AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 29, 2021
Scientists have developed biodegradable food packaging material that kills microbes that contaminate foods. Chan School of Public Health, U.S. Lab experiments with the packaging showed its resilience when exposed to increased humidity or enzymes from harmful bacteria. developed the material.
Greenability Magazine
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
These synthetic fibers are designed to resist liquids and do not biodegrade in the environment once discarded. Some of the discarded personal protective equipment (PPE) ends up in medical waste bins and is shipped off to an incinerator for disposal, which unfortunately may not be any better for our health or the environment.
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Envirotec Magazine
MAY 7, 2021
Practical alternatives to non-biodegradable plastics that are the scourge of the oceans are under development. This could result in a more distributed, localised food-production system that is more stable and resilient than the one it replaces, stated the study. Humanity’s biggest challenge.
The Verge: Energy
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
This is also a climate resiliency play. Future tires While efforts to find sustainable replacements for tire manufacturing compounds continue, as does research into what today’s compounds do to our health, many manufacturers are trying to change the equation altogether. Chief among them? As a concept, it’s pretty far out there.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
This approach includes exploring biodegradable pharmaceuticals and designing manufacturing processes that minimise waste and pollutant release. In addition, some health services have takeback programmes for expired or unused medication, preventing them from being flushed down the drain or disposed of improperly.
Business Green
MAY 21, 2020
While she believes delivering net zero farming by 2040 would be a "phenomenal achievement", she also sees it as a feasible goal that would hugely benefit the industry, as well as the UK as a whole, due in part to farming's potential to provide climate resilience and carbon capture services.
Grist
MAY 22, 2024
“Willy has been pursuing clean water and resilient community buildings on Vanuatu for years, and his work directly inspired me to write about what success in loss and damage might look like on small island nations.” And advocates of the four-day workweek also tout the benefits for mental health and community well-being.
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