Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

While your office is likely recycling its paper and plastics, you can take recycling to the next level by expanding your program to include glass and metals. If your local municipality doesn’t have recycling streams for glass and metals, reach out to waste management companies. Strive for Zero Waste Break Rooms.

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Greenability Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If holiday catalogues are clogging your mailbox, reduce paper waste by having your name removed from mailing lists. If the packaging material is Kraft paper, you can use it to wrap gifts or make gift tags. Gather together with zero waste. Share your meal & reduce food waste. Minimize unwanted mail. Have more ideas?

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Greenability Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2020

If holiday catalogues are clogging your mail box, help reduce paper waste by having your name removed from mailing lists. If the packaging material is Kraft paper, you can use it to wrap gifts or make gift tags. Gather with zero waste. Share your meal & reduce food waste. If every family in the U.S. Photo: ProFlowers.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

The tag “forever chemicals” is clearly very appropriate for a class of synthetic compounds whose unusual molecular structure, including the carbon-fluorine (C-F) bond (considered one of the strongest found in organic chemistry), appears to offer little scope for any thermal or other degradation at all, so they endure permanently.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In an effort to help reduce food packaging waste, non-alcoholic spirit company Seedlip is introducing a Mycelium Gift Pack wrapped in biodegradable mushroom packaging. The gift set includes a full-sized bottle of Seedlip Spice 94 (an aromatic non-alcoholic spirit), a highball glass made from 100% recycled material and a thyme seeded neck tag.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. McDonald’s straws were still contributing to our waste problem using a linear economy rather than a circular one.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Related: Keep your cat safe with these eco-friendly cat toys Zero-waste pet kit As those with canine companions know, walking Fido serves multiple purposes, not just exercise. With the Zero Waste Fur Baby Kit , you won’t have to worry about plastic bags sitting in the landfill for the next few centuries.

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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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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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Business Green

AUGUST 21, 2020

Loop from TerraCycle is partnering with Ulta to design circular packaging, combating the industries plastic waste problem. The beauty industry has a plastic waste problem. Ulta, like Sephora, is planning a Made Without list that will tag products free of parabens, phthalates and 25 other chemical categories.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. McDonald’s straws were still contributing to our waste problem using a linear economy rather than a circular one.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Newly designed high-efficiency fixtures and systems provide the same comforts as their wasteful counterparts. The reasons to avoid disposable plastic are endless. Let’s not forget plastic tableware. However, contractors can resolve to find ways to repurpose, donate and reprocess the waste generated from worksites.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The UK's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been besieged with delays since it was introduced in Defra's 2018 Resource and Waste Strategy as a credible way to address the linear nature of our packaging economy. As reports on the global plastic crisis regularly inform us, we've got no time to lose. Devolved strategies out of sync.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The idea is to raise awareness of this environmental issue while finding a use for the tents beyond waste. To make the pieces more collectible, the garment tags include information about the festival name, material features and the design story behind the brand. So what’s next for P+365?

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The company is committed to 100% plant-based packaging and provides 100% plastic-free, biodegradable, zero-waste quality tea. To achieve this goal, they use bio-based plastic inside the cardboard box that houses the tea, so it is plastic-free. The box arrived and, as promised, packaging was entirely plastic-free.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Back in July, Inhabitat introduced readers to the Solo New York brand, a sustainable fashion company making bags out of recycled plastic water bottles. Solo New York’s recycled fabric production starts with discarded plastic bottles. The goal is to eliminate plastic from all packaging by the end of 2020.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Back in July, Inhabitat introduced readers to the Solo New York brand, a sustainable fashion company making bags out of recycled plastic water bottles. Solo New York’s recycled fabric production starts with discarded plastic bottles. The goal is to eliminate plastic from all packaging by the end of 2020.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

But how will this drive change the look, feel, and price tag of items on sale on high streets and fashion sites? What is uncontestable is that action to deliver a more sustainable fashion sector is critical if the world's climate and plastic pollution gaols are to be met. Maybe the biggest challenge is footwear," he said.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 18, 2020

Ulta Beauty is bringing refillable containers back to the cosmetics industry Jesse Klein Tue, 08/18/2020 – 02:00 The beauty industry has a plastic waste problem. Ulta, like Sephora, is planning a Made Without list that will tag products free of parabens, phthalates and 25 other chemical categories. And it knows it.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It’s been a carbon-neutral company since 2017, and both the corporate headquarters and distribution center went zero-waste the same year. It’s working on installing renewable energy systems at every location and has plans to be a zero-waste corporation worldwide by 2025.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 7, 2022

