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Does ‘upcycling’ actually exist?

Terra Infirma

Every time I hear or read a reference to ‘upcycling’, my instinctive response is “Really?” And the other day, the Guardian ran a story about the use of GM organisms to ‘upcycle’ old plastic bottles into vanilla food flavouring of all things. So why call this upcycling?

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Sustainable Construction Materials: 5 Eco-Friendly Options Revolutionizing The Industry

Green Business Bureau

When grown sustainably and responsibly, using wood for construction does not put much strain on the environment. In fact, trees actually benefit the environment in their ability to sequester carbon. Architectural salvage retailers exist throughout the entire United States. UpCycle – Austin, Texas.

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Shinery’s plant-based jewelry cleaner also cleans your hands

AGreenLiving

But Shinery does a few things very differently than the chemical-filled and inconvenient jewelry cleaners on the market. Related: Papermelon makes sustainable jewelry from upcycled paper Firstly, the cleaners are 100% plant-based. My cheap silver thumb ring looks like it got an upgrade from its dingy existence.

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Career change? Making a living from weaving

Low Impact

I was teaching in higher ed, but also running an upcycling dressmaking business. What kit do you need, how much does it cost and where do you get it from? What does that mean? This is either a new project, or you’re tying the wool to an existing project. Just a bit about you – what were you doing before this?

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? Big oil’s big CCS play #158

Climate Tech VC

But the deal does give us a peek inside the mind of an O&G giant angling to position itself amid the broader energy transition. Drilling wells to store captured CO2 and managing the infrastructure to transport it allows Exxon to participate in the energy transition while leveraging existing expertise and assets.

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Meet the Innovators in Elemental Excelerator’s 9th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

“We’re looking forward to partnering deeply with Cohort 9 companies and their community partners to help improve existing water, food, circular economy, energy and mobility systems.” Upcycling textile waste in collaboration with leading brands and supply chain partners. Evrnu | DEMONSTRATION TRACK. Why do we love them?

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

The opportunity with regenerative agriculture is that we can go beyond just reducing the negative impact of a product creation and actually restore the environment that we're sourcing from and potentially have this net positive impact," Angelini says. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole. Deonna Anderson.