GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The latest culprit: Bacardi unveiled a bioplastic bottle that can biodegrade in compost systems, freshwater and oceans in 18 months. Bacardi is calling its initiative "a silver bullet in the fight against plastic pollution.". Respectfully, I’m calling it B.S. . First and foremost, context is queen. Featured Column. In the Loop.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Building and Retrofitting a Sustainable Home. Whether you’re building from scratch or adding onto an existing home, there are a variety of green building materials and products on the market today to create your sustainable home vision. RECYCLED STEEL. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECLAIMED LUMBER.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION? In the world of business, sustainability innovation can be defined as the process of evolving old business models and creating new ventures that realize economic value and generate positive environmental and social impacts simultaneously. HOW IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION DRIVING THE GREEN ECONOMY?

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

If you want to make your business more sustainable in 2021 and bounce back from the current economic crisis, reducing your business waste is a great place to start. By performing an environmental audit, you can review your current waste and recycling management efforts and potentially find ways you can improve. of household waste.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The Benefits of Sustainable Business Practices. This article outlines 20 sustainable business practices your company can implement to make your offices more sustainable (ordered from low cost, high impact to high cost, low impact). Implement a Comprehensive Recycling Program . Switch All Lighting to LEDs.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In an effort to help reduce food packaging waste, non-alcoholic spirit company Seedlip is introducing a Mycelium Gift Pack wrapped in biodegradable mushroom packaging. Mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, creates a durable and sustainable packaging alternative for the upcoming holiday season. Seedlip Images via Seedlip.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

The importance of sustainable event planning. The time is now for event planners to host eco-friendly events using an effective sustainable event planning strategy. Sustainability and eco-friendly event planning guide. Event planners must have a defined strategy for the events they organize to be successful and sustainable.

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Green Living Guy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Four students from the University of Arkansas have launched a startup company around technology developed by U of M biochemist Simo Sarkanen, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, that would manufacture biodegradable plastic shopping bags. The founders formed cycleWood Solutions Inc.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

In order to combat ever worsening environmental crises, and to achieve real sustainability, chemistry needs to develop a combined focus on efficiency, safety, and circularity, say PhD student Hannah Flerlage and associate professor Chris Slootweg of the University of Amsterdam’s Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences.

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Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

When dealing with the life cycle of plastic, hundreds of solutions await, from alternative bioplastics that might be able to degrade themselves through the magic of fungus, to complex chemical recycling that can break plastics down to become other petroleum products or to be rebuilt good as new.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

With this change comes more energy and water consumption, more air and ocean pollution and more carbon emissions. On top of the industry’s CO2 emissions , it also affects water consumption and air and ocean pollution. The microplastics in clothes are non-biodegradable and pollute the water. How Can You Help?

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

Sustainable Fishing. Commercial fishing businesses must transition to more sustainable fishing practices. In order for the fishing industry to become more sustainable they should take the following steps: Eliminate bycatch. It should be a standard reference for all fisheries working to become more sustainable.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION. General contracting businesses that are eco-friendly and practice sustainability are realizing real benefits including new customers and sales growth. . If you are a General Contractor, it’s important you provide sustainable construction and renovation options to your customers. Recycled Steel.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION. The industry is moving toward sustainable construction. General contracting businesses that are eco-friendly and practice sustainability are realizing real benefits including new customers including sales growth. . HOW TO BUILD and RENOVATE A HOME TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE. Recycled Steel.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can last over a 1000 years. They can blow away from landfills, trash piles and garbage trucks to pollute the environment and become a serious danger to wildlife since many animals end up swallowing or choking on the plastic. Stop the pollution of our land and water. Stop harming wildlife.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Recent industrial design graduate Shahar Asor is knitting biodegradable children’s shoes out of a sustainable composite material. By essentially shifting the concept of an expiration date to the fashion industry, Best Before is sending us on the right track toward sustainable fashion.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

The ever-increasing global population and the rise in environmental consciousness have created a demand for sustainable business practices. Sustainable business practices vary among different sectors and are often specific to the company type and the product or service it produces. What are Sustainable Business Practices?

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

From recyclable plastics to biodegradable containers, there’s seemingly no end to the options available for the environmentally conscious business. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS. For businesses looking for the closest alternative to this packaging classic, biodegradable air peanuts are now available. Similar U.S.

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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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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

As more people become environmentally conscious, many are looking for new ways to live sustainability. Research shows house-buyers prefer environmentally sustainable properties. But, don’t worry, creating a sustainable life doesn’t mean you have to choose alternative living like building a treehouse or moving into a canal boat.

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Sustainability Consulting

MAY 19, 2023

With so many choices available, it can be difficult to keep sustainability in mind when making decisions about our pets. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to make your pet care routine more eco-friendly and environmentally sustainable. Check out this list for an excellent list of sustainable products.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 8, 2020

So the three co-founders of Nimble for Good, PBC have combined their extensive experience in the tech, marketing and design development industries to launch a brand of personal tech products committed to ethical and sustainable material sourcing, manufacturing and post-consumer disposal.

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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. NOS Images via NOS. View post:Â .

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 26, 2019

One impressive company, Chlorophyll Water , has captured this rapidly expanding market by combining the health benefits of vitamin-enhanced chlorophyll water with eco-friendly, sustainable, non-toxic bottles. Last, each case sold ships with a recycling bag that serves as a reminder about who they are and what they stand for.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Sustainable Packaging: Customers Expect It. One of the biggest culprits of plastic and styrofoam pollution in the world is the packaging materials that companies use in shipping their products. Businesses need to become more sustainable and shift to more eco friendly packaging. Sustainable Packaging Materials.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 6, 2021

They complete this process manually to avoid the use of heat, electricity and chemical treatments for a more sustainable process and end product. In addition to producing the environmentally-friendly and sustainable Sea Stone, the project means reducing waste disposal costs and preventing marine pollution. The rest is here:Â .

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

The title refers to the portion of emissions that are traditionally difficult to reach, compared to the more obviously pollution-belching propensity of sectors like electricity, transport, and heating (which account for 80% of GHG mitigation efforts).

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 3, 2021

The result is a newly launched sustainable swimwear line called MOMMA. Related: Aerie launches REAL GOOD swimwear made with recycled nylon Robinson said, “I was perpetually searching for a suit that made me feel good, and that I wasn’t itching to get out of as soon as I put it on. The tissue and even the stickers are recyclable.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 7, 2021

For decades, harmful and toxic substances in household cleaning products have contributed to the pollution crisis across the globe. Sustainable Packaging. All of our spray bottles are made of 100% recycled plastic, obtained from Dutch supermarkets. In the United States alone , a staggering 2.8 Passes Government Regulations.

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

These synthetic fibers are designed to resist liquids and do not biodegrade in the environment once discarded. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), incinerators send particulate matter, heavy metals, acid gases, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and other noxious pollutants airborne. Most of the masks in the U.S. According to the U.S.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

2] Since March 2020, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued periodic guidelines under the. An appreciable fragment of the waste at the treatment facilities that comes in blue and red bags or in white containers is channelized for recycling after sterilization. MariMatic Oy has set upPneumatic Waste Collection 4.0

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2021

These shoes are made from apple leather, a sustainably manufactured, bio-based plant leather using apple waste from Tyrol, Italy. Then they’ll appreciate a pair of sustainable, waterproof hemp shoes from 8000Kicks. These deodorants also come in 100% biodegradable tubes. Many of the plants come in biodegradable pots.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2020

Packaging firm DS Smithand and Aquapak, a developer of biodegradable polymer, are teaming up to develop sustainable fibre based packaging solutions that they say will replace hard to recycle packaging made from combined materials such as cardboard and plastic.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 29, 2021

Plus, who can get a full night of slumber knowing their textile selections contribute to poor working wages and environmental pollution? With The Modern Dane, a new sustainable bedding brand, you don’t have to put up with any of these issues. Plus, flax is completely biodegradable.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 16, 2021

At GreenTech Painting, the philosophy “from quoting to disposing” reflects how sustainability is incorporated throughout every area of the company. So far, they have achieved more than 90% reduction in water use compared to traditional painting processes which also translates to 90% less polluted water released back into the environment.

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Unsustainable

JUNE 17, 2020

Yet all three plants are now being used to make durable and sustainable fabrics. By Ellen Rubin Natural Sources for Sustainable Fabrics Banana Fiber Musa (banana) fiber is made from the stem of banana plants. It’s incredibly versatile, strong, sustainably grown, and biodegradable.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Brausch for The Verge Sustainable tires are becoming a reality, but are they coming soon enough? Truly sustainable tires are becoming a reality, but will it be enough? Truly sustainable tires are becoming a reality, but will it be enough? Illustration by Nico H. Renewable rubber Bridgestone’s “Wireless-In-Wheel” technology.

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