GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

On the supply side, we only partner with ethical and sustainable brands who manufacture natural toxin-free clothing using organic agricultural practices, which regenerate natural systems,” Butler said. “We Salubata is a Nigerian startup that creates modular shoes from recycled plastic waste.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2021

The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. . Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity. Heather Clancy. Mon, 07/12/2021 - 02:00.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Under the terms of the plan, all local authorities will be required – by 31 March 2026 – to collect a defined set of recyclable waste streams: glass; metal; plastic; paper and card; food waste; and garden waste. An additional stream – plastic film – will also become mandatory from 31 March 2027.

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Eco-Business

JUNE 29, 2020

Plastic-free shopping' retailer Scoop insists customers wear disposable plastic gloves before entering its stores in Singapore to protect against Covid-19. The firm says the measure is to reduce the threat of its business closing.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

But meat companies that raise animals such as poultry, pigs, cattle and other livestock for protein also must take into account something else few widget, gadget or electronics makers need to worry about — how to manage water and materials contaminated by organic, biological waste. Media Source. Courtesy of. Media Authorship. Perdue Farms.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Improve Cultivation Techniques to be Organic . Natural and organic gardening techniques can provide this reliability while also being good for the environment.

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 2, 2021

From allergy warnings and nutritional information, to fair trade and organic, finding healthy, safe food options isn’t always easy. But, growing ESG concerns and a changing regulatory landscape are causing investments in traditional plastic packaging to slow to a third lower than in the five prior years.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 11, 2022

Paper, plastic, and glass are processed for repurposing, while food scraps make for composting that enriches soil while helping reduce landfill emissions. Much of that discarded clothing comes from retailers that throw away leftover stock once new items come in for the upcoming season. But what happens to old clothes? Doing Your Part.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Whether you’re a happy-go-lucky ‘wish-cycler’ – tossing waste in the hope it can be recycled – or one who routinely agonizes over different diameters of plastic wrapping, there’s no harm in picking up a clearer understanding of the whole process. It turns out there are two types of receipts floating around out there.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 14, 2020

Producing everything from coolers and cups to backpacks and camping chairs, this is a retailer you don’t want to miss out on. All of their products are made with eco-friendly materials , and by nature, Yeti helps their clientele stop using plastic water bottles and implement reusable bottles. Beyond Meat. Source: USA Today.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Your local reclaimed lumber dealer or architectural salvage retailer is your best option as it supports the local economy, requires fewer miles to transport the lumber to your building site and it allows you to have a look at the lumber in person and know exactly the quality you’re getting. RECYCLED PLASTIC.

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2022

tonnes of plastic from ending up in landfill over the next year, according to organic baby food retailer Little Freddie. tonnes of plastic. The announcement comes at a time when the amount of plastic waste ending up in landfill is reaching a critical level. Packaging could save 2.5

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 21, 2020

Why e-commerce retailers should increase transparency about their products. As the COVID-19 crisis rages on in the United States, some people are relying on e-commerce retailers for their needs — from household goods to food. E-commerce retailers would need to integrate sustainability goals into their organization and operations.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

The cradle-to-cradle concept needs to take into account the shipping of a product from the producer, through to the retailer, and onto the consumer – a process which often involves significant quantities of expensive packaging materials. However, this is not an eco-friendly material as it is plastic based. CORNSTARCH PACKAGING.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Improve Cultivation Techniques to be Organic . Natural and organic gardening techniques can provide this reliability while also being good for the environment.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 15, 2020

Scientists are predicting that by the year 2050, the ocean may have more plastic than fish. While countries around the world are beginning to take a stand against single-use items and plastics in grocery stores, restaurants and retail chains, there are still measures that consumers can take within their very own households.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It is being considered more often as a sustainable alternative to plastic packaging , which gives farmers another potential buyer. One nonprofit organization, GreenWave , is even advocating the idea of "regenerative ocean farming." Seaweed is the fastest-growing segment of the industry.

