Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

Bonus points if you sell your existing furniture rather than send it to the landfill (where it otherwise releases uber-potent methane for years). Beyond offering comfort and beauty, cotton, linen, and wool fabrics often use fewer (or no) chemicals in production than synthetic options and biodegrade more naturally over time.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2021

The development of bioplastics – plastics that are biodegradable and made of natural materials – provides businesses with eco-friendly alternatives for packaging and products, especially single-use items that contribute a lot of waste. What are bioplastics and are they truly biodegradable? Types of Bioplastic Degradability.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2023

Biodegradable vs compostable: Addressing the confusion. Biodegradable vs compostable: Which material would you choose ? As the bio-based industry grows, we’re witnessing an increasing number of biodegradable and compostable claims. As such, this Green Business Bureau article defines biodegradable and compostable.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 13, 2021

This is another important point of the team’s focus; they recognize the impact of animal products on the planet, including methane gasses released as a result of livestock, water pollution and degradation of the land. Every item sold at Roots & Hoots is 100% vegan.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Here’s a cool one: Molly Morse of Mango Materials shared how her company uses methane gas to make biodegradable plastic. Using a naturally occurring bacteria that can digest methane, Mango Materials is creating a “bio-plastic” that will break down even in home compost. What’s the future of office buildings?

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Food is the number one component taking up space in US landfills and it produces methane, a more potent greenhouse gas. Composting converts organic waste into soil carbon, averting landfill methane emissions in the process. How to Prevent Food Waste in the Workplace.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Once there, instead of biodegrading it generates methane, helping to make landfills the third largest source of methane in the US. That’s tens of billions of tons of perfectly good food heading to our landfills every year! In fact, according to the USDA food waste is the single largest component going to municipal landfills.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

AUGUST 6, 2019

Once there, instead of biodegrading it generates methane, helping to make landfills the third largest source of methane in the US. That’s tens of billions of tons of perfectly good food heading to our landfills every year! In fact, according to the USDA food waste is the single largest component going to municipal landfills.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

This is because composting facilities optimize the organic breakdown of food to reduce the amount of methane emitted. Tip #14 – Switch to biodegradable, and other alternative forms of eco-friendly packaging : Do your research and make the switch to use packaging materials that cause less harm to the environment. Hazardous waste.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Glass is non-biodegradable, and there are no biodegradable alternative materials on the market. As with glass, steel is non-biodegradable and there aren’t biodegradable options on the market. Aluminum is non-biodegradable and there aren’t biodegradable options on the market. Collaborate.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

Mango Materials has developed a technology that transforms methane into biodegradable plastic pellets that can be implemented in any supply chain and eventually decompose on their own. Jennifer Wagner, president, CarbonCure ( LinkedIn ) | Drawdown Solution No. 36 — Alternative Cement.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2021

Food waste is a global issue, releasing toxic ammonia-filled leachate and planet-warming methane into the environment. Now more than ever companies are starting to think about the entire lifespan of their products making it easier for consumers to find biodegradable, recyclable and reusable products and packaging. Minimize Food Waste.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 1, 2020

Look at the packaging when you make a purchase, and support companies that ship in recyclable or biodegradable containers. Cut back on animal products, because animal farming is a major producer of methane. Set a tangible goal for yourself to reduce your waste production by half. Maybe next year, you can halve it again.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 12, 2020

You can also select 100% biodegradable masks. Plus, it contributes to methane gas in the air. But before you cut out your sheet mask treatment, consider purchasing brands with packaging made from recycled materials, composting or recycling options, or significantly reduced packaging waste as your first choice.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

At this ag-ed powerhouse, popular courses include Food Systems and Intro to Sustainable Agriculture, and researchers are working to enhance carbon sequestration through crushed-rock soil amendments and devising seaweed-based cattle feed amendments to slash dairy cows’ methane emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 14, 2022

After what is often a single use, these non-biodegradable products can clog waterways; drift on ocean currents, entangling marine mammals and birds; and accumulate in landfills. On clear nights, he says, he can see the flares burning, releasing a gas cocktail of carbon monoxide and methane. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

Speakers from leading brands, packaging producers, material innovation labs and NGOs, will discuss a variety of topics including how to set and achieve packaging goals, reusable packaging opportunities, scaling new materials, and the implications of biodegradable and compostable packaging.

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