AGreenLiving

MARCH 26, 2020

Mexico City-based NOS has come out with a design to address one of the many causes of plastic pollution that consumers tend to overlook: toothbrushes. The company’s Everloop toothbrush combines a reusable, recycled plastic handle with replaceable bristles made from compostable bamboo.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One of the biggest culprits of plastic and styrofoam pollution in the world is the packaging materials that companies use in shipping their products. There is a wave of new innovative eco-friendly alternatives to traditional packaging materials. Sustainable Packaging Materials. Most Popular – Paper Packaging.

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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. Solo New York’s recycled fabric production starts with discarded plastic bottles. The goal is to eliminate plastic from all packaging by the end of 2020.

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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. Solo New York’s recycled fabric production starts with discarded plastic bottles. The goal is to eliminate plastic from all packaging by the end of 2020.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 13, 2020

For this year’s Bangkok Design Week, which took place in February 2020, Thai design firm Plural Designs created the Everlasting Forest Pavilion, a temporary, tunnel-like structure built of biodegradable materials that promotes sustainable ideas and products to the public. The pavilion also includes a rest zone.

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Grist

JANUARY 8, 2021

If you are talking about a sustainable, renewable fuel source, it’s not appropriate to then pollute the environment with materials that are decommissioned,” Bank said. And the tough, fiber-reinforced plastics blades are made of don’t break down easily once they’re in the ground.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 23, 2023

These chemicals have been linked to skin allergies, endocrine disruption, and water pollution when they wash down the drain. Household goods such as plastic food containers , non-stick cookware , and flame-retardant furniture often release harmful toxins into the air and can contaminate food, posing health risks to both adults and children.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 3, 2021

Robinson acknowledged the typically wasteful and polluting aspects of the fashion industry. Material selection came down to a few eco-friendly options. Where many fashion manufacturers pollute with dyes, MOMMA uses options that are non-toxic and OEKO-TEX certified. The tissue and even the stickers are recyclable.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

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'. Made with renewable materials. Do the materials grow themselves? Recycled content. Plastic neutral.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Due to extensive land, water and resource requirements and the resulting emissions and pollutants, meat and dairy products easily take the cake for foods with the largest carbon footprints. Consider packaging multiple foods together in the same container or choose packaging designs that require less material. It’s a win-win situation.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Due to extensive land, water and resource requirements and the resulting emissions and pollutants, meat and dairy products easily take the cake for foods with the largest carbon footprints. Consider packaging multiple foods together in the same container or choose packaging designs that require less material. It’s a win-win situation.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Comparatively, poor waste management contributes to air pollution, exacerbates climate change, contaminates ecological habitats, and is harmful to wildlife and human health. How can you reduce waste and prevent pollution? Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials?

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2021

Landfill pollution – Plastic shrink-wrap, bottles, packaging and materials are not being properly recycled and disposed of. Water pollution – Garbage, wood waste, fuels and other non-biodegradable products are being dumped into waterways for convenience polluting our water systems and oceans.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2022

Tip #1: Purchase durable goods and materials : Durable goods and materials are designed to last longer, to deliver utility over time rather than being completely consumed in one use. Tip #3: Choose materials that do not include toxins : Even materials that are biodegradable and recyclable can negatively impact the environment.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 14, 2020

Just in time to celebrate National Forest Week from July 13 to July 19, fashion brand Solo New York is planting one tree per purchase for its line of affordable bags made from recycled plastic bottles. The first run of the company’s Re:cycled Collection recycled over 90,000 bottles, and this is just the beginning.

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Ecotech

AUGUST 5, 2019

According to a recent study, 79% of all plastic waste generated since the 1950s have been found in landfills. Since eco-friendly packaging is made from recyclable materials, it reduces the amount of waste on Earth making it better for the environment. It Consists Of Biodegradable Materials.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The EU has unveiled sweeping new plans that could crack down on everything from mini shampoo bottles and disposable coffee cups to excess packaging and virgin plastics. After several years of pandemic-induced stalemate, could a major new front in the war on plastic waste be about to open up? And then, progress appeared to stall.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Just as you have blue bins for recyclable materials, brown bins are meant only for organic materials. She is passionate about finding innovative methods to solving solid waste pollution with a focus on plastic and textile waste. Get a brown bin.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

It is also a source of 20% of industrial water pollution from textile dyeing and treatment. . Developing countries serve as an excellent host for toxic, fast fashion factories due to cheap labor, tax breaks, and lenient pollution, operation, and labor regulations. . Eliminate single use plastics across all steps of supply chain.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

A sweeping strategy to boost reuse, repair, and recycling across a multitude of consumer products has been unveiled by the European Commission this week, with stricter rules planned for food, plastics, textiles, construction, and electronics in a bid to cut down on waste and pollution.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Shop Cannabolish on Amazon Beeswax wraps Beeswax wraps have drawn a lot of attention in recent years as a helpful way to reduce plastic use. Paper Guardian Notebook Paper is a virgin material that results in innumerable trees being cut down for a single use, which contributes to deforestation.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 12, 2020

Without oversight, mines can destroy animal habitats and cause extensive water pollution. Plus, transport around the world further contributes to pollution and resource consumption. Most sheet mask packaging contains a combination of aluminum and plastic, making it unrecyclable, so it ends up in the trash.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This is a good gift for thrifty, practical folks while saving the environment from plastic pollution. They manufacture their puzzles from 100% recycled material, including puzzle boards made from 100% post-consumer waste. Puzzle pieces come in biodegradable plastic bags.

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