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The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

There are a wide variety of places that you can buy second hand and refurbished furniture from, such as thrift stores, charity shops, and independent retailers, both instore and online. Use organic paints. Use sustainable materials.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 29, 2021

How e-commerce retailer Grove Collaborative will go 'plastic-free' by 2025. Plastic-free by 2025. That’s the goal for e-commerce retailer Grove Collaborative, which sells household and personal care goods. Deonna Anderson. Thu, 04/29/2021 - 01:30. It’s a little over a year into the latter commitment.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 2, 2020

Headquartered in London, Core provides supply chain management, customs classification, and sustainability solutions and services to global retailers, with a vision to realize the benefits of a digitized supply chain through their three software-as-a-service platforms – Suppliview, TariffTel, and Leaf.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

After the World Health Organization deemed the outbreak a pandemic, stock prices began to plummet, global shipping became strained, and the prospect of a global economic recession was plastered over many morning newspapers. If individuals have cardboard and plastics, then some local pickup services are still in operation.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 24, 2020

The Terrex Free Hiker Parley shoes are constructed using a sustainable combination of the company’s Boost technology and Parley for the Oceans’ recycled plastic material. This is the first in Adidas’ Terrex Free Hiker collection to incorporate Parley Ocean Plastic yarn, which is made from upcycled plastic waste collected from coastal areas.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

One company hoping to capitalize is Ways2H , which has a thermal process to convert municipal solid waste, medical waste, plastics and sewage sludge into renewable hydrogen. It will start by making transportation fuel from wastewater sludge, then add plastics, according to the company. .

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

Biomaterials innovator has launched a collection with a luxury hat designer, as it looks to commercialise its mushroom derived material as an animal leather and plastic alternative. Reishi feels organic and rich, and has a beautiful, worn patina that we showcase through the distinct styles of our Reishi Collection.".

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Delivering on their corporate mission and promise to create a deliver environmentally friendly bottles and packaging, Chlorophyll Water has announced that they have achieved a major step in their commitment to limit and ultimately cease their contribution to the world’s plastic epidemic. Chlorophyll Water is a proud GBB Member.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Retail business sustainability. Using these trends we then present retail sustainability initiatives that will help you kickstart your organization’s sustainability program. What is retail sustainability? To operate indefinitely, a retail brand must meet environmental, social, and economic demands.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 1, 2021

Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19 Deonna Anderson Mon, 03/01/2021 – 01:45 Walgreens is a fixture in the United States. And the company has even more properties under the parent organization, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). You have retailers in the U.K. About 78 percent of the U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 12, 2021

A material not often considered when it comes to construction is plastic. Instead of relying on materials that require mining, extracting or a lot of processing, recycled plastic offers an excellent sustainable alternative for many construction projects. Organic Materials. A good list of retailers can be found here.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

The Forest Stewardship Council offers certified printing paper with varying weights and sizes, while HP offers an ink cartridge and plastics recycling program. Through their Planet Partners program, roughly 1 million plastic bottles are collected each day and then incorporated into new products.

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Low Impact

JUNE 7, 2020

per pot, in West Wales, not many people are going to buy that honey when they can go to a corporate supermarket and get honey from another country in a squeezy plastic bottle for less than half the price. The post Trying to make a living on an organic smallholding: Paul Jennings, ‘One-Planet’ smallholder appeared first on Lowimpact.org.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

While organic and biodynamic wine production has become increasingly popular in recent years, Berry Bros. & Rudd has shown real vision and leadership on this topic, and we are delighted to be working together, as the first of many retailers and wine importers who will help us with our mission," he said. Berry Bros.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Established in 2018 after its founder Sunitt Halai started getting headaches he attributed to the artificial ingredients in chewing regular gum, Chewsy was the first of growing number of plant-based, plastic free chewing gum makers in the UK. The company's organic, plastic free gum is also fully biodegradable and sugar free.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 25, 2022

The company sources this food waste — which it likes to call “organic byproduct”– from food processors, retail food chains, and fruit markets. This led them to start projects in paper and plastic upcycling but then they came to another realisation; that food waste was considered a negative value resource.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

This reporting was made possible in part due to a media briefing sponsored by Beyond Plastics, Inclusive Louisiana, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and The Descendants Project, which included local meals in Louisiana. Part of that strategy appears to be redefining its expanding petrochemical and plastics business as a solution to climate change.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2021

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, the hotel industry contributes 1% of total global emissions. Further, hotel waste consists largely of common recyclable materials – aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, plastic bottles and landscape waste – all materials that could be processed into a new useful material.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The biggest brand names and retailers in New England now have more options for obtaining fabric resources. FABSCRAP, a non-profit organization, is all about long-term circular business, sustainability and doing good things for the Earth. So far, the organization has saved almost one million pounds of fabric from landfills.

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GreenBiz

JULY 24, 2020

Closed Loop Partners teams with Walmart, CVS, Target to take on the plastic bag. Single-use plastic shopping bags are a real problem. They take decades to break down but nearly 100 billion of them are used in the United States every year to cart away goods from retailers. Deonna Anderson. Fri, 07/24/2020 - 01:15.

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