Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

Sustainable Fashion Starts With Eliminating Toxic Fast Fashion. The use of toxic chemicals threatens the progress of creating a truly sustainable fashion industry. This is exacerbated in the fast fashion industry where there are shorter product life cycles, increased waste, and less consideration for the environment.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 23, 2021

Akala is a sustainable fashion brand by founder Ashley Klein. Related: Valani launches debut collection of biodegradable clothing Tencel Lyocell is used in some products and is created from wood pulp sourced from sustainably managed forests. The company has created a circular system with limited waste by donating all scrap materials.

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Unsustainable

JUNE 17, 2020

It’s incredibly versatile, strong, sustainably grown, and biodegradable. Normally, the stems and leaves become unproductive waste with over 1 billion kilograms thrown out year. This makes it easier to separate them from the waste areas of the plant. Piñatex is manufactured as bolts of fabric reducing the amount of waste.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 13, 2021

Sequins have long been a source of concern for environmentally conscious fashion designers. Made of tiny bits of shiny or translucent plastic, they are a significant contributor to ocean microplastics and fashion-derived plastic waste. The dress is entirely carbon-neutral and free from synthetic plastics or dyes.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

fashion industry , which accounts for ~10% of global CO2 emissions —more than aviation and shipping combined. Read more about the industry’s footprint in our sustainable fashion deep dive ]. The end product today is biodegradable, and what we're making is identical. spinning, weaving, and knitting).

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 9, 2019

To combat some of this waste, try your hand at decking the halls with DIY, zero-waste decor from November all the way through the new year. While most of this waste comes from gift packaging and shopping (if you haven’t already switched to reusable bags, now is the time to start!), Not to mention, they look great, too!

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

Sustainable Fashion Starts With Eliminating Toxic Fast Fashion. The use of toxic chemicals threatens the progress of creating a truly sustainable fashion industry. This is exacerbated in the fast fashion industry where there are shorter product life cycles, increased waste, and less consideration for the environment.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2021

“Sustainability is our north star,” said KADA, a clothing company leading the charge in corporate responsibility and change within the notoriously wasteful fashion industry. KADA is a Boston-based company, and every decision it makes revolves around waste reduction.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 3, 2021

Robinson acknowledged the typically wasteful and polluting aspects of the fashion industry. I knew I wanted to use a recycled fabric for our designs, because I loved the idea of turning waste into fashion.” The nylon is collected both from production line waste and post-consumer materials, such as discarded fishing nets.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 8, 2021

Many chemicals are used to process leather, and tanneries generate a lot of waste. “Our partnership with NFW and planned introduction of Plant Leather based on their technology is an exciting step on our journey to eradicate petroleum from the fashion industry,” said Joey Zwillinger, co-founder and co-CEO of Allbirds.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 26, 2020

The fashion industry deserves a harsh slap on the wrist for how its manufacturing impacts the environment. From the overconsumption of resources to water pollution to material waste, it’s refreshing when companies take corporate responsibility and show concern for nature.

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Greenability Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2021

Select refillable or biodegradable pens and recycled pencils. Make sure your students know that trendy and fashionable clothes can be found in thrift shops and second-hand stores. Choose cardboard or canvas binders that can be recycled, instead of standard plastic binders. Look for soy-based crayons.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2021

These shoes are made from apple leather, a sustainably manufactured, bio-based plant leather using apple waste from Tyrol, Italy. Together they designed these super comfortable, vegan and biodegradable sneakers, featuring the world’s first hemp insole. These deodorants also come in 100% biodegradable tubes.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

The World Needs a More Sustainable Fashion Industry. Sustainable fashion is our only option. The future of our planet, maintaining adequate resources, and protecting human rights all depend on our toxic fashion industry evolving to a more sustainable and circular fashion industry. Demand for Sustainable Fashion.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 17, 2020

Sometimes, being disruptive is fashionable. As for Archivist, a sustainable clothing company, its business plan counts on being disruptive in the name of fashion and corporate responsibility. The answer inspired a campaign to turn used bedding into sustainable fashion.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Back in July, Inhabitat introduced readers to the Solo New York brand, a sustainable fashion company making bags out of recycled plastic water bottles. With the environmental tolls of fast fashion becoming more and more apparent, sustainability has certainly become a buzzword in the textile and fashion industries.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 27, 2021

Petite Lucette Launches a Sustainable and Circular Fashion Brand . Launched in 2014, Petite Lucette is a sustainable and circular fashion brand founded by French sisters, Anaïs and Clémence. They even upcycle fabric scraps into accessories to reduce the millions of tons of textile waste that enter landfills each year.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 2, 2021

Carihola believes making quality products is the solution to fast fashion waste. However, when the shirts, sleepwear, socks, masks, towels and bedding do reach landfills, bamboo is a naturally biodegradable fiber that releases no harmful chemical waste as it breaks down. Turkey, Mexico, India and China.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2019

For people striving for zero-waste and plastic-free living The greenUP subscription is curated to minimize dependence on disposable plastic. Even the company’s website emphasizes a plastic-free lifestyle, “so there’s less plastic waste ending up on our beaches and in our oceans.”

