Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

RECYCLED PLASTIC. Recycled plastic used in construction offers a building material that has a lower carbon footprint and is stronger than brick, all while tackling our plastic waste problem ( 367 million metric tons produced globally in 2020). Recycled plastic. Recycled-plastic roofing shingles. Recycled steel.

Building Energy Monitoring 148

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability Recycling 148

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

8: Minimize single-use plastic . An LCA will flag materials such as plastic as unsustainable. This is because plastic is derived from materials like ethylene and propylene, which are made from fossil fuels (mostly oil and gas). This causes problems in our oceans, with microplastics residing in food chains. . #9:

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

8: Minimize single-use plastic . An LCA will flag materials such as plastic as unsustainable. This is because plastic is derived from materials like ethylene and propylene, which are made from fossil fuels (mostly oil and gas). This causes problems in our oceans, with microplastics residing in food chains. . #9:

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78