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Second quarter food startup roundup

GreenBiz

These emissions, together with the biodiversity damages caused by fertilizer runoff, have spurred a race to commercialize low-impact alternatives. It’s exciting to see so many startups targeting the problem of food waste. emissions. . I mentioned the coatings developed by StixFresh in my last roundup.

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Upcycling shipping containers - CPH Containers provides affordable quality housing for students

Green Tech Challenge

Discarding this amount of shipping containers, that are primarily made out of corten steel, is an enormous waste of resources. Iron is extrapolated by mining, which reduces local biodiversity and uses great amounts of water. From an environmental point of view the best thing to do is to re- or upcycle the shipping containers.

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Community solar, urban trees and the digitization of employee engagement

GreenBiz

This system was used during Earth Month to help manage the company’s "30 Acts for 30 Days" campaign, which challenged employees to complete individual actions aimed at building environmental awareness such as upcycling personal items, measuring their tire pressure or setting up a composting system.

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Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste

Green Business Bureau

Achieve zero waste with our waste management checklist. The ultimate goal of this waste management checklist is to achieve zero waste. By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials.

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England needs to urgently accelerate the resource efficiency agenda to reach net zero

Business Green

The transition to a circular model will be essential to halt the twin trends of biodiversity loss and climate change. The Aldersgate Group's recent report 'Closing the Loop' sets out how critical circular economy measures will be critical to delivering the UK's net zero and biodiversity goals, levelling up agenda, and economic recovery.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. Cascade Steel Rolling Mills , acquired by Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc.,

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Green Your Workplace With These Eco-Friendly Office Products and Supplies

Green Business Bureau

But all of this stuff is made from resources of some kind, uses up energy and eventually winds up as waste. Improving data center energy efficiency helps cut down on energy waste, supports cyber security and avoids technical failures, thus creating financial savings and aiding the planet.