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Discover Bruvi, a single-serve coffee machine with biodegradable pods

AGreenLiving

While most single-serve coffee pods rank high in the convenience category, they fail to perform in quality, and the waste from coffee pods ranges from challenging to detrimental. The company’s B-pods offer premium coffees from licensed brand partners that produce ethically and sustainably sourced coffee.

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What Is A Green Procurement Policy?

Green Business Bureau

Further, purchasing from a supplier who offers products with eco-friendly packaging or no packaging at all reduces your waste stream. These brands are manufacturing their shoes from recycled and biodegradable materials and sourcing sustainably while still achieving the durability and comfort that shoe lovers expect.

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Style & Sustainability: Eco-Friendly Decor Tips to Upgrade Your Space

Green Business Bureau

Less than 10% of plastic gets recycled, and we’re now each ingesting a credit cards’ worth of microplastics a week. 2) The best way to reduce your carbon footprint (and minimize waste) when decorating is to feed the circular economy and buy pre-loved furniture. Learn Proper Waste Disposal Methods. Buy Pre-Loved. Go Vintage.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. In fact, creating products from recycled steel utilizes 40% less water and reduces mining wastes by 97%. Cascade Steel also commits to ethical sourcing and conflict-free metals , fully disclosing that their products are derived solely from recycled or scrap sources.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

Source from sustainable and ethical food providers. Businesses have an obligation to source both ethically and sustainably. This not only alleviates the world’s food waste problem and the associated landfill emissions, but it also lowers your waste collection costs. Biodegradable vs Compostable Packaging.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

Source from sustainable and ethical food providers. Businesses have an obligation to source both ethically and sustainably. This not only alleviates the world’s food waste problem and the associated landfill emissions, but it also lowers your waste collection costs. Biodegradable vs Compostable Packaging.

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What Is Toxic Fast Fashion and How Does It Impact the Environment?

Green Business Bureau

This is exacerbated in the fast fashion industry where there are shorter product life cycles, increased waste, and less consideration for the environment. These garments are created without consideration for the environment, waste, and human labor. The average U.S. consumer now purchases one item of clothing every 5.5 Pre-Production.

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