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Latest and Greatest Recycling Technologies

GreenTech Gazette

Biological recycling: Biological recycling, also known as biorecycling or biodegradation, is a process that uses microorganisms to break down organic waste into compost or biogas. Upcycling: Upcycling is a process that transforms waste materials into new, higher-value products.

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Green Your Workplace With These Eco-Friendly Office Products and Supplies

Green Business Bureau

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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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. Cascade Steel’s electric arc furnace (EAF) is more energy efficient and environmentally-friendly than traditional blast furnaces. Insulation is one of the most important factors that play into your home’s energy efficiency.

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Sustainable Office Gifts: A Guide For Green Holiday Shopping

Green Business Bureau

Use what you already have around the home or office to create a chic upcycled organizer! 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 Organizers.

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Sustainable Manufacturing: How to Create a Sustainable Warehouse and Green Factory

Green Business Bureau

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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The best eco-friendly gifts for your grandparents

AGreenLiving

In addition to enriching the soil , flax requires less energy and water to manufacture into material than cotton. Even better, linen is completely biodegradable. Upcycled cribbage board For the grandparent who enjoys classic game time, give the gift of cribbage with the added benefit of reusing materials off the street.

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12 good things that happened for the environment in 2019

AGreenLiving

Cactus plastic developed in Mexico Research professor Sandra Pascoe Ortiz and other scientists at the University of Valle de Atemajac in Zapopan, Mexico used prickly pear juice to craft a new biodegradable plastic. Solar and wind energy accounted for 84 percent of recent growth, according to Bioenergy International.