Green Business Bureau
JULY 22, 2021
Providing recyclable to-go boxes and encouraging customers to take home leftovers is another effective way to reduce waste. The single best way to avoid this is by switching to reusable plastic or ceramic bowls, plates and cups, and metal silverware. Ditch throw-away napkins and opt for linen instead. Reduce Water Waste.
Business Green
JANUARY 27, 2020
Marine scientist Marcus Eriksen says such an attitude is also urgently needed in the context of plastic pollution. He points to revelations last year that a front group for the Plastics Industry Association was lobbying for bills that would make it impossible to ban single-use plastics in US state legislatures.
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Energy Innovation
MARCH 8, 2023
Qin and Horvath found in their 2022 study published in Resources, Conservation & Recycling that in the U.S., For instance, use of plastic packaging has increased sharply in recent decades, from 2 million tons in 1950 to 381 million tons in 2015. Environmental impacts of plastic packaging of food products. and Miller, S.A.,
Grist
OCTOBER 23, 2019
The New York City startup will likewise provide “green bubbles” for sodas and use carbon to make plastic bottles. Analysts say the market for plant-based protein and meat alternatives could balloon to $85 billion by 2030. Still, the technology doesn’t exactly eliminate carbon; it recycles it.
AFN Sustainable Protein
SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
And despite its many shortcomings, plastic continues to take market share from leather. These costs will need to come down significantly to compete with both conventional meat products and even plant-based alternatives. Wherever we look, humans have consistently built technologies that surpass their animal predecessors.
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