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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

GreenBiz

With stronger digital integration, we are rapidly seeing the need for education and new skills in the fashion workforce. In the move from physical to virtual engagement, education will be critical. "We The idea that we only have 60 years of top soil left if we continue to degrade our soil is scary.

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10 Ways to Engage Employees for World Cleanup Day

Green Business Bureau

Identifying areas of improvement as well as potential new revenue streams through waste recycling/upcycling opportunities. Educate Staff on Sustainable Waste Management Practices. A powerful way to minimize your company’s waste impact is by educating staff on sustainable waste management practices.

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How two companies are building systems to scale reuse, which is vital for a circular economy

GreenBiz

LimeLoop partners directly with retail companies and provides them with a set of reusable packages made from upcycled billboard vinyl and lined with recycled cotton. And not into the ocean, the soil and bits of them go into our bodies. How to meet people where they are. Pushing the goalposts. Everything goes somewhere," Kaufman said.

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Managing Food Waste in the Office

Green Business Bureau

Composting converts organic waste into soil carbon, averting landfill methane emissions in the process. To achieve effective results for reducing and properly managing food waste, employees play a huge role and must be properly educated and engaged. The post Managing Food Waste in the Office appeared first on Green Business Bureau.

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Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste

Green Business Bureau

Waste and waste by-products can easily make their way into the air, soil, and water sources. Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials? Tip #15 – Repurpose or reuse scraps from your manufacturing process : Upcycling is a process that takes old materials, and makes something new and useful out of those materials.

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Do you have a world-changing company? We want to fund you up to $1 million

Elemental Excelerator

Education and customer engagement tools to help save energy and lower energy costs. Soil management technologies. Healthy food alternatives with a focus on affordability, education and outreach. Waste reduction and upcycling. Ideas that can help us put a dent in those challenges include: 1. Grid balancing technologies.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

After earning her degree, she led programs to help Foodstuffs, one of New Zealand’s largest supermarket chains, separate its food waste for use in upcycled products. Play in engineering and education is really important for inspiring creativity and connections for young people," she says. Jesse Klein. Ghislain Irakoze, 21.