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The world-changing potential of STEAM-powered youth

GreenBiz

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 00:01. One of my favorite projects is called Every Kid Gets a Robot , which is a robot that I invented — it costs less than $20, is made out of biodegradable and recycled materials and I send it to kids for free in 12 countries, which is insane. The world-changing potential of STEAM-powered youth.

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'Huge potential': EU targets throwaway culture with sweeping circular economy plan

Business Green

It focuses on ensuring products placed on the EU market are designed to last longer, are easier to reuse, repair, and recycle, and incorporate as much recycled material as possible rather than being made from primary raw materials, the Commission explained.

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Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges

Grist

They are very difficult to move around, and they are not biodegradable,” Bank said. The typical thermoset materials don’t melt down,” said Derek Berry, a senior wind technology engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. It’s like a big, hollow tube that takes up a tremendous amount of space.”.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Its biodegradability, durability and high capacity for storing carbon makes hemp a promising green building material. Forbo offers flooring products partially made from recycled materials, with some individual products consisting of as much as 89% recycled content. CARPETING AND FLOORING. FURNITURE AND HOME DECOR.

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‘We can’t recycle our way out’

Grist

Other concerns center on the greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical recycling process and, in the case of turning plastics into fuels, burning the end products, and whether those climate costs are less than those caused by creating virgin plastic. Englund asks. You know, hey, it’s just milk.”.

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From stations and supermarkets to fast fashion and takeaway boxes, the plastics crackdown continues

Business Green

Regardless of the nature of any eventual trade deal with Brussels, the new UK plastics policy regime will work in tandem with the EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive which is set to outlaw a host of single use plastic items by 2021. Combined with continuing pressure from the public, these policy levers are shaping business practices.

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The great greenwash crackdown? UK competition watchdog trains sights on supermarket shelves

Business Green

Is that shampoo bottle as easily 'recyclable' as the label claims? What is the correct way to dispose of 'biodegradable' plastic bags? In 2021, the average UK household spent almost £70 a week on food and drink alone. Which plant-based milk variety really has the smallest environmental footprint?

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