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Serif + Sero modular furniture is made of 100% upcycled cardboard

AGreenLiving

Australia-based design studio SODO – SOPA has introduced a furniture set made completely out of upcycled cardboard that is also modular and customizable. Even worse, as certain types of cardboard decompose, they can generate methane, a greenhouse gas that pollutes the environment. SODO – SOPA Images via SODO – SOPA.

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Latest and Greatest Recycling Technologies

GreenTech Gazette

Upcycling: Upcycling is a process that transforms waste materials into new, higher-value products. Biological recycling is an environmentally friendly alternative to landfilling, which can produce harmful methane emissions. Upcycling: Upcycling is a process that transforms waste materials into new, higher-value products.

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The UK wastes £19bn of food each year. As food shortages loom, we need circular solutions, says insect startup

AFN Sustainable Protein

takes a look at the extent of the UK’s food waste with food insecurity as a background and presents food upcycling as a solution to this waste. This immense food waste not only leads to millions facing food insecurity, but the decomposition of this waste leads to the release of methane which is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — January 2023

Greentown Labs

Syzygy Plasmonics is partnering with nonprofit research institute RTI International to demonstrate sustainable fuel production from CO2 and methane—a project sponsored by Greentown partners Equinor Ventures and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q3 2022

Greentown Labs

Carbon Upcycling Technologies utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials.

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'Leaving our climate laggard status behind': Northern Ireland's net zero climate target to pass into law

Business Green

The Bill, which must receive royal assent before formally becoming legislation, sets out an overall net zero target of 2050 for Northern Ireland, as well as a 46 per cent methane emissions reduction target which will have implications for the devolved nation's agricultural industry.

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Style & Sustainability: Eco-Friendly Decor Tips to Upgrade Your Space

Green Business Bureau

Bonus points if you sell your existing furniture rather than send it to the landfill (where it otherwise releases uber-potent methane for years). Upcycle Items You Already Own. Check out Facebook Marketplace, Kijiji, and Kaiyo, which all have a vast selection of furniture brands and items for every price point. – Goodside.