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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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Startups to watch: Innovate UK announces sustainability accelerator programme

Envirotec Magazine

Innovate UK KTN has chosen 13 startups to participate in its sustainability accelerator programme. Over the next ten weeks, 13 companies selected from the Sustainable Innovation Fund will work with Innovate UK KTN and their partners growth studio and the ecosystems to further develop propositions and prepare to raise external capital.

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How Modern Poultry Farming Practices Contribute to a Sustainable Environment

The Environmental Blog

Technological and scientific advancements have ushered in an era of efficiency, reduced waste, and better animal welfare practices. The use of innovative techniques and technologies like precision feeding and climate-controlled poultry houses help streamline operations.

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UK project will use AI plus microbes to unlock higher biogas production

Envirotec Magazine

Researchers say they are using artificial intelligence to develop better microorganism-led processes that efficiently digest materials such as food waste, wastewater and animal manure to help boost the UK’s burgeoning biogas industry. million grant by UK Research and Innovation.

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John Lewis Partnership and Hubbub launch £1m circular economy innovation fund

Business Green

Owner of Waitrose and John Lewis announces plans to support innovative projects that challenge wasteful 'take, make, dispose' model. By creating this fund, we're hoping to unearth some of the world's leading innovators, who have built their business models, products and services around the concept of circularity.

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These bags are made with Fairtrade Certified organic cotton

Inhabitat - Innovation

Each travel, duffle, shopping and computer bag that hits the stores adds to the ongoing use of synthetic fibers, environmental pollution and waste. Terra Thread has taken that idea to heart with a line of bags that are sustainably and ethically produced. The reality is that it doesn’t have to be that way.

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

GreenBiz

But it will take new, innovative ideas to build a global system that uses and reuses all of the resources within it and moves us away from the deeply entrenched extractive system under which the modern world functions. The startup Infinity Goods has created a zero-waste grocery delivery service in Denver, Colorado, with plans to expand soon.

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