Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

To learn more about sustainable sourcing, read our article Sustainable Business Practices for the Food and Agricultural Industries. Only certain types of plastic are able to be recycled and even then, recycling used items into new material can only happen a few times before the material completely loses its durability and value.

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Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 133

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Officially adopted as an international awareness day in 2013, World Soil Day strives to protect soil biodiversity and condemns unsustainable agricultural practices that deplete soil of nutrients, structure and its microbial inhabitants. Choose holiday cards made from post- consumer recycled content, make your own or send an E-card.

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Soil Biodiversity Recycling Recycling 148

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

Agriculture is one of the sectors pinpointed as containing some of the more difficult-to-reach emissions (Image credit: StateofIsrael , CC BY 2.0 This hard-to-reach 20% of emissions resides within sectors including agriculture, plastics, cement, and waste. Governments could make similar progress in agriculture and industry today.”

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Plastics Agriculture Recycling Recycling 130

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 6, 2020

But what a lot of people don’t see is the tremendously hard work that comes with not only making wine, but also farming and managing an agricultural paradise. Napa is all of that and so much more. It’s tireless, dirty work that enables the locals and tourists to drink – and spill – that beautiful, luscious Napa Cab.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 131

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The textile is seemingly produced without the use of toxins and is “organic and biodegradable.” Differently coloured trustmarks indicate whether products and/or packaging are free of plastics and microplastics or are made of recyclates. In so doing, it is possible to get up to five times more material from the same animal.

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Startups Waste Waste Plastics 178

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

These brands are manufacturing their shoes from recycled and biodegradable materials and sourcing sustainably while still achieving the durability and comfort that shoe lovers expect. Sometimes choosing the eco-friendly option for products and suppliers may require you to rethink and redesign the way you operate. For example, the U.S.

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Policy Biodegradable Sustainability Health 167

GreenTech Gazette

MARCH 1, 2023

There are several new and emerging technologies for recycling that are being developed and implemented around the world. Here are a few examples: Chemical recycling: Chemical recycling is a new technology that breaks down plastic waste into its basic building blocks, which can then be used to make new plastic products.

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Recycling Recycling Technology Upcycling 52

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials? Where do you install recycling bins and for what materials and waste? In other words, how can the use of everyday materials in the office be substituted with more sustainable, recycled, and reused materials? You need to identify instances where this is happening.

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Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 148

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Sustainable Agriculture. Sustainable agriculture means farming and grazing in a way that doesn’t work the soil to death, or deforest en masse to make way for croplands. Land O’ Lakes is a good example of a company founded for sustainable agriculture, even before the word ‘sustainability’ entered the common parlance.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

From recyclable plastics to biodegradable containers, there’s seemingly no end to the options available for the environmentally conscious business. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS. For businesses looking for the closest alternative to this packaging classic, biodegradable air peanuts are now available. Similar U.S.

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Packaging Biodegradable Plastics Recycling 78

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Waste recycling/recovery : Mechanical recycling. Waste recycling/recovery : Chemical recycling. Waste recycling/recovery : (digestion, composting). When packaging cannot be avoided, next on the list of priorities is waste recycling and recovery. Waste avoidance : Reuse/Repair.

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Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

It also aims to assist Defra, regulatory bodies, and industries that generate biodegradable waste in identifying the overall spare capacity available to treat feedstock so that as much organic waste can be processed as possible in a way that cuts methane emissions and generates renewable energy.

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Waste Waste Organic Biodegradable 95

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. The handles are also 100 percent recyclable when they are no longer useful. Shipments are expected for April 2020. Tooth Images via Tooth.

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Biodegradable Recycling Recycling Plastics 28

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

New fashion house Valani has launched its debut collection of biodegradable separates and dresses inspired by “light living.” The banana silk is made from a byproduct of agriculture waste; discarded banana stems are harvested to make way for new tree growth and then upcycled into this sustainable silk alternative.

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Biodegradable Fashion Recycled materials Carbon-negative 36

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This doesn’t take into account the other forms of waste that nations generate such as hazardous, industrial non-hazardous, agricultural, medical and oil production wastes. You can complete an audit on your own ( Recycle Coach has created a guided 7 step checklist for self administered waste audits) or hire a certified third-party.

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Waste Waste Plastics Packaging 147

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Wood waste is also sourced from sawdust, scrap wood and other agricultural waste. Rather than sending this wood off to landfills, it is instead leveraged in the concrete recycling process for the key ingredient, lignin. Additionally, the lignin makes this new, recycled concrete more biodegradable.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 36

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The result is a fully biodegradable material that can be used in coats, comforters and other products. Because it is made from natural materials, it is also biodegradable. The flowers are harvested with no damage to the ecosystem through the process of regenerative agriculture. PANGAIA Images via PANGAIA.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Recent industrial design graduate Shahar Asor is knitting biodegradable children’s shoes out of a sustainable composite material. Some of us donate and others recycle but the truth is most of our unclaimed garments found themselves in landfills. See the original post: Biodegradable childrens shoes come with expiration date.

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Biodegradable Fashion Recycling Recycling 28

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2022

These plastic bags aren’t biodegradable, meaning they reside in the environment and take up to 1000 years to break down. Paper bags Paper bags are 100% biodegradable meaning they can be used for composting. Plus, paper is both reusable and recyclable (although the number of times these bags can be recycled is limited).

