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Swiss firm reveals first ever shoe made from carbon emissions

Envirotec Magazine

Seemingly a leap forward in sportswear firm On ’s efforts to move away from petroleum-based resources, a new shoe range – marketed as “Cloudprime” – seems the first foray by a footwear company into using carbon emissions as the primary raw material for the midsole.

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Swiss sports brand creates shoe from captured carbon

Business Green

Sports brand On says it is the first company in the footwear industry to use captured carbon emissions as a raw material. Swiss sports brand On has announced that it has created a shoe using carbon emissions as a raw material, making it the first company in the footwear industry to achieve the milestone.

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Eco Friendly Retail Packaging Complete Guide (Sustainable Packaging Innovations)

Green Business Bureau

This lighter-weight steel reduces the carbon footprint and water consumption of material manufacturing processes, while also reducing the amount of waste material generated. Other factors such as the carbon footprint of processes must also be considered. Being carbon-based, paper and cardboard will biodegrade in any home compost pile.

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Sights & Insights: A Look Back at Interactive 2019

Elemental Excelerator

They’re using their procurement, that powerful tool they have at their disposal, to scale up carbon utilization into their local economies. Microvi | Biotechnologies for safe drinking water, wastewater treatment, and renewable chemicals | watch. BioCellection | Upcycling hard-to-recycle plastic waste | watch.