AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2020

April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. While every day is the perfect day to honor Mother Earth, Earth Day is an opportunity to implement a new sustainable practice, create something beautiful or protect limited resources.

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Grist

JULY 21, 2022

Unlike several other Earth Day weekend cleanups going on farther down the beach, this group has been given special instructions that will help them categorize and log everything they find, from food scraps and toys to tiny pieces of foil and, of course, many types of plastic. Is it dog waste? Is the trash from camping?

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

On its 50th anniversary and in the midst of the worst global crisis in living memory, this year's Earth Day had a particular power and resonance. I've always been somewhat ambivalent about Earth Day. We're good at having Earth Days, but Earth Years? Not so much.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 6, 2021

Matter of opinion: What the 2021 Earth Day polls reveal Joel Makower Tue, 04/06/2021 – 02:11 For more than a decade, this has been the time of year — the run-up to Earth Day — when I’ve surveyed the public opinion polls, of which there have been many, to assess consumer and citizen trends on environmental issues, notably related to shopping.

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Business Green

APRIL 25, 2024

Partner Insight: First held in 1970, Earth Day has been around for over fifty years. In fact, even today, it remains one of the largest single-day protests in human history. This year, the theme is ‘ Planet vs Plastics'. The first was to reduce the size of our plastic SIM card holders by half.

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Martin LaMonica

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Among the ones this year was a series on plastic, the material that’s been boon to modern life but a very damaging one as well. Our complicated relationship with plastic: 5 essential reads. Plastics are hard to avoid in daily life. From its arrival decades ago , plastic has transformed modern life. Rivers and lakes.

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Greenability Magazine

MAY 4, 2020

You can help scientists track plastic pollution and air quality as part of Earth Challenge 2020 by making simple observations from your home and recording them on a phone app. The Earth Day Network, Wilson Center and U.S. To participate, go to Earth Challenge 2020 to download the app. Photo: Bo Eide / CC.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Vartan Badalian’s mother has a favorite story to prove that being born on Earth Day imbued him with an innate concern for the environment. One day while sitting in the car, she attempted to toss a piece of gum into a nearby trash can and missed. Vartan Badalian, 28. LinkedIn | Twitter. Heather Clancy.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 14, 2021

On Earth Day 2021, Greentown Houston opens its doors to a new ecosystem of entrepreneurs who are tackling our biggest climate challenges and shaping the energy transition. These are the entrepreneurs and technologies that will usher in a new era for the energy capital of the world. Agtech + Water. Electricity. Manufacturing.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2021

Their labels are also made with 100% recycled paper and they have created a paint pouch that uses 80% less plastic than standard paint cans. energy efficiency, reduction of water consumption and waste generation). SPECTRAFORCE. Learn more about the details in the Impetus Digital GBB member story ).

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2020

With the current lockdown affording many people more time to tackle long-standing tasks and life admin, a third of UK adults have been making greener lifestyle changes such as reducing food waste, cutting down on plastic use, and avoiding 'fast fashion' purchases, according to a new poll.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 5, 2021

It’s also important to understand that every single employee can play a role in your company’s mission to be more sustainable, whether that’s eliminating paper in accounting or plastic in the cafeteria, working remotely, or carpooling. Employees taking the training consider how to be more efficient and how to eliminate errors and waste.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 19, 2020

Creating clothing fibers from recycled plastic is nothing new, but when a name like Disney is involved, it’s hard not to have childlike enthusiasm over the efforts. Unifi has been on this ride for a long time, turning plastic waste into material used by Chicobags, Ford, Patagonia, PrAna and many other companies.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2022

From acting as an influential platform to communicate green solutions and promote sustainability, to reducing waste and lowering the carbon footprint of sporting events, there are numerous opportunities to implement sustainability in the sporting industry. Optimize food and waste management by practicing good inventory management.

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Earth Gratitude

MAY 4, 2016

At the rate I’m consuming, I’m using up 3–9 planets, according to the carbon footprint calculator at Earth Day Network. Learn about others who are transforming their lives and communities in the new, free, Earth Day Gratitude mini ebook (@EarthDayThanks). That’s what the Earth Day Gratitude project is all about.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

PSLs leave a trail of waste Following the damage that the ingredients of the PSL have on the planet is the waste left behind. To perform at the level we expect, manufacturers coat the disposable paper cups in plastic, for which the planet does not thank us. There are several things you can do to lessen the burden on the planet.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Seattle University Score: 79.41 | Seattle, Washington After the pandemic altered Earth Day plans, Seattle U unveiled a virtual event complete with Earth Talks. The campus community diverted nearly 70 percent of all waste this past school year (up from 56 percent the previous year), thanks to student-driven recycling audits.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Stasher platinum silicone food grade reusable storage bags are a sound alternative to wasteful single-use bags. This is a good gift for thrifty, practical folks while saving the environment from plastic pollution. They manufacture their puzzles from 100% recycled material, including puzzle boards made from 100% post-consumer waste.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Oliver Camp is passionate about food waste, which he calls a "terrible indictment of our ability to manage our food and supply chains." But he also sees ample opportunity for reducing it, and for redistributing this "waste" to hundreds of millions of malnourished people worldwide. LinkedIn . LinkedIn | Twitter. Deonna Anderson.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

—Deonna Anderson Vartan Badalian, 28 EV100 Program Manager for North America, The Climate Group; New York City LinkedIn | Twitter Vartan Badalian’s mother has a favorite story to prove that being born on Earth Day imbued him with an innate concern for the environment.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 20, 2020

This Wednesday is Earth Day and a perfect time to curl up with a good lime rickey and watch Deia Schlosberg's documentary, "The Story Of Plastic" on the Discovery Channel.

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