Envirotec Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Anthony Finbow of Eagle Genomics – a firm working at the intersection of biology, data science and bioinformatics – explains, and relates how this knowledge provides a more solid underpinning for sustainable agricultural innovation. Over-reliance on nitrogen fertilizers is leading to the collapse of soil biodiversity.

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Soil Climate change Agriculture Carbon 288

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The latest culprit: Bacardi unveiled a bioplastic bottle that can biodegrade in compost systems, freshwater and oceans in 18 months. With limited global composting infrastructure, the likelihood that a theoretically biodegradable bottle will be composted in practice is low. Respectfully, I’m calling it B.S. . Featured Column.

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Plastics Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 164

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We might be at a turning point, however, because a handful of forward-looking corporations, conservation organizations and startups recently have accelerated efforts to store carbon in marine systems. Thanks to their work, companies of all sizes soon may be able invest in ocean sequestration.

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Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 387

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We might be at a turning point, however, because a handful of forward-looking corporations, conservation organizations and startups recently have accelerated efforts to store carbon in marine systems. Thanks to their work, companies of all sizes soon may be able invest in ocean sequestration.

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Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 370

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging solutions and innovation. Material designers, suppliers, converters, mechanics, and innovators are working to solve these issues. Eco friendly retail packaging solutions and innovation. Sustainable packaging: Innovations to reduce steel packaging waste. The 6 types of retail packaging waste.

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Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Buy organic. Organic food producers are prohibited from using synthetic fertilizers and pesticides that threaten water supplies, wildlife and the farm workers that apply them. Use 100% biodegradable, compostable and recyclable materials. Biodegradable vs Compostable Packaging. Land use and farm-stage processes (i.e.

Packaging 148

Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 148

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

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. is always the highest represented nation outside of the organizing nation," he observed. Innovation. could emerge as a world leader.

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Fossil fuels Carbon Biotechnology Biodegradable 264

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Buying locally-made, organic and sustainable food options are usually healthier and can make your employees feel better and be more productive. Innovation. Procuring sustainably means evaluating your current products and practices in an innovative way. Employee Engagement. Table of Contents . Energy efficiency). Electronics.

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Policy Biodegradable Health Sustainability 167

Green Business Bureau

JULY 4, 2022

Tip#1: Choose organic sustainable fabrics. Synthetic fabrics such as polyester – which accounted for 52% of global fiber production in 2018 – take hundreds of years to biodegrade. To ensure all aspects of your brand is sustainable, switch to biodegradable packagings like paper, cellulose, hemp, and other plant materials.

Fashion 148

Fashion Sustainability Biodegradable Packaging 148

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Buy organic. Organic food producers are prohibited from using synthetic fertilizers and pesticides that threaten water supplies, wildlife and the farm workers that apply them. Use 100% biodegradable, compostable and recyclable materials. Biodegradable vs Compostable Packaging. Land use and farm-stage processes (i.e.

Packaging 133

Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 133

Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Options range from synthetic, biodegradable lubricants and additives to smart lubrication and lubricants with nanotechnology designed to improve properties and reduce friction on metal surfaces, thereby extending service life.

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Technology Sustainability Pollution Waste 107

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 2, 2019

There are some great plastic straw alternatives that we’ve organized, described and found suppliers for. Below are ten innovative eco-friendly alternatives to plastic straws. Bamboo is biodegradable, naturally antibacterial, and one of the most sustainable resources on earth. Restaurants Move to Eliminate Plastic Straws.

Plastics 98

Plastics Biodegradable Organic Sustainability 98

Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

The declaration tucks into the Exponential Roadmap Initiative , which appeals to "innovators, transformers and disrupters" aligning their business with the Paris Agreement aspiration of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 VMware has long viewed sustainability as core to its long-term innovation strategy.

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Innovation Carbon Biotechnology Recycled materials 80

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Just as you have blue bins for recyclable materials, brown bins are meant only for organic materials. Composting converts organic waste into soil carbon, averting landfill methane emissions in the process. She is passionate about finding innovative methods to solving solid waste pollution with a focus on plastic and textile waste.

Waste 167

Waste Waste Methane Recycling 167

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Using innovative approaches to old problems, ecopreneurs are looking for ways to capitalize on the environmental problems that our world faces. Sometimes it’s as simple as rotating crops on a plot of land to allow the soil a season or two to rest, or switching from chemical fertilizer and pesticide to compost and organic anti-pest solutions.

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Startups Waste Waste Soil 148

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. Using technology that re-engineers milk proteins, the company has invented a completely unique process that finds an innovative use for food waste and uses 60% less water than an organic cotton shirt.

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Biodegradable Startups Biotechnology Waste 36

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

This has led to a wave of innovative new eco-