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6 Unexpected Products Made From Recycled Materials

Green Living Guy

Recycling is the process of converting waste or used materials into reusable elements. Today, a lot of money and energy is spent on waste management. Meanwhile, when a used product is recycled, it saves the cost of managing that particular waste.

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Report: Half of global single-use plastic waste traced to just 20 petrochemicals firms

Business Green

Petrochemical firms such as ExxonMobil and Dow responsible for half of global single-use plastic waste, research finds. Global efforts will not be enough to reverse this crisis unless government, business and financial leaders act in our children's and grandchildren's interests," said Forrest.

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'The world is moving on': Coca-Cola's Therese Noorlander on plastic, packaging, and youth activism

Business Green

Having been crowned the most polluting brand in the world for two years running by the Break Free from Plastic campaign in its global audit of plastic waste, the firm also last year revealed it produces three million tonnes of plastic packaging a year, or the equivalent of 200,000 bottles a minute.

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Can a global plastics treaty help tackle the pollution crisis?

Business Green

With countries set to discuss potential blueprint for a Paris Agreement-style treaty for tackling plastic waste this week, leading experts give their views on what it should look like. If designed well and properly adhered to, global treaties have a lot going for them.

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Wood Mackenzie: Plastic consumption on track to burn through 12 per cent of carbon budget to 2050

Business Green

But demand for polluting fossil fuel-derived plastics could peak by 2035 if business and government works together to create a more sustainable plastic supply chain, report finds. Gilfillan said this outcome depended on all actors playing a part in overhauling the way plastic is used in modern society.

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Fashion's latest trend? Why H&M, other big brands are investing in garment recycling

Business Green

For textile waste generated in Europe, for example, an average of only 5-10 per cent was suitable for reuse within the continent, according to Swedish research institute Mistra Future Fashion. In order to stem the global flow of textile waste, an alternative to reuse must exist. Welcome to the lab.

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Top 5 sustainable products from IKEA to add to your home

AGreenLiving

There are many products available at IKEA that are made with renewable and/or recycled materials as part of IKEA’s commitment to creating a sustainable future. All IKEA products are designed to be repurposed, recycled, reused, repaired and resold in order to generate as little waste as possible.