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Sport Industry Sustainability: 5 Simple Steps to Kick-Start Your Sustainability Program

Green Business Bureau

Also, take a moment to consider the construction process which institutes the use of large construction vehicles, and demands mass amounts of raw materials. This will reduce demand for new facilities. Add a sufficient number of labeled recycle bins in every field and stadium. Look to eliminate plastic.

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Pianca redesigns Calatea Green chair for the circular economy

AGreenLiving

The chair’s padding is now made of recycled PET fabric, sourced from water bottles, that is both recyclable and compostable. On the outside, the upholstery fabric is made of open-end cotton yarn that comes from 100% recycled material certified according to the Global Recycled Standard.

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How Dell and Levi's envision the future of repair

GreenBiz

A jolt in this direction came overnight as COVID-19 drove people indoors, forcing many to rethink how they reduce, reuse or recycle items they took for granted only weeks earlier. There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled.

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'Testbed': Behind the scenes at Asos' latest 'circular' fashion collection

Business Green

The new range of clothes is made exclusively from recycled, renewable or 'innovative' materials, with the online retail giant claiming the collection has been created to test a range of "circular" or "sustainable" technologies and textiles that could eventually become mainstays of the fashion industry of the future.

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Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste

Green Business Bureau

Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials? Where do you install recycling bins and for what materials and waste? In other words, how can the use of everyday materials in the office be substituted with more sustainable, recycled, and reused materials? Hazardous waste.

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Vanderful: An African Adventure for Education

Unsustainable

The workshops invoke few demands on the local communities beyond a safe, open space for the children to gather. ’ Photo credit: Karin Retief Photography Francesco will be sharing how to make upcycled plastic surf accessories, eco-friendly board wax and even all-natural sun cream.

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How Dell and Levi's envision the future of repair

Business Green

A jolt in this direction came overnight as COVID-19 drove people indoors, forcing many to rethink how they reduce, reuse or recycle items they took for granted only weeks earlier. Embracing imperfections and repairs is part of his vision for a pair of jeans to be loved and worn for a decade until ultimately being recycled.