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The more plastic companies make, the more they pollute

Grist

“What the data is saying is that if the status quo doesn’t change in a huge way — if social norms around the rapid consumption and production of new materials don’t change — we won’t see what we want,” Cowger told Grist. By that date the company also aims to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one it sells.

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Pianca redesigns Calatea Green chair for the circular economy

AGreenLiving

The chair’s padding is now made of recycled PET fabric, sourced from water bottles, that is both recyclable and compostable. The legs are made of FSC-certified ash wood sourced from responsibly managed forests with controlled logging.

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Take a trip to explore natural beauty on the San Juan Islands

AGreenLiving

As I pick my way between the crazily-shaped logs, to the water of South Beach on San Juan Island, it’s a driftwood lover’s dream come true. The park covers 20 acres and displays more than 150 works of art , many made from recycled materials like sheep crafted out of old fishing nets.

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Motorcycle parts from GPR Italia are recyclable

AGreenLiving

GPR’s Impact Zero Project focuses on creating high-quality products that are efficient, recyclable and manufactured to bring their carbon footprint down to zero. Their motorcycle parts are built from 51% to 71% recycled material, and up to 88% of the product weight is recyclable, according to a video GPR produced on its Impact Zero Project.

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Green Business Certification Guide: How To Maximize The Value Of The GBB Online Sustainability Platform

Green Business Bureau

Make logging into the GBB EcoPlanner a task that is done at least once a month. To find some ideas, simply log into the GBB EcoPlanner dashboard. Purchase trash bin liners made from 35-100% post consumer recycled materials (8 points). Utilize the EcoPlanner each month to guide goals and initiatives. About the Author.

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Hotel Sustainability & Waste Management: Reducing Food, Water and Plastic Waste

Green Business Bureau

Create a food waste log to keep track of where your food waste comes from, how much and at what frequency. To alleviate the tremendous amount of plastic waste that enters landfills every day and to preserve the fossil fuels used to make new plastic, hotels should reduce, reuse, replace and recycle plastics.

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Mountain Refuge is a modular tiny home made from plywood

AGreenLiving

The design merges traditional and contemporary with a rustic wooden interior, natural log furniture and striking black pine tar-finished roof pitches. Each plywood module works as its own independent structure, giving owners the freedom to reconfigure or expand depending on their tastes and needs.