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Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

“The age of plastic began because it mimicked other things, and the functionality was so good that it became its own thing,” fashion designer Uyen Tran told Grist, when we interviewed her for our 2023 Grist 50 list. Shrimp shells: TômTex’s bio fabrics are made out of the waste from mushrooms and shrimp shells.

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Greenability Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

Select refillable or biodegradable pens and recycled pencils. Make sure your students know that trendy and fashionable clothes can be found in thrift shops and second-hand stores. Choose cardboard or canvas binders that can be recycled, instead of standard plastic binders. Look for soy-based crayons.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Back in July, Inhabitat introduced readers to the Solo New York brand, a sustainable fashion company making bags out of recycled plastic water bottles. With the environmental tolls of fast fashion becoming more and more apparent, sustainability has certainly become a buzzword in the textile and fashion industries.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Acutely aware of the massive waste in the textile industry, material development company PANGAIA (pronounced Pan-guy-ya) uses plants to make natural fabric dyes, skipping the need for harsh, synthetic additives. The shirt is currently available for $85 and will be sent in biodegradable packaging. PANGAIA Images via PANGAIA.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Its interdisciplinary team is based on the east coast of the United States and combines expertise in food technology, seaweed biology, polymer engineering and even fashion to create “not just the material, but also the feeling of the brand." Loliware was founded in 2016 in pursuit of "a radical leap towards [a sustainable packaging] future."

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

In another report , the European Commission conducted a website sweep to analyze online green claims from various business sectors including garments and fashion, cosmetics, and household equipment. It’s deceptive to make degradable claims if the items do not completely decompose in a solid waste stream within a year.

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Grist

APRIL 19, 2023

California-based companyIntrinsic Advanced Materials sells a pre-treatment, added to fabrics during manufacturing, that it claims helps polyester and nylon biodegrade in seawater within years rather than decades. New ideas to dispose of clothes are also emerging, though some will cause arched eyebrows among environmentalists. This year U.S.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

However, you can't call a product 'compostable' if someone can't compost it safely and in a 'timely' fashion at home. Degradable / Biodegradable. If not, or if the item will ultimately pile up in a landfill, burn in an incinerator or be recycled, then avoid the term and its siblings, such as 'oxo-biodegradable'. Less than what?

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

These chemicals are commonly used by tanneries, which create waste that can contaminate the water nearby. All the chemicals , stiffeners and additives used to process leather also make it nearly impossible to biodegrade. This is only a part of how animal-based leather negatively impacts the environment.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Do you think addressing food waste in the office is too much of a bother? Doesn’t most waste happen in our households, restaurants and other food institutions? Reports show that most of America’s food waste comes from consumers – of which 60% makes up the workforce. How to Prevent Food Waste in the Workplace.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 14, 2021

-based company aims to make your home and pool lounging both opulent and eco-friendly with vegan silk-based products that draw attention to sustainability in material selection, manufacturing practices and post-consumer waste. Ipeker has also developed a way to recycle dye waste into fresh dyes. ” Bracco said.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

In another report , the European Commission conducted a website sweep to analyze online green claims from various business sectors including garments and fashion, cosmetics, and household equipment. It’s deceptive to make degradable claims if the items do not completely decompose in a solid waste stream within a year.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2021

As the world moves toward slow fashion, even your accessories deserve to be chosen thoughtfully, including watches. The box the watch arrived in was small and precisely packaged to cut down on excess packaging waste. If you’re looking for something timeless and eco-conscious, a solar -powered watch from Solios may be the perfect match.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Now it’s also becoming infamous for its dunes of discarded fast fashion. Related: Over 80 fashion brands linked to Amazon deforestation Up to 59,000 tons of unsold clothes make their way from the U.S. Clothing takes hundred of years to biodegrade, if it ever does at all. Fast fashion stacks up in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2022

But the ASA's increased scrutiny of green claims could mean creatives charged with promoting emissions, water or waste intensive firms will have to get up to speed with a company's full environmental impact before plotting a campaign.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 28, 2021

It seems like fabrics made from bamboo have taken the fashion industry by storm over the last few years, and it’s safe to say that popularity has a lot to do with bamboo’s environmentally friendly features. and bamboo sheets, using both non-toxic and sustainable materials. Bamboo fabric Let’s take a moment to talk about bamboo fabric.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The constant use of single-use plastic and immeasurable amounts of waste thrown away is a threat to nature and people’s health. This habit is one reason why plastic has become a significant source of environmental waste. Zero waste concept. Cotton bags come in many designs and can be used as a fashion accessory.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 17, 2022

Join names like Starbucks, Dunkin’, Mcdonald’s, and hundreds of others in this effort to keep up with the demand for coffee in a sustainable fashion. Your aim is to significantly decrease – or eliminate – the number of single-use cups you’re distributing to eliminate waste from your business.

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