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An Ethical Guide to Toilet Paper

The Environmental Blog

Trees perform a vital task in storing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. When they are cut down, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. Recycled toilet paper offers the same product but has far less negative impact on the environment. This isn’t the only way that trees support life.

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Glue derived from industrial bio-waste aims to make furniture recyclable

Envirotec Magazine

A new adhesive derived from materials including food waste should enable 90 percent of engineered wood products, such as furniture and construction boards, to become fully recyclable and help to develop a circular economy in this sector, says the firm marketing it. The new adhesive is claimed to be sustainable and non-toxic.

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4 Ways to Reduce Your Company’s Carbon Footprint

The Environmental Blog

In fact, a recent survey showed that 90% of Australians want to purchase sustainable and ethical products. With this in mind, take a look at these four ways to reduce your company’s carbon footprint: 1. Before you can make meaningful changes, you need to know exactly what energy you’re using and what your carbon footprint is.

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Sponsored Content: Environmentally friendly Spill Control

Envirotec Magazine

EVO Recycled® is an environmentally friendly Spill Control range that performs better than the norm, is sustainable and more cost-effective. The EVO spill products provide a unique solution for companies pursuing higher ethical and environmental standards without compromising performance and value. EVO Recycled® Spill.

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Ethical beef? Fresh range goes UK-wide with 'wildlife-friendly' red meat

Business Green

Online ethical grocer Fresh-range announces it is to expand its operations to cover England, Wales, and most of Scotland. There has been widespread coverage of the outsize environmental impact of eating lamb and beef in recent years, but now a new range of products is aiming to try and make red meat ethical again.

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Circular economy startups compete at Circularity 2020, taking on shoes to shelf-life

GreenBiz

On the supply side, we only partner with ethical and sustainable brands who manufacture natural toxin-free clothing using organic agricultural practices, which regenerate natural systems,” Butler said. “We Also, we helped design clothes with natural and monofibers that are recyclable. and help to keep our clothes out of landfills.".

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Fraunhofer IPK develops technical standards for EU digital battery passport

Charged

Taking the form of a software system where all data is stored in distributed data spaces and responsibility for the data is decentralized, the passport will support seamless documentation of a battery’s life, from raw material extraction and production to use, reuse, and recycling.