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Making biofuels from seawater rather than crude oil

Envirotec Magazine

Dr Malone said unlike the biofuels we know today, which are dependent on agricultural land to produce corn and sugar beets, bio-production in seawater would avoid ethical concerns of ‘fuel vs food’. Biotechnology- reducing environmental impact.

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TED Talk: Possible Futures from the Intersection of Nature, Tech, and Society

Sustainability Consulting

Everyone loves a good TED Talk, here’s one of our favorites: In this innovative TED Talk, Faber Futures Founder Natsai Audrey Chieza, says for a more just and sustainable future, it’s time for a radical approach to design. Faber Futures is also combining the study of open-source data on the human microbiome with the ethics of DNA mining.

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Lamps by Biohm are made from coffee and orange peel

AGreenLiving

Biohm, a London biotech and biomanufacturing startup, has created a line of sustainable lampshades called Obscure that are made of 100% coffee chaff and orange peel. They regularly use excess resources/wastes and byproducts, aiming to reduce use of plastics by replacing them in various products they create. Biohm Images via Biohm.

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Synterex: Clinical Service Provider That Gives Back to the Environment and Society

Green Business Bureau

The brand works with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to help them get new therapies to patients as quickly and efficiently as possible. The team meets bi-weekly to plan and implement new ways to make the Synterex brand more sustainable and ensure the business is making consistent progress toward their goals.

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Eco Friendly Retail Packaging Complete Guide (Sustainable Packaging Innovations)

Green Business Bureau

In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. We explain our current waste crisis in detail, before defining an effective business waste management strategy to reduce packaging waste. That is, 17.6