AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Anyone who has made efforts to go zero-waste or plastic-free knows how difficult it can be to maintain those goals while finding meaningful presents for loved ones. Watch packaging When it comes to gifting, watch out for extra packaging, especially plastic foam and molded, unrecyclable plastic.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 27, 2022

Tracking whether the people or teams assigned to a given initiative complete them brings accountability to the organization. It also fails to track many environmental aspects beyond carbon, e.g. water management, waste management, pollution, and scarce resource management. How can we reduce waste and prevent pollution?

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2022

Trusted third-party organizations like LEED, B Corp and Green Business Bureau provide certification programs that can prove your company’s green cred. Organic and Sustainable Food Certifications. How can we reduce waste and prevent pollution? Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. Is it hazardous?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 27, 2021

In their quest to develop a fully organic line, it was initially difficult to find organic fabrics that were both affordable and available in an array of unique colors and textures. Organic Is The New Black. Organic cotton is less water intensive than conventional cotton. But every improvement and small adjustment counts!

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2021

Below is one way to consider organizing a large program with sub committees. How can we reduce waste and prevent pollution? Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. Do we use plastic bottles for water? Tasks can be managed by department or by sustainability category. Is it hazardous?

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Plastic pollution is a major climate threat and now there’s a unique solution. The World Design Organization named Trashpresso, designed by Miniwiz, a World Design Impact Prize Winner for 2021. It is the world’s first mobile industrial-grade plastic trash upcycling platform.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 22, 2020

This activity can be beneficial to both staff and management of an organization as it enables business leaders to engage with employees, listen to challenges they face, observe and understand the process, identify sources of waste or opportunities for improvement in their daily operations and improve collaboration.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Crystal-clear liquid flows from the array into big plastic drums, which chemists wheel toward a tall metal still. The team hopes that selling a consumer product will allow it to scale up its pilot system for making alcohol, so that the company can expand into alternative fuels, plastic-making chemicals, or other markets.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The majority (50%) of organizations thought sustainability was “ fairly well ” integrated, as opposed to an ideal “ extremely well ” target. It’s a living, integral part of your business that needs room to grow organically, adjust flexibly, and evolve to your company’s changing needs. Do we use plastic bottles for water?

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Organic pajamas There’s nothing better than a pair of comfortable pajamas once the weather turns for the holiday months. Gift your parents a matching pair of jammies made from sustainable fabrics like organic cotton to keep them warm (and give them an excuse to take cute holiday photos).

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Low Impact

MAY 5, 2021

Refusing embalming (which is already prohibited in the Jewish and Muslim faiths) eliminates concerns about pollutants and toxins from the process entering the environment. Green burials will never use harmful or polluting materials in the shroud or coffin; everything placed in the ground will simply and harmlessly decompose.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2020

Related: Earth Day 2020 goes digital Pick up garbage Garbage is not only an eyesore, but it can hurt wildlife and pollute waterways , too. Grab a pallet, upcycle some metal sheeting, stack rocks from around the property or line the space with upside-down bottles. Spend your Earth Day making the switch from commercial to homemade.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

Start with small steps such as bringing your reusable bags to the grocery store, using refillable water bottles instead of buying disposable ones, and opting for reusable containers over plastic wrap for food storage. Invest in stainless steel straws and cutlery for on-the-go meals instead of relying on their plastic counterparts.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Comparatively, poor waste management contributes to air pollution, exacerbates climate change, contaminates ecological habitats, and is harmful to wildlife and human health. How can you reduce waste and prevent pollution? Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials?

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Between rainforest fires and ocean pollution, much of the news is grim. Way to cut down on plastic packaging! Cactus plastic developed in Mexico Research professor Sandra Pascoe Ortiz and other scientists at the University of Valle de Atemajac in Zapopan, Mexico used prickly pear juice to craft a new biodegradable plastic.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Identifying areas of improvement as well as potential new revenue streams through waste recycling/upcycling opportunities. Helping in setting waste reduction targets which in turn cuts down on disposal costs and wasted material, helps preserve resources, and lowers emissions and pollution. Reduce Single-Use Plastics.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

Among the pieces in the 47-piece collection is a colourful romper suit made with fibre produced using a chemical process that binds upcycled cotton scraps with wood pulp, and a unisex jersey tee made from yarns made by mechanically breaking down post-consumer waste and offcuts. Maybe the biggest challenge is footwear," he said.

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Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

Label making for Vanderful Organic surf wax. Having witnessed the plastics problem that is choking developed surf spots like Bali, Indonesia, Vanderful lays the foundations for a more sustainable model that cares for both people and planet.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

A holistic and well organized sustainability plan will include several key components: Part 1: Sustainability Drivers – This section summarizes the aspects of your business that use scarce natural resources, contribute to climate change, cause environmental harm or produce useless waste. Do we use plastic bottles for water?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

It is also a source of 20% of industrial water pollution from textile dyeing and treatment. . Developing countries serve as an excellent host for toxic, fast fashion factories due to cheap labor, tax breaks, and lenient pollution, operation, and labor regulations. . Eliminate single use plastics across all steps of supply chain.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Just as you have blue bins for recyclable materials, brown bins are meant only for organic materials. Composting converts organic waste into soil carbon, averting landfill methane emissions in the process. She is passionate about finding innovative methods to solving solid waste pollution with a focus on plastic and textile waste.

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Green Tech Challenge

MARCH 1, 2019

Not only is this one of the most polluting industries on the planet - it is also very unnecessary. The conventional fashion industry can be easily connected with concepts such as luxury, creativity and individual expressions of identity - but one might also connect it to pollution and unethicality.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Polluting packaging agents build up to foul habitats and ecological systems, creating unstable environments which threaten human well-being and security. E.g. a recent study by Plymouth University estimated that a staggering 700 marine species are threatened with extinction due to the build-up of plastic trash.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As always, equity and access is at the forefront of our mission to fund critical solutions for climate change, particularly in communities affected by the compounding effects of pollution, vulnerable infrastructure, and limited economic opportunities. Upcycling textile waste in collaboration with leading brands and supply chain partners.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. Growing up outside of Boston, Zack Angelini spent summers swimming, but one polluted river was off limits. "I Amy’s Kitchen, whose pot pies helped warm the public to organic food in the 1980s, has set its sights on healing the planet.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. Zack Angelini, 29 Senior Environmental Stewardship Manager, Timberland; Malden, Massachusetts LinkedIn Growing up outside of Boston, Zack Angelini spent summers swimming, but one polluted river was off limits.

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