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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2024

Greentown Labs

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Puro Renewables upcycles carbon-negative biowaste to reduce the amount of fossil-fuel-based resin and carbon footprint associated with typical plastic products.

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PANGEA Movement’s Eco-jacket uses 100% recycled materials

AGreenLiving

From there, it includes modern innovations like a matching, detachable face mask, built-in gloves and even a foldable flap that acts as a seat protector you can lay out on the bleachers at the game or a stump on the trail. The company not only fixates on upcycling, but the factory is solar-powered , and employees are treated ethically.

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Plastic Pollution’s Impact on Marine Life and Our Role in Conservation

The Environmental Blog

Seabirds, whales, seals, turtles, and fish mistake plastic bags, bottles, and microplastics (fragments smaller than 5 millimeters) for food, leading to ingestion and starvation. Microplastics can also absorb and concentrate harmful toxins in the ocean, entering the food chain and bioaccumulating in predators like fish and shellfish.

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Eco Friendly Retail Packaging Complete Guide (Sustainable Packaging Innovations)

Green Business Bureau

Eco friendly retail packaging solutions and innovation. Material designers, suppliers, converters, mechanics, and innovators are working to solve these issues. Eco friendly retail packaging solutions and innovation. Sustainable packaging: Innovations to reduce steel packaging waste. The 6 types of retail packaging waste.