smarter storage and organization (amongst other solutions). Tip #1: Implement energy efficiency and conservation measures.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

Distinctions between benefits of product, package, and service: Marketers should be clear as to which aspect of a product or service the environmental claim refers to. It’s deceptive to misrepresent directly or by implication that a product, package, or service offers a general environmental benefit. Energy Star. USDA Organic.

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Sustainability Packaging Recycling Recycling 147

Sustainability Consulting

MAY 19, 2023

From biodegradable toys to sustainable food and treats, the market for eco-friendly pet products is growing. Invest the time to look at the product’s packaging, consider the energy needed to produce it, and research whether it’s biodegradable or can be recycled.

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Biodegradable Organic Waste Waste 52

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

If this is the case, the whole load is sent to be burnt for energy or landfill. According to Recycle Now, if everyone in the UK recycled one empty can of air freshener, enough energy would be saved to power 273,000 TVs for a year! It doesn’t necessarily mean that the packaging is recycled or can be recycled.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 162

Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Corumat , a Go Make 2023 participant back for its second Go program, converts organic waste into high-performance, insulating, greaseproof, and biodegradable packaging materials. Circularise is returning to Greentown as part of Go Make 2023, the startup’s third Greentown Go program.

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Startups Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 62

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 8, 2022

Wet cleaning uses washers and dryers with biodegradable soaps as well as pressing machines to clean the clothing instead of harmful dry cleaning practices like using perc. It is biodegradable and has been tested dermatologically with very good results. Wet cleaning. Chemical replacement. Dry Cleaning Operations & Machinery.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor 148

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

Distinctions between benefits of product, package, and service: Marketers should be clear as to which aspect of a product or service the environmental claim refers to. It’s deceptive to misrepresent directly or by implication that a product, package, or service offers a general environmental benefit. Energy Star. USDA Organic.

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Sustainability Packaging Recycling Recycling 78

Greenability Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2021

EarthHero sells organic cotton, reusable kids face masks that are shipped plastic free in recycled packaging. Select refillable or biodegradable pens and recycled pencils. Choose fresh fruits and vegetables over pre-packaged foods. Choose cardboard or canvas binders that can be recycled, instead of standard plastic binders.

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Recycling Recycling Organic Plastics 96

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With sustainability at the forefront of business models, companies can operate sustainably while still allowing reduced carbon emissions and pollution, enhanced energy and resource efficiency, and conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Even Smog Armor’s packaging is designed to be as sustainable as possible. EcoEnclose.

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Innovation Sustainability Carbon-negative Stormwater 148

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 26, 2019

The company had already made some key product decisions around greening and sustainability as evidenced by their 100% Recyclable, BPA-Free, and Non-Toxic bottles, and packaging made from 100% recycled paper. But they knew this wasn’t the end of the road.

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Recycling Recycling Biodegradable Health 141

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can last over a 1000 years. Production of plastic bags is energy intensive – and for no reason considering the typical useful life of a plastic bag is about 12 minutes. Green Packaging Group: A company that creates multiples types of green packaging for any type of business, big or small.

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Retail Plastics Sustainability Fashion 111

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 8, 2022

Wet cleaning uses washers and dryers with biodegradable soaps as well as pressing machines to clean the clothing instead of harmful dry cleaning practices like using perc. It is biodegradable and has been tested dermatologically with very good results. Wet cleaning. Chemical replacement. Dry Cleaning Operations and Machinery.

Building Energy Monitoring 78

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor 78

Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

11, 2023 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech incubator in North America, and Shell , a global energy leader, announce six startup participants for Greentown Go Make 2023 —a Greentown Go program focused on accelerating startup-corporate partnerships to advance carbon utilization, storage, and traceability solutions.

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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. According to the Department of Energy, replacing a clogged air filter with a clean one can lower your HVAC system’s energy consumption by 5% – 15%. Check for HVAC Leaks. Reusing old toothbrushes.

