GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Tue, 09/08/2020 - 00:15. Unilever's Clean Future program specifically will focus on funding biotechnology research, CO2 use and low-carbon chemistry, as well as biodegradable and water-efficient product formulations. Carbon 'rainbow': Unilever pledges $1.2B to scrub fossil fuels from cleaning products. Cecilia Keating.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Wed, 08/26/2020 - 02:01. There's an obvious wow factor to using new material that's truly biodegradable or recyclable, just as IKEA is replacing plastic foam packaging with mushroom-based material that can be grown in a week, reused and then composted in a month. Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 16, 2020

LA-based startup Mi Terro is using biotechnology to turn a portion of that food waste into sustainable fibers for biodegradable T-shirts. Related: This biodegradable T-shirt is made from trees and algae <img src="//inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2020/07/Mi-Terro-6-889×661.jpg"

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 4, 2022

Synthetic fabrics such as polyester – which accounted for 52% of global fiber production in 2018 – take hundreds of years to biodegrade. Natural fibers take very little time to biodegrade relative to their synthetic counterparts, making them the more environmentally friendly textile choice. million in 2020 to $10, 109.9

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

However, a number of environmental groups have taken an opposing line, warning the government against introducing exemptions to the plastic packaging tax, which they warn would incentivise the wider adoption of biodegradable and compostable plastics that could inadvertently lead to higher levels of plastic waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

Europe regulates The EU first stated its intention to restrict microplastics in January 2018, opening a consultation that ran until September 2020. In humans, microplastics can cause a variety of human health concerns, including neurotoxicity, dermal irritation and organ inflammation.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

million in 2020, the research shows. Globally, the research found a 71 per cent rise in popularity of searches for sustainable goods between 2016 to 2020, with consumers increasingly using terms such as 'sustainable', 'ecological', and 'biodegradable' when shopping online. Meanwhile, Briton's have also contributed 11.5

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Advanced Materials Pitch Day zeroed in on materials for energy, manufacturing and industry, and bio-based and biodegradable materials. In the future, Greentown aims to host quarterly Sector Pitch Days in 2020 focused on other areas related to climate change, such as transportation, electricity, buildings, agriculture, and manufacturing.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The company plans to launch the cable in early 2020. The water-based cooling fluid is non-toxic and largely biodegradable. Swiss cable maker Brugg Cables has announced a new high-performance charging cable, the Alligator-HPC, that can deliver DC electricity at 1,000 volts and up to 850 amps.

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Cooling Energy Monitor Biodegradable Innovation 81

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Unlike the 98 percent of toothbrushes that are not biodegradable, the Tooth replacement heads will break down. The bristles are made from Nylon 4; both products are 100 percent biodegradable. Shipments are expected for April 2020. Tooth: the eco-friendly toothbrush made from recycled and biodegradable materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2022

Ben Caspary, Founder of Booheads, a manufacturer of bamboo electric toothbrush heads, said: “I created Booheads in November 2020 to bring sustainably sourced, biodegradable bamboo toothbrush heads to customers seeking an alternative to the disposable plastic versions that end up in landfills.

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2021

percentage points from the previous year, although recycling levels have been stuck on or around the 45 per cent mark for the best part of the past decade, despite an EU mandated target for countries to recycle at least half of their waste by 2020. The data marks a slight increase of 1.2 million tonnes from 7.2

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

Fishing nets and lines are traditionally made from non-biodegradable, non-recyclable plastics, and all too often they are discarded, generating an accumulation of plastic waste. In 2020, the world’s fishing fleets were responsible for roughly 1.2% It should be a standard reference for all fisheries working to become more sustainable.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 27, 2020

2020) not only shows how satellite remote sensing is an efficient and cost-effective tool for monitoring plastic debris, but it also shows the value of integrating satellite information into future ocean clean-up and protection efforts. The study by Kikaki et al.

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Low Impact

APRIL 30, 2021

By 2020, all UK crematoria (there are roughly 240) should emit no mercury. The body becomes brittle and breaks up into small particles which are freeze dried and placed into a biodegradable container for burial. Biodegradable urns. Burying them in a biodegradable urn is one way to make the process a little more sustainable.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

And it suggests a return to something more like normality, after the anomalous years of 2020 and 2021, which were impacted by restrictions. The amount of biodegradable municipal disposed to landfill in 2022 was 707,000 tonnes, a decrease of 174,000 tonnes (19.8%) from 2021 and a reduction of 1.3 tonnes recycled, 0.11

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

These chemicals have had unforeseen adverse effects, largely because of their non-biodegradability. 2001): 692-708 [2] Food safety: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), World Health Organization, November 20, 2020. References [1] Lallas, Peter L., “The Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants.” April 12, 2023.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 1, 2020

Look at the packaging when you make a purchase, and support companies that ship in recyclable or biodegradable containers. More: 8 attainable sustainability resolutions for 2020. Set a tangible goal for yourself to reduce your waste production by half. Maybe next year, you can halve it again. Happy New Year! Images via Shutterstock.

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Sustainability Plastics Home Energy Monitoring Recycling 36

Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Specifically, the company announced it has met its goal, set in 2018, to switch 20 per cent of its fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2020 and as such has now set a new ambition to switch its entire fleet to EVs by 2025.

