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Earth Day Ideas for Employees: How To Engage Remote Workers To Be More Sustainable At Home

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Upcycle – take something you don’t use and instead of throwing it find it a new purpose. Replace your HVAC with a more efficient unit. Purchase groceries from a local farm or farmer’s market . Teach your family members or friends about good green habits . Create a library box in your neighborhood .

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

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All Forbo products are made from safe and 100% traceable raw materials and from 2004-2021, Forbo reduced the average carbon emission per square meter of product by 70%. Renewable, recycled or upcycled. FURNITURE AND HOME DECOR. 90% of materials are sourced within 100 miles of production. Energy efficient and ENERGY STAR compliant.

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Sustainable Manufacturing: How to Create a Sustainable Warehouse and Green Factory

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This means a significant amount of energy is used at all times to keep the lights on, run the HVAC systems, and power all of the devices and machinery inside. Unilever’s aim is to get the most possible value from materials through upcycling, and have increased their reuse rate by 20%.