Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Creating a sustainable home doesn’t necessarily mean you have to purchase the latest green gadgets and install solar panels on your roof. Read on to learn about several renovations and improvements for sustainable homes. Choose certified non-toxic and biodegradable fertilizers, pesticides and weed killers.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Explore how to reduce plastic use in the kitchen, living area, bedroom, bathroom and even the garden, with the help of our friends at Ethical.net. Plastic packaging is, of course, not the end of the story; most of us also have a huge array of plastic items in our homes. Reduce plastic use in your kitchen.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 8, 2022

Dry cleaning businesses need to be eco friendly and sustainable in order to prosper in today’s rapidly evolving marketplace. This article discusses the sustainability challenges and solutions for dry cleaners and provides a guide for becoming more sustainable. Sustainability Starts with Eliminating Harmful Chemicals.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 12, 2020

Along the way, the plastic cases used to protect our expensive investment quickly become outdated and end up in landfills, where they sit for hundreds to thousands of years. In the case of Pela’s phone cases, a byproduct of flax harvest creates the strong yet biodegradable material used in manufacturing. to 2 years.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Plastic pollution negatively impacts the health of our planet. One organization, called Banana Leaf Technology, is helping to address the stark reality by proposing banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic. Technology uses banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The Vollebak Plant and Algae T-Shirt is an example of clothing that is produced with a vision for the end of the product life cycle when the shirt can be thrown in a landfill where it will biodegrade within a few months. Here is the original: This biodegradable T-shirt is made from trees and algae.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

If your business is working to become a more sustainable company, that requires you to look at what products you buy and bring into the workspace. The Forest Stewardship Council offers certified printing paper with varying weights and sizes, while HP offers an ink cartridge and plastics recycling program.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

This hard-to-reach 20% of emissions resides within sectors including agriculture, plastics, cement, and waste. To reach Net Zero, intersections between plastics, proteins and plants, three seemingly unconnected systems, may hold the key. ” Dr Mike Mason, another co-author, talks about the problems of plastics here.

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Low Impact

MAY 5, 2021

Our friends at Ethical.net continue to explore sustainable funeral options, including green burials, coffins, burial sites, wakes and more. A sustainable, natural burial differs from a traditional burial in involving no embalming. A number of natural, biodegradable coffins and shrouds are explored below.) Wicker coffins.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Designed to help tackle plastic waste in the hospitality industry, the Green Box is a circular hotel amenities kit full of bathroom items made from compostable plastic. Guests are educated about sustainable practices and the compostable material itself while familiarizing themselves with the circular economy and greener waste streams.

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GreenTech Gazette

MARCH 1, 2023

Here are a few examples: Chemical recycling: Chemical recycling is a new technology that breaks down plastic waste into its basic building blocks, which can then be used to make new plastic products. This process is more efficient than traditional mechanical recycling, which can only process certain types of plastics.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 30, 2019

With a New Year to ring in, what better time to begin your sustainable efforts for 2020 than during an eco-conscious NYE party? Related: 6 sustainably crafted cocktails for New Year’s Eve Low- or zero-waste celebration Go digital by opting for email invites rather than paper invitations. Choose real glasses over plastic cups.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Perfume and flavour giant Firmenich has unveiled a flurry of new sustainability goals, yesterday committing to become a "carbon positive" company, recycle 100 per cent of its plastics, and produce 100 per cent renewable fragrances all by the end of the decade.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Eco-friendly clothing, bedding and bath items Little Lentil Clothing is “dedicated to leaving the smallest environmental footprint possible” by offering organic, natural and sustainable clothes for children. Its packaging is even derived from 100 percent reusable, recyclable or biodegradable materials.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 6, 2020

This indoor garden works using hydroponics and an innovative lighting system that allows plants to grow without soil. Removing soil from the equation makes every step in the process easier. Related: PICO microgarden lets you grow anywhere from home to car But a lack of soil doesn’t reduce yield.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

The key to alleviating the damage our food production system creates starts with the selection and procurement of sustainably grown and produced products. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation. Sustainable Food Choices.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

The key to alleviating the damage our food production system creates starts with the selection and procurement of sustainably grown and produced products. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation. Sustainable Food Choices.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Founded in 2007, New York based Ecovative Design leverages the naturally binding properties of mycelium — mushroom’s root structure — in several sustainable materials. Loliware was founded in 2016 in pursuit of "a radical leap towards [a sustainable packaging] future." Turning algae into straws that are 'designed to disappear'.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 23, 2023

In this article, we will explore the hidden dangers of chemicals in everyday products and provide valuable insights on choosing non-toxic alternatives that promote well-being and sustainability. When these products are used and eventually discarded, they often end up in landfills or waterways, contaminating soil and water sources.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Disposable plastics are posing serious problems for our planet. Across Europe, a single-use plastic ban will come into effect from 2021, targeting straws, cotton buds, and disposable cutlery, among other products. Biodegradable straws are one of the alternatives available that fit these criteria. What are Biodegradable Straws?