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Biodegradable Biodiversity Electric vehicle Sustainability 64

The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A 2020 study from the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Waters found that a dramatic decline in coho salmon populations was the result of the toxin. “What you don’t want is all these little wear particles full of all these nasty compounds settling in the environment and inside us and gradually leaching out their toxins.”

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Building Energy Monitoring North America Energy Monitor Sustainability 132

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Recycled plastic used in construction offers a building material that has a lower carbon footprint and is stronger than brick, all while tackling our plastic waste problem ( 367 million metric tons produced globally in 2020). Its biodegradability, durability and high capacity for storing carbon makes hemp a promising green building material.

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Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability Recycling 148

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Contamination of waste streams, haulage costs and “compostable” materials that don’t actually biodegrade are all part of the problem. According to the most recent EPA data, less than 10 percent of food waste finds its way into composting systems. Meet the entrepreneurs, city officials and corporate leaders who are turning things around.

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Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

In 2020, Tran founded a company called TômTex to create bio-based materials that can replace synthetic fabrics as well as leather and suede. The company debuted its fully biodegradable shell-based fabric at New York Fashion Week in 2022, in a collaboration with designer Peter Do.

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Plastics Waste Waste Microplastics 119

AGreenLiving

APRIL 23, 2021

What began in 2018 as a dream to make Earth-friendly clothing for all body types became a reality during the pandemic of 2020. Related: Valani launches debut collection of biodegradable clothing Tencel Lyocell is used in some products and is created from wood pulp sourced from sustainably managed forests.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The ban, which comes into force from 14 March, covers branded wet wipes as well as other forms of moist toilet tissue and general cleaning wipes, and follows the retailer's 2020 decision to switch to plastic-free, biodegradable viscose material for its own-brand wet wipes.

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Plastics Retail Biodegradable Packaging 50

Green Business Bureau

JULY 15, 2022

In 2020, two-thirds of U.S. This plastic is biodegradable and comes from a renewable source, unlike oil-based plastics. Sustainable manufacturing as a strategic approach for factories and warehouses. The pressure mounts for manufacturers to step up and use the principles of sustainable manufacturing.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 13, 2020

For this year’s Bangkok Design Week, which took place in February 2020, Thai design firm Plural Designs created the Everlasting Forest Pavilion, a temporary, tunnel-like structure built of biodegradable materials that promotes sustainable ideas and products to the public. The pavilion also includes a rest zone.

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Sustainability Consulting

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Unilever has also committed to making product formulations biodegradable, implementing water stewardship programs at manufacturing sites, and building water management resilience in water-stressed countries. In 2020, General Electric committed to reducing its freshwater consumption by 1.8 billion gallons.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Agriculture 72

Business Green

MARCH 16, 2020

Alternatives such as fibre-based packaging, biodegradable plastic or even simply using conventional plastic of a non-black variety are available. Many large retailers such Waitrose, Aldi and Lidl are already taking an industry lead to eliminate non-recyclable black plastic from their packaging.

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Plastics Policy Waste Waste 59

Business Green

MARCH 1, 2021

The report both outlines the biggest water risks faced by companies as well as outlining some of the ways in which they are responding, basing its analysis on over 2,900 company responses to CDP's 2020 water security questionnaire, requested by more than 500 ivnestors holding $106tr in assets worldwide.

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Pollution Climate change Recycling Recycling 92

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 7, 2020

There are no ‘silver bullet’ solutions to plastics Lauren Phipps Mon, 12/07/2020 – 01:30 Every so often, a corporate announcement gets under my skin. The latest culprit: Bacardi unveiled a bioplastic bottle that can biodegrade in compost systems, freshwater and oceans in 18 months.

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Plastics Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 28

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In addition to its natural fiber cartridges, the main barrel of the marker is made of biodegradable plastic, and the non-toxic ink is so safe, you could eat it. Scribit Pen aims to help address the issue of plastic pollution , so each component making up this compostable marker is completely eco-friendly.

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Plastics Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 36

Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In 2008 Rwanda instituted a national ban on non-biodegradable plastic bags and in October 2019, it became the first country in Africa to issue a complete ban on all single-use plastics. Since July 2020, 47 fishing communities across Thailand have removed eight tonnes of discarded plastic fishing nets from the ocean.

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Plastics Microplastics Waste Waste 64

Unsustainable

JUNE 17, 2020

It’s incredibly versatile, strong, sustainably grown, and biodegradable. Hijosa is striving to create biodegradable, eco-friendly, sustainable products that are also toxic-free. The fabric is not biodegradable and wears much like leather in its breathability and flexibility. March 20, 2020. Fashion United. Pinatex [link].

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Despite the promises and inflated price tag, biodegradable glitter ends up the same way as old-school glitter — wreaking havoc on aquatic ecosystems. festivals had already announced a switch to biodegradable glitter by 2021. Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, U.K. ran tests to compare ordinary glitter with “eco” glitter.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

They committed to zero plastic in 2020; however with the pandemic they were forced to readjust their plans and have now set their task force back on track. Use biodegradable, nontoxic detergent that will not pollute the waterways. Understand the Sustainable Fashion Consumer. Purchase clothing items from sustainable brands.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

A 2020 research project led by the Centre for Innovation Management Research (CIMR) at the Birkbeck University of London, investigated the behavior of large-capital companies with respect to Environmental, Social, and Governance ( ESG ). but perceived as being unfounded or intentionally misleading.”. Corporate greenwash is on the rise.

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