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Transforming waste to a valuable resource: why anaerobic digestion is key in hydrogen production

Hydrogen Fuel News

Finally, the use of digestate as a fertiliser can displace the Agriculture Sector’s reliance on fossil-fuel and mineral derived fertiliser, simultaneously closing the nutrient cycle and decarbonising the food production. Those two schemes seek to encourage the use of “waste” feedstocks in AD.

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How to Reduce Packaging Waste

The Environmental Blog

Making, moving, and getting rid of packaging takes a ton of energy, usually from fossil fuels. Support Brands with Sustainable Packaging Many companies are now using eco-friendly packaging materials like biodegradable plastics or recycled paper. It’s a big help in making the future better. That makes a lot of CO2.

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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. The resulting biogas can be used as a source of renewable energy, while the compost can be used as a soil amendment.

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Sustainability Guide for Retail: Plastic Bag Alternatives

Green Business Bureau

Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can last over a 1000 years. Oil and natural gas are non-renewable, fossil fuel-based resources, meaning that when they are extracted and produced, they emit greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. These bags are great for shopping, travel, organization and outdoor activities.

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Sustainability Guide For Commercial Landscaping And Lawncare Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Inorganic fertilizers also tend to lower soil pH making it more acidic, this causes the microorganisms in the soil to die, which leads to unhealthy soil and as a result unhealthy plants in the long run. Use Organic Fertilizer and Chemicals.

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How Big a Difference Can Biodegradable Straws Make to the Environment?

Green Business Bureau

Biodegradable straws are one of the alternatives available that fit these criteria. Biodegradable materials such as paper, on the other hand, can break down in a matter of months – or even weeks. In this article, we want to share some of the real environmental benefits that biodegradable straws promise.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

Buy organic. Organic food producers are prohibited from using synthetic fertilizers and pesticides that threaten water supplies, wildlife and the farm workers that apply them. Use 100% biodegradable, compostable and recyclable materials. Biodegradable vs Compostable Packaging. Land use and farm-stage processes (i.e.

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