Forbes Green Tech

MARCH 18, 2021

Some industry leaders have postulated a future with no need to grow raw cotton and a fashion industry that thrives on recycled and upcycled materials alone.

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Fashion Upcycling Sustainability Recycling 72

GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

How cosmetics retailer Lush is making purposeful profit through circularity. But the accelerated growth of the retail industry has come at a cost. How can we tackle reuse and recycle in a way that is both meaningful and impactful? Katrina Shum. Tue, 05/12/2020 - 01:30. But it doesn’t have to be like this.

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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 STEEL. RECYCLED PLASTIC.

Building Energy Monitoring 148

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability Recycling 148

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Catherine David, Director Collaboration and Change WRAP, “The clothing and textiles sector has the fourth largest environmental impact on the planet * and that’s why WRAP is working with the UK’s biggest retailers and brands to address this through the ambitious targets of Textiles 2030.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 12, 2021

Because concrete itself comes from natural resources, it is important to choose a concrete brand that doesn’t over extract these raw mineral resources and instead finds ways to recycle components and operate in a more sustainable fashion. Architectural salvage retailers exist throughout the entire United States.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2022

Add a sufficient number of labeled recycle bins in every field and stadium. Tip #4: Retail and merchandise sales. Brands such as Patagonia , Organic Basics , and Pact use recycled materials to make new and creative sportswear. Buy energy-efficient maintenance equipment to support sustainable field management.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

To celebrate the inauguration of Green Pea, Italy’s first dedicated green retail park, Cristina Celestina of Pianca recently presented Calatea Green, a chair that follows a circular economy model. The chair’s padding is now made of recycled PET fabric, sourced from water bottles, that is both recyclable and compostable.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This fall, online retailer ASOS is launching its first collection of circular fashions. Circular design refers to a constant recycling loop, with no materials ending up in the landfill. When possible, they chose materials that were already at least partially recycled, yet still durable.

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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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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The e-commerce giant is inviting early-stage sustainability start-ups to apply for the latest round of its accelerator programme Tech and retail giant Amazon has announced it is today launching the second round of its Amazon Sustainability Accelerator - a 12-week bespoke programme which is designed to help green start ups expand their businesses.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This fall, online retailer ASOS is launching its first collection of circular fashions. Circular design refers to a constant recycling loop, with no materials ending up in the landfill. When possible, they chose materials that were already at least partially recycled, yet still durable.

Fashion 28

Fashion Recycling Recycling Upcycling 28

GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

A jolt in this direction came overnight as COVID-19 drove people indoors, forcing many to rethink how they reduce, reuse or recycle items they took for granted only weeks earlier. Millions of consumers are putting off retail purchases and looking at the stuff in their closets and cabinets and desktops in a very different way.

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Recycling Recycling Upcycling Waste 542

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Starbucks is widening its embrace of circular practices and healthful interiors by expanding its Greener Stores internationally and open sourcing the framework's underlying tools for other retailers to replicate. Half of the store's interior materials will be recycled or upcycled. From LEED to Greener Stores.

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Retail Upcycling Recycling Recycling 43

Business Green

MAY 21, 2021

Today, the company launched its ReBird platform , a centralised hub on the company site that gives customers an inside look at its circular initiatives - from upcycling and resale to care and repair. Its products are distributed through more than 3,000 retail locations worldwide, including over 80 branded stores.

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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. 100% of HP’s original ink cartridges contain 5% – 45% post-consumer or post-industrial recycled plastic. gluten-free) and carbon neutral shipping on all deliveries.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Biodegradable Energy Monitor 148

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Now that we socially-distance, we need different ways of engaging with audiences, from the first point of creation and design to retail and engaging the consumer. It has set three Action Goals to be achieved by 2021: recirculate 100,000 fashion item; tokenize 10,000 fashion items on the blockchain; and upcycle 1,000 pairs of sneakers.

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Fashion Blockchain Carbon-neutral Soil 473

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Related: 17 easy ways to upcycle worn out sweaters “We don’t want to stop people dressing up and having a great time at Christmas, but there are so many ways to do this without buying new,” Sarah Divall, the project coordinator at Hubbub, told The Guardian. Why not swap with family, friends, housemates or workmates? See more here:Â .

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

A growing band of major fashion retailers have pledged to achieve net zero emissions and overhaul their design and manufacturing processes to make the notoriously resource intensive industry more sustainable. The collection is, in theory, a taster of Asos' entire product range if the retailer is to achieve its 2030 sustainability goals.