Each travel, duffle, shopping and computer bag that hits the stores adds to the ongoing use of synthetic fibers, environmental pollution and waste. With the focus on safe, fair and eco-friendly material sourcing and production, Terra Thread bags also produce less waste. The packaging was minimalistic and plastic-free.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

The brands "can use plastics to make fibers, but they don't have a solution for fiber-to-fiber recycling at scale," Emmanuel Ladent, Carbios CEO, said in an interview. The company expects the facility, which will recycle local plastic waste, to begin operations in 2025. A 'truly circular' solution.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

If you just put up solar panels and you then don’t bring that back into the classroom, you’re totally wasting an educational opportunity. Students helped design bioswales on their campuses because they were worried about water runoff and how waste was getting into the oceans. Initially we thought about it from an educational side.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

If global plastics production continues under business as usual, the world will mismanage 7.7 gigatons of plastics over the next 20 years, according to new research from Google. A raft of corporate green packaging goals are looming - how can they be met? To put that number into perspective, 7.7 To put that number into perspective, 7.7

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 7, 2020

“Waste is a design flaw.” Wisdom Supply Company , a women-owned B-Corp based out of San Francisco, consists of two activists who found a way to take action against plastic waste by creating environmentally friendly supplies for the classroom. The Wisdom Supply Co.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2021

And perhaps the most eye-catching of all its new offerings for this burgeoning market was the news the company will soon be ditching disposable batteries from its TV remotes in a bid to cut down on waste. The company estimates the move will prevent waste from a projected 99 million AAA batteries over seven years.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2021

And perhaps most eye-catching of all its new offerings in this burgeoning market, the company said it would soon be ditching disposable batteries from its TV remotes in a bid to cut down on waste. The remotes will also be manufactured from 24 per cent recycled plastic content.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Finnish technology research group VTT will develop sustainable materials and manufacturing processes for electronic products, as well as circularity enablers, namely smart tags as data carriers for digital product passports. A consortium of Finnish firms is among the line-up of contributors.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 3, 2020

The non-toxic, natural dyes are made from food waste, plants, fruits and vegetables to achieve the richly toned hues. Instead of contributing to the waste, PANGAIA turns discarded plastic, mostly from single-use water bottles, into yarn and then into long-lasting clothing. The new tracksuits are made in Portugal.

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Rinexii

OCTOBER 16, 2019

By doing the cooking you can control what goes into the trash during prep, and how much single plastic is used for the leftovers. If there’s a particularly common dessert or food item that uses plastic in your home every day, consider learning how to make it and keep it available in the home, plastic free. Eat leftovers.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Having said that, even at an extraordinary price tag, the amount of helium used equates to a small percentage of usage for a single day in the country. Reducing waste and being energy-efficient is engrained in the company mission. The transition has been gradual, but the updates are continual. Read more:Â .

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 17, 2023

The majority of Denbury’s revenue comes from EOR, which involves injecting CO2 into the ground in order to extend the life of oil fields, and ~60% of the price tag likely covered the value of Denbury’s oil production rather than the CCS infrastructure.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

Look for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as Green Tags. LEDs are mercury-free (which is hazardous waste), and also 100% more efficient than incandescent bulbs, helping you reduce your carbon footprint. What you don’t want is opposing temperature control systems competing as this will waste masses of energy.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

Look for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), also known as Green Tags. LEDs are mercury-free (which is hazardous waste), and also 100% more efficient than incandescent bulbs, helping you reduce your carbon footprint. What you don’t want is opposing temperature control systems competing as this will waste masses of energy.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

They require little water and attention to grow and can survive perfectly fine on waste. The project was funded by Sergei Brin, one of the founders of Google, and came with a price tag of 250.000 euros for a single burger. Imagine tomatoes that can survive in the barren wastes of the Sahara. What is the potential of GMO?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Could the planet-littering plastic bag be on the way out? The plastic bag has become a nemesis of the environmental movement. About four trillion single-use plastic bags are used across the globe each year. PlasticFri transforms agricultural waste, non-edible plants and other renewable resources into valuable bio-based products.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The decline of the West Coast’s kelp forests started around 2013, when a mysterious disease called “sea star wasting syndrome” wiped out 90 percent of the purple urchin’s main predator, the sunflower sea star, in a matter of weeks. “It’s just steadily got worse and worse and worse, because there is no kelp.”. Grist / Sierra Rose Garcia.

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