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Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability HVAC Soil 148

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

And once you’ve finished your mug of coffee, you can simply compost the bag and recycle the packaging, which is already made from recycled materials as well. What’s more, these bags are sustainable, plant-based and dressed in recyclable, compostable packaging. Steeped Coffee’s coffee grounds are nitro-sealed in bags.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Turning mycelium into packaging that’s 'compatible with the planet'. The company’s first technology, MycoComposite, precipitated the subsidiary Mushroom Packaging , which I discussed with Ecovative’s business development lead, Meghan Olson. Turning algae into straws that are 'designed to disappear'. Producing just 2.69

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Technology Building Energy Monitoring Packaging Carbon-negative 545

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Gift the go-getters in your office sustainable business cards such as these 100% recyclable cotton cards from Moo or Botanical Paperworks plantable business cards that biodegrade and grow into herbs and wildflowers. For the Entrepreneurs. Sustainable fitness gear is growing in popularity. Sustainable makeup brands are on the rise.

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Sustainability Ethics Organic Carbon-neutral 148

Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as promising as chemical recycling and next-generation plastics may sound, experts also say some of the most realistic solutions to plastic pollution involve eliminating it from packaging as much as possible. Should packaging all be the same color of plastic to avoid dye-based contamination in recycling processes?

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 93

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

To use a green certification or seal of approval on marketing or packaging, make it clear if your company is materially connected with the group behind it, such as receiving funds from it. Degradable / Biodegradable. Will the product and its package break down completely and 'return to nature' within a year? Recycled content.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 23, 2023

However, what lies beneath the appealing packaging is often a cocktail of chemicals that can have adverse effects on our health. Moreover, the production and disposal of these chemical-laden products often involve energy-intensive processes that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and exacerbate climate change.

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Biodegradable Health Packaging Ethics 195

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Its packaging is even derived from 100 percent reusable, recyclable or biodegradable materials. She then founded Natural Earth Paint, which specializes in locally made, non-toxic art supplies packaged in “100 percent post-consumer recycled packaging, biodegradable plastic bags and recyclable glass bottles.”

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Sustainability Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 36

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2022

Tip #2: Seek goods and materials that are biodegradable and compostable : Products that are made from 100% biodegradable and compostable materials contribute less waste to landfills. Tip #3: Choose materials that do not include toxins : Even materials that are biodegradable and recyclable can negatively impact the environment.

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Sustainability Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 147

Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

It embeds certain energy efficiency and environmental criteria into its purchasing contracts, much as Salesforce will require suppliers to do, and it is vocal about the carbon-reduction potential of its strategy with customers. The clear play: Help other companies, including customers and partners, achieve their own sustainability goals.

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Innovation Carbon Biotechnology Recycled materials 80

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

According to Solo New York, this recycled material reduces energy use by 50%, water use by 20% and air pollution by 60%. The goal is to eliminate plastic from all packaging by the end of 2020. Hang tags are already printed on 100% recycled and biodegradable material with a recycled cotton string and a completely biodegradable clasp.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Biodegradable 28

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

According to Solo New York, this recycled material reduces energy use by 50%, water use by 20% and air pollution by 60%. The goal is to eliminate plastic from all packaging by the end of 2020. Hang tags are already printed on 100% recycled and biodegradable material with a recycled cotton string and a completely biodegradable clasp.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Fashion 28

Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2021

This includes the major reforms to the England's waste system confirmed in the 2018 Resources & Waste Strategy, such as the introduction of extended producer responsibility for packaging, measures to improve consistency in household and business recycling collections, and plans for a national deposit return scheme for drinks containers.

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Waste Waste Government Recycling 46

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Banana leaves as packaging If you’ve ever had the good fortune to visit a southern Indian restaurant in Asia, you may have been served dinner on a banana leaf instead of a plate. Way to cut down on plastic packaging! Solar and wind energy accounted for 84 percent of recent growth, according to Bioenergy International.

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Plastics Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 28

Unsustainable

JUNE 17, 2020

It’s incredibly versatile, strong, sustainably grown, and biodegradable. Uses: The outer fibers are coarser, yet are perfect for making bags, packaging material, and paper. Hijosa is striving to create biodegradable, eco-friendly, sustainable products that are also toxic-free. It is often used to make saris and kimonos.

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Sustainability Fashion Waste Waste 53

Ecotech

AUGUST 5, 2019

of all packaging waste produced from 1994 to 2012 ended up in landfills. With the rise of the publics’ awareness of various environmental issues, many companies have started to opt for eco-friendly packaging as they recognize the importance of sustainability and minimizing their environmental impact. It’s Better For Environment.

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