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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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Plastics Upcycling Recycling Recycling 28

AGreenLiving

MAY 19, 2021

Today, the company launched its ReBird platform , a centralized hub on the company site that gives customers an inside look at its circular initiatives — from upcycling and resale to care and repair. Its products are distributed through more than 3,000 retail locations worldwide, including over 80 branded stores.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

New partnership spotlights sustainability initiatives at Denver, Seattle, Modesto, Berkeley retail stores. This new partnership with GBB ensures that Royal Robbins four retail stores are gold-level certified – a designation that recognizes efforts each store has made to improve sustainability practices. About Royal Robbins®.

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Retail Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

For example, select bracelets made from ocean plastic, shoes or sunglasses made from coffee grounds or indoor gardens sourced from recycled plastic. Look for companies that ship using recyclable materials, too. You just have to do a little bit of searching. Images via Shutterstock. Here is the original:Â .

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AGreenLiving

JULY 28, 2021

With this in mind, sustainable shoe brand Ccilu has developed a line of waterproof boots, called XpreSole Panto, made with recycled coffee grounds and other eco-friendly materials. Called XpreSole Panto, the boots are available in high-top or low-top options made with upcycled coffee grounds collected from local coffee shops in Taiwan.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

We knew that we had to have a holistic approach to this solution, because it's not enough to just drop off 2,000 shippers to a retail company and say, 'Good luck getting these back.'. Reuse can reduce the amount of waste that will need to be recycled or sent to landfills and incinerators. . million tons (29.9 Pull Quote.

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Packaging Retail Plastics Waste 418

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Adidas and H&M Group teamed up for a project to recycle old garments and fibers into new items for major brands. German sportswear company adidas committed to using only recycled polyester across its supply chain by 2024. Increased concern for farmers is also on the menu.

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Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Fashion Upcycling 545

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It is the world’s first mobile industrial-grade plastic trash upcycling platform. The Trashpresso unit is only the size of two industrial refrigerators and is designed to help with the collection, sorting and upcycling of plastic waste with a minimal air and water footprint. Miniwiz Images via World Design Organization.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging guide. In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer. of total MSW generated.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Online fashion retailer has trained its designers in making its clothing and jewellery more sustainable, recyclable and reusable. Where possible, the company is also encourang the use 'upcycle' of techniques that reuse old products to create "something new".

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“Now that we socially-distance, we need different ways of engaging with audiences, from the first point of creation and design to retail and engaging the consumer. It has set three Action Goals to be achieved by 2021: recirculate 100,000 fashion item; tokenize 10,000 fashion items on the blockchain; and upcycle 1,000 pairs of sneakers.

Fashion 36

Fashion Blockchain Carbon-neutral Innovation 36

Business Green

MAY 29, 2020

A jolt in this direction came overnight as COVID-19 drove people indoors, forcing many to rethink how they reduce, reuse or recycle items they took for granted only weeks earlier. Millions of consumers are putting off retail purchases and looking at the stuff in their closets and cabinets and desktops in a very different way.

Recycling 58

Recycling Recycling Upcycling Waste 58

Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Millions of shoppers will flock to retail outlets as part of an annual consumer frenzy. A study from the Ellen Macarthur Foundation estimates that a truckload of textiles is wasted every second and the Council for Textile Recycling reports that the average U.S. Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year.

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Fashion Plastics Waste Waste 52

AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

A jolt in this direction came overnight as COVID-19 drove people indoors, forcing many to rethink how they reduce, reuse or recycle items they took for granted only weeks earlier. “Millions of consumers are putting off retail purchases and looking at the stuff in their closets and cabinets and desktops in a very different way.

Recycling 28

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

A jolt in this direction came overnight as COVID-19 drove people indoors, forcing many to rethink how they reduce, reuse or recycle items they took for granted only weeks earlier. “Millions of consumers are putting off retail purchases and looking at the stuff in their closets and cabinets and desktops in a very different way.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

The fashion manufacturers, suppliers, brands and retailers must all do their part to address the changes required. This consumption demand has driven fashion retailers to producing almost twice the amount of clothing than they did in 2000. . Establish a repair or upcycling program. Demand for Sustainable Fashion.

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Fashion Sustainability Ethics Waste 109

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Tires Because most automotive, tractor and machine tires are a mixture of rubber and steel, they can’t be recycled without separating those components. Regardless of where you take it, the fee typically ranges from $2-10 per tire, so consider upcycling those old radials into a property border or flower bed divider.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

We knew that we had to have a holistic approach to this solution, because it’s not enough to just drop off 2,000 shippers to a retail company and say, ‘Good luck getting these back.’ Reuse can reduce the amount of waste that will need to be recycled or sent to landfills and incinerators. “[Reuse] is needed.

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Packaging Retail Plastics Waste 28

Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The Loop circular packaging model is fast taking shape, and the company behind it insists conventional retailers still have a huge role to play in its success. retailer and largest grocery supermarket company with more than 2,800 stores; Walgreens, which operates in all 50 states, had close to 9,300 locations as of August.

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