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10 Eco-Friendly Packaging Alternatives for Your Business’s Shipping Needs

Green Business Bureau

The cradle-to-cradle concept needs to take into account the shipping of a product from the producer, through to the retailer, and onto the consumer – a process which often involves significant quantities of expensive packaging materials. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS. AIR PILLOWS MADE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS.

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Busting waste and recycling myths

Envirotec Magazine

You risk contaminating the whole load if you put the wrong things in your recycling. This might mean all the materials are sent for disposal instead of recycling, or the quality of the recyclable materials produced is lower. Moreover, these materials may not break down enough in household organic bins.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Your local reclaimed lumber dealer or architectural salvage retailer is your best option as it supports the local economy, requires fewer miles to transport the lumber to your building site and it allows you to have a look at the lumber in person and know exactly the quality you’re getting. CARPETING AND FLOORING.

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The great greenwash crackdown? UK competition watchdog trains sights on supermarket shelves

Business Green

Is that shampoo bottle as easily 'recyclable' as the label claims? What is the correct way to dispose of 'biodegradable' plastic bags? Which plant-based milk variety really has the smallest environmental footprint? And what even is 'carbon negative' beer? The CMA has form in this regard.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

To uphold their aesthetic standards, many retailers will not accept foods that are dented, bumpy or bruised. Use 100% biodegradable, compostable and recyclable materials. Choosing packaging that is 100% biodegradable, compostable and recyclable offers an eco-friendly alternative to landfill.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

To uphold their aesthetic standards, many retailers will not accept foods that are dented, bumpy or bruised. Use 100% biodegradable, compostable and recyclable materials. Choosing packaging that is 100% biodegradable, compostable and recyclable offers an eco-friendly alternative to landfill.

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Has a new front opened up in the war on packaging waste?

Business Green

Free plastic bags and plastic straws were banned, retailers announced ambitious new waste reduction strategies, extended producer responsibility schemes were expanded, and millions of people bought reusable coffee cups. These campaigns enjoyed considerable success. And then, progress appeared to stall.