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Sustainability Careers. The field of sustainability in business offers many career paths, including roles in corporate, consulting, government and entrepreneurship. Some roles are very specialized and may require a degree or certification in a specific sustainability field. So how do you pursue a career in sustainability?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

The Playbook for Becoming a Sustainable Business. If your company is working toward improving its sustainability performance, you need a strategy, plan and roadmap. There are ten steps we’ve defined at Green Business Bureau to gear your company’s purpose, culture, focus and actions towards sustainability.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Related: 9 sustainable living tips to take from our grandparents Aprons At the grill or over the stove, aprons take a beating. In addition to enriching the soil , flax requires less energy and water to manufacture into material than cotton. Even better, linen is completely biodegradable.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

For folks who read — and write — about sustainability, dire projections are revealed every day. Way to cut down on plastic packaging! This cactus plastic begins breaking down in a month when placed in soil and only a few days in water. Unlike traditional plastics, no crude oil is required, according to Forbes.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2021

This article exposes the flawed system of waste management within hotels and provides practical solutions for reducing three prominent hotel wastes: food, water and plastic waste. Another way to save food from entering landfills is by starting a composting program to turn food waste into useful, nutrient-rich soil. Minimize Food Waste.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2020

The consumer goods giant unveiled its new Climate and Nature Fund on Monday as it set out a raft of fresh sustainability goals, which include plans to end deforestation in its supply chain and communicate the carbon footprint of every product it sells.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 16, 2021

The large volume of gloves used in the industrial market means that often gloves are thrown into the garbage after they are soiled or worn out. From automotive and waste management to food handling and gardening, Watson Gloves provides sustainable hand protection for everyone at work, at home and at play. biodegradation in 233 days).

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

Agriculture would need to shift some of its focus away from rearing livestock towards tree planting, peatland restoration, improving soil quality, flood protection, and growing crops for bioenergy, it said, with 30,000-50,000 hectares of afforestation required every year to help capture carbon. We all need to eat a more sustainable diet.".

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Low Impact

APRIL 30, 2021

With green funeral options on the rise, our friends at Ethical.net explore what to consider when it comes to sustainable funerals, focusing on more sustainable cremation options in this first instalment. But many of us are trying to live a green and eco-friendly life – and a sustainable life should end with a sustainable funeral.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Make sustainability a core theme this holiday season by celebrating these environmental awareness days in December. Help conserve global resources by adopting sustainable energy and water use practices. World Soil Day – December 5th. Soil fertility vitally depends on this symbiotic relationship.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 9, 2023

So, our routines are interrupted, and, in some cases, we are forced to follow a less sustainable system because those are the options available to us while travelling. Here are 6 ways to make business travel more sustainable. pounds (1 kilogram) of waste per night, and about 30% of that waste is made up of plastic.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Sustainability Careers. The field of sustainability in business offers many career paths, including roles in corporate, consulting, government and entrepreneurship. Some roles are very specialized and may require a degree or certification in a specific sustainability field. So how do you pursue a career in sustainability?

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Ecopreneurship is a new way of doing business – a way to create sustainable business models, and work together with (and for) the environment. There’s no shortage of sustainable outcome gaps that need bridging, and market solutions are preferable to state and policy mandates in many of these cases. Sustainable Agriculture.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

The question is, how can your business promote sustainable waste management, and achieve zero waste ? By following the tips given in this checklist, you can institute an effective and sustainable waste management program. Waste and waste by-products can easily make their way into the air, soil, and water sources. Office waste.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 23, 2020

In a bid to curb plastic waste pollution, India-based company Rhino Machines has invented a way of using plastic to make construction blocks. The silica plastic blocks (SPBs) are strong enough to build a house and can be useful in reducing world pollution problems. Why recycle plastic waste?

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To help combat the world’s waste problem, here are 10 ways to engage your employees for World Cleanup Day and for your long-term commitment to sustainability. Educate Staff on Sustainable Waste Management Practices. A powerful way to minimize your company’s waste impact is by educating staff on sustainable waste management practices.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 3, 2020

Related: PANGAIA presents FLWRDWN, a down alternative made from biodegradable wildflowers According to the company, 100 billion articles of clothing and 500 billion plastic bottles are produced annually, with half ending up in landfills. Read more here: These recycled plastic tracksuits are naturally dyed with plants.

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