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Costa Coffee brews up extended Bio-bean partnership

Business Green

Coffee chain inks new two year deal to ensure its used coffee grounds are recycled, delivering significant emissions savings in the process. The coffee beans used to make your morning brew could be enjoying a second life as food flavouring, bioplastics, cosmetics, or sustainable fire logs.

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This collapsible cooler is insulated with upcycled coconut fiber

AGreenLiving

Fortuna Cools recently announced the launch of the Nutshell Cooler, a collapsible cooler made using upcycled coconut fiber sourced from the Philippines and designed to outperform plastic. Since the liners use recycled PET, there are no virgin plastic components to the coolers either.

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Sustainable Construction Materials: 5 Eco-Friendly Options Revolutionizing The Industry

Green Business Bureau

Because concrete itself comes from natural resources, it is important to choose a concrete brand that doesn’t over extract these raw mineral resources and instead finds ways to recycle components and operate in a more sustainable fashion. straw, recycled plastics, etc.). UpCycle – Austin, Texas.

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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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How to Declutter Your Life and Lower Stress Levels

The Environmental Blog

Sort your items into five boxes: keep, donate, maybe, recycle and trash. Recycle: The recycle box includes regular recycling and items that need to be recycled in a specific way, such as batteries, unwanted electronics and prescription eyeglasses. Most grocery stores offer recycling for clean plastic bags!

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