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Retail Plastics Sustainability Biodegradable 78

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

New fashion house Valani has launched its debut collection of biodegradable separates and dresses inspired by “light living.” The banana silk is made from a byproduct of agriculture waste; discarded banana stems are harvested to make way for new tree growth and then upcycled into this sustainable silk alternative.

Biodegradable 28

Biodegradable Fashion Recycled materials Carbon-negative 28

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Responsibilities differ based on the industry, such as construction, agriculture or manufacturing. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Environmental engineers may be involved with projects or plans to improve public health, waste disposal and recycling, as well as plans to control or minimize air and water pollution.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 148

Business Green

JUNE 15, 2020

"In most parts of the world, the economic and social inclusion of farmers and smallholders in sustainable agricultural production is the single most important driver of change for halting deforestation, restoring forests and helping regenerate nature. In the end, they are the stewards of the land.".

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Carbon-neutral Plastics Biodiversity Blockchain 89

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 16, 2021

For instance, their business cards are made from recycled and biodegradable seed paper. If necessary, however, then the GreenTech Painting team finds a sustainable, and often unique, solution for their paper use. Backed By Science.

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Health Biotechnology Sustainability Biodegradable 97

Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Where else can you find entrepreneurs at neighboring benches working on innovations as diverse as filtration, energy storage, building materials, alternative proteins, and battery metal recycling? Read about our 11 wet lab startups below: Agriculture. Manufacturing.

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Startups Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Plastics 52

Sustainability Consulting

MAY 19, 2023

From biodegradable toys to sustainable food and treats, the market for eco-friendly pet products is growing. Invest the time to look at the product’s packaging, consider the energy needed to produce it, and research whether it’s biodegradable or can be recycled. Check out this list for an excellent list of sustainable products.

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Low Impact

MAY 5, 2021

A number of natural, biodegradable coffins and shrouds are explored below.) Another option is a wicker willow coffin , which, like wooden coffins, are 100% natural and biodegradable. You can also choose a coffin made from natural wool (strengthened with a recycled cardboard liner) – another 100%-biodegradable option.

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Sustainability Ethics Biodegradable Upcycling 71

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Related: Artist 3D-prints biodegradable agar floral lamps “There has never been a more critical time to be doing the work we do at Biohm,” said Ehab Sayed, founder and director of innovation at Biohm. And, therefore, to create ethically-sourced and locally-fabricated high-performance sustainable products. Biohm Images via Biohm.

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Biodegradable Biotech Biotechnology Waste 36

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Its packaging is even derived from 100 percent reusable, recyclable or biodegradable materials. She then founded Natural Earth Paint, which specializes in locally made, non-toxic art supplies packaged in “100 percent post-consumer recycled packaging, biodegradable plastic bags and recyclable glass bottles.”

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Sustainability Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 36

Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

That means embracing new partners, such as Evonik Industries, which provides the renewable and biodegradable surfactant for its Sunlight dishwashing soap in Chile and Vietnam. Danone and others are funding farmer education programs related to sustainable agriculture. Redesigning products.

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Innovation Carbon Biotechnology Recycled materials 80

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Goodies on offer in this box are all-natural, cruelty-free and biodegradable. These diapers are made with fibers from renewable bamboo and other biodegradable materials. For the skincare-obsessed For those who prefer toxin-free personal care products, the Natural Vegan Body Care subscription is the perfect gift.

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Biodegradable Ethics Packaging Plastics 36

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Responsibilities differ based on the industry, such as construction, agriculture or manufacturing. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Environmental engineers may be involved with projects or plans to improve public health, waste disposal and recycling, as well as plans to control or minimize air and water pollution.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

AGreenLiving

JUNE 23, 2020

Why recycle plastic waste? Furthermore, as non-biodegradable waste, the plastic ends up polluting rivers, agricultural land and even estates. According to a 2017 National Geographic publication, over 91% of the plastic waste produced globally is not recycled. This plastic waste litters streets, landfills and the seas.

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Plastics Waste Waste Pollution 36

Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

A household recycling rate of 70 per cent should be achieved across the UK by 2030, with food waste cut by 50 per cent. The UK's current recycling rate stands at under 45 per cent.

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Carbon Fossil fuels Policy Government 94

EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Agriculture Corbion is a Dutch food and biochemicals company committed to lowering the emissions of the aquaculture sector by producing a sustainable feed alternative to fish oil for aquaculture species. Ovako’s business model is based on circularity and recycling, remelting scraps to make steel.

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Packaging Carbon-neutral Plastics Recycling 45

Clean Energy Trust

JULY 1, 2019

Link As the plastic recycling trade has ground to a halt following China’s implementation of higher standards, there has been a spike in interest in bioplastics and new forms of recycling. Link Also, here’s an explainer on the policy changes in China which helped create this ripple effect.

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Plastics Carbon Blockchain Recycling 40

AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2020

Related: Sustainably sourced sunglasses built to last a lifetime rather than a season Relying on natural materials was important to the DIVAK team, so it selected birch wood, a natural, biodegradable and renewable resource. The company also uses only non-toxic glue and recyclable materials for the other components of the sunglasses.

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Recycled materials Recycling Recycling Biodegradable 28

Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

The platforms will be kept afloat by buoys designed to biodegrade once they reach the deep ocean, at which point the kelp will fall to the ocean floor, taking its carbon with it. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). There is also progress in sustainable aviation fuel, which can be made from used fats, oil and agricultural waste.

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Aviation Carbon-neutral Climate change Sustainability 59