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Start your garden now with “winter sowing”

Greenability Magazine

Even in the bitter cold months of winter, you can start planting your spring garden outside using these ideas for homemade, mini greenhouses made from recycled containers. The process is inexpensive, uses recycled materials, requires no electricity, produces healthier plants and offers an outlet for gardeners to start planting in the winter.

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Try “winter sowing” to start your garden now

Greenability Magazine

Even in the bitter cold months of winter, you can start planting your spring garden outside using these ideas for homemade, mini greenhouses made from recycled containers. The process is inexpensive, uses recycled materials, requires no electricity, produces healthier plants and offers an outlet for gardeners to start planting in the winter.

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AI-powered recycling startup raises £1.65m to solve material sorting gap

Envirotec Magazine

billion tonnes of waste is dumped globally, with devastating effects on our air, oceans and soil. Governments are increasing pressure to reduce reliance on single-use materials and increase recycled content. Each year, 2.12 We are thrilled to be supported by Pi Labs and our other investors.

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Investigation reveals almost 130,000 tonnes of carpet incinerated annually

Envirotec Magazine

.” Of the diverted carpet, 22% is shredded and used as surface for outdoor equestrian arenas (manèges), which raises additional concerns about hazardous substances contaminating the soil and air when horses trot over the carpets releasing fibre particles. For Carpet Recycling UK. Mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility.

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How to safely dispose contaminated gloves, masks, wipes and more

AGreenLiving

Of course, the Waste Advantage Magazine recommends bagging used gloves before throwing them away for safe disposal. Some gloves can normally be recycled, but during the pandemic, it is best to throw gloves away to keep everyone safe. Paper towels and other paper products Many paper products are labeled as ‘made from recycled materials.’

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Fifty Shades of Greta

Green Market Oracle

The soil is drier because of the heatwaves, and the weather is changing. Xóchitl Guadalupe Cruz is from Mexico and she invented a solar powered water heater out of recycled materials. "I just felt like this is a very pressing issue and there's not enough dialogue about it," she said. "So So here I am." We can see and feel it.