AGreenLiving
JUNE 26, 2020
From the overconsumption of resources to water pollution to material waste, it’s refreshing when companies take corporate responsibility and show concern for nature. For example, its Plant Shoe uses only natural glues and a plant-based, biodegradable template. These funky sandals upcycle fabric from the cutting room floor.
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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Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Choosing reclaimed wood reduces the fossil fuel use and pollution that comes from clearing and processing trees into lumber. And unlike wood and PVC, Tangent Materials structural lumber doesn’t need to be chemically treated, avoiding the release of harmful pollutants into the air, water and ground. Renewable, recycled or upcycled.
Low Impact
MAY 5, 2021
Refusing embalming (which is already prohibited in the Jewish and Muslim faiths) eliminates concerns about pollutants and toxins from the process entering the environment. A number of natural, biodegradable coffins and shrouds are explored below.) You could also choose a coffin made from 100% reclaimed and upcycled solid wood.
The Environmental Blog
APRIL 17, 2024
Our oceans, teeming with life, are under siege by a silent threat – plastic pollution. Understanding the impact of plastic pollution is crucial, and so is recognizing our role in mitigating this growing crisis. Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Life Plastic debris takes a brutal toll on marine animals.
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Between rainforest fires and ocean pollution, much of the news is grim. Cactus plastic developed in Mexico Research professor Sandra Pascoe Ortiz and other scientists at the University of Valle de Atemajac in Zapopan, Mexico used prickly pear juice to craft a new biodegradable plastic. However, 2019 also brought good news.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 20, 2021
How can we reduce waste and prevent pollution? Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. Pollution Prevention & Water Stewardship. Companies all pollute at some level, whether it is pollution in the air, water or soil. Reduce packaging that is non-biodegradable. Is it hazardous?
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