Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2021

All Samsung phones are to feature recycled materials from 2025, the company has pledged as part of a new set of wide-ranging sustainability targets. We believe that everyone has a role to play in providing innovative solutions that protect the planet for generations to come.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2022

Their main goal is to find innovative solutions to enhance the environmental and sustainability performance of sports. Brands such as Patagonia , Organic Basics , and Pact use recycled materials to make new and creative sportswear. To illustrate this point, let’s consider the selling of clothing merchandise.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The programme is run by Amazon alongside the European climate innovation hub EIT Climate-KIC and UK-based climate NGO WRAP. The Accelerator is open to entrepreneurs across Europe and I'd love to see the UK's talent and innovation represented amongst the shortlist."

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

ASOS's design strategies include using innovative or recycled materials, minimising waste, upcycling, and prioritising durability and versatility in design. CSF and ASOS first partnered in 2018 and have since trained all ASOS designers and relevant commercial teams in circular design principles.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Active Surfaces is working to make these innovations possible. DRINKICKS DrinKicks is developing sneakers made from food waste and recycled materials in an effort to engage the sneaker-enthusiast community in circularity. It’s been a very good acceleration pathway.”

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

PlayWood also incorporates scrap from other industries in an effort to upcycle waste. Where typical furniture takes a hard, inflexible form, PlayWood relies on an innovative 3D connector that provides a modular element. Inasmuch, they are environmentally friendly and recyclable after a long life.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Check out this sample of an upcycled kitchen with plywood cabinets. Be sure to look for Zero VOC paints and eco-friendly materials when purchasing to ensure the healthiest and most sustainable choice for your home. Reclaimed Wood Cabinets offer a unique and stylish look while being made of recycled materials.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Now, one innovative firm is providing offices with a designated place to tune out the noise and find inner peace. Designed by New York-based firm ROOM , the Calm Booth, which is made out of 1,088 recycled plastic bottles , was created for companies that want to provide their employees with a space to enjoy a moment of peace while working.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

Paul Dillinger, head of global product innovation at Levi Strauss & Co., There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. With that mindset, Dillinger led the design of Levi’s innovative Wellthread shirts, jackets and jeans, which launched in 2015.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Innovative design firms Layer and RÆBURN are known for creating stunning items out of repurposed materials. The armrests are wrapped with extra material for added comfort. Now, the two firms have teamed up again to create the Canopy Collection, a series of chairs and screens made out of former military parachutes.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 13, 2020

Each zone is a showcase of innovative products and ideas and seamlessly connects to the next space. The second zone is the Circular Economy , where examples of plastic waste upcycled into new, value-added products are showcased. Examples of uses for biodegradable and eco-friendly bioplastics are shown in the third zone, Bio Economy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2020

Invest in innovation. Top performers in the leather category see the power of innovation and have taken meaningful steps to foster a culture of "thinking outside the box" within their organizations. Gucci-Up upcycles waste leather generated during the production process, amounting to the reuse of 11 tons of leather scraps in 2018.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 28, 2021

With this in mind, sustainable shoe brand Ccilu has developed a line of waterproof boots, called XpreSole Panto, made with recycled coffee grounds and other eco-friendly materials. Called XpreSole Panto, the boots are available in high-top or low-top options made with upcycled coffee grounds collected from local coffee shops in Taiwan.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

The new range of clothes is made exclusively from recycled, renewable or 'innovative' materials, with the online retail giant claiming the collection has been created to test a range of "circular" or "sustainable" technologies and textiles that could eventually become mainstays of the fashion industry of the future.

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Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

Vanderful knows that these are the innovators of the future, but African children still have the lowest access to education in the world. ’ Photo credit: Karin Retief Photography Francesco will be sharing how to make upcycled plastic surf accessories, eco-friendly board wax and even all-natural sun cream.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Just as you have blue bins for recyclable materials, brown bins are meant only for organic materials. She is passionate about finding innovative methods to solving solid waste pollution with a focus on plastic and textile waste. Get a brown bin.

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Business Green

MAY 29, 2020

Paul Dillinger, head of global product innovation at Levi Strauss & Co., It's called on all of my home [economics] skills, all of my ability to prototype and ideate using just the materials around my house, which has been a really exciting exercise," Dillinger said. works hands-on with denim, zippers and buttons.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

Paul Dillinger, head of global product innovation at Levi Strauss & Co., There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. works hands-on with denim, zippers and buttons. Being stuck at home lately has been tough.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

Paul Dillinger, head of global product innovation at Levi Strauss & Co., There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. works hands-on with denim, zippers and buttons. Being stuck at home lately has been tough.

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