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Sustainable Fashion: Identifying Fast Fashion Flaws and Extending the Life Cycle of Clothing

Green Business Bureau

trillion dollar fashion industry may be economically thriving in the age of fast-changing trends but it is in no way sustainable. In fact, fashion is the second largest polluting industry after fossil fuels. Commonly, fast fashion garments are made from synthetic materials, many of which include toxic dyes and harmful chemicals.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Building and Retrofitting a Sustainable Home. Whether you’re building from scratch or adding onto an existing home, there are a variety of green building materials and products on the market today to create your sustainable home vision. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. BIO-BASED AND RECYCLED INSULATION.

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Taking an inventory of the global plastics problem

Envirotec Magazine

Because of their low cost, durability and versatility, plastics are everywhere–including in the environment–and only 9 percent of the plastic ever generated has been recycled. There is an urgent need to take actions like limiting global virgin plastic production from fossil fuels and designing products and packaging for recyclability.”.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

The key to alleviating the damage our food production system creates starts with the selection and procurement of sustainably grown and produced products. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

The key to alleviating the damage our food production system creates starts with the selection and procurement of sustainably grown and produced products. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation.

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Carbon Accounting: How To Lower Your Carbon Footprint

Green Business Bureau

High-efficiency, A-rated boilers can convert up to 92% of consumer energy into usable heat, wasting only 8% of the energy obtained from the combustion of fossil fuels. 6: Reduce, reuse and recycle. Use recycled materials when possible, in your supply chains, and when providing resources to your employees (e.g.

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Carbon Accounting: How To Lower Your Carbon Footprint

Green Business Bureau

High-efficiency, A-rated boilers can convert up to 92% of consumer energy into usable heat, wasting only 8% of the energy obtained from the combustion of fossil fuels. 6: Reduce, reuse and recycle. Use recycled materials when possible, in your supply chains, and when providing resources to your employees (e.g.

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