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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

RECYCLED STEEL. Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. In fact, creating products from recycled steel utilizes 40% less water and reduces mining wastes by 97%. BIO-BASED AND RECYCLED INSULATION. Greenfiber® , manufactured in the U.S.,

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Greenwashing terms to avoid at any cost

Business Green

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 energy. If your factory runs on 40 per cent wind power, say so specifically, the agency advises.