AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Related: Adidas 100% recycled jacket is solving plastic pollution PANGEA’s Eco-Jacket is made from 100% recycled materials. Rather than requiring virgin plastics, the garment uses 56 recycled plastic bottles. Even the zipper pulls are made from recycled materials. of trash from rivers, and 68 lbs.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Because of their low cost, durability and versatility, plastics are everywhere–including in the environment–and only 9 percent of the plastic ever generated has been recycled. There is an urgent need to take actions like limiting global virgin plastic production from fossil fuels and designing products and packaging for recyclability.”.
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Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
RECYCLED STEEL. Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. In fact, creating products from recycled steel utilizes 40% less water and reduces mining wastes by 97%. RECYCLED PLASTIC. BIO-BASED AND RECYCLED INSULATION. minority and women-owned suppliers).
Green Business Bureau
MAY 4, 2021
Commonly, fast fashion garments are made from synthetic materials, many of which include toxic dyes and harmful chemicals. Once disposed, these garments degrade, releasing chemical and microplastic pollutants into surrounding water systems, wildlife and even our own bodies. Use Recycled Materials.
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Related: This rechargeable camping headlamp is made out of sustainable wood and recycled aluminum Today, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 80% of the marine debris found in our oceans originated as land-based trash that was not recycled. In 2018, the recycling rate for plastic bottles was just over 29%.
AGreenLiving
MARCH 26, 2020
The company’s Everloop toothbrush combines a reusable, recycled plastic handle with replaceable bristles made from compostable bamboo. Mexico City-based NOS has come out with a design to address one of the many causes of plastic pollution that consumers tend to overlook: toothbrushes.
The Verge: Energy
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Bridgestone’s goal is also 2050 but is introducing models now with an increased focus on sustainability, like the Turanza EV , made of 50 percent renewable and recycled materials. Recycling is one, but reuse is better, a process called retreading. This black dust accumulates on roads mostly — but not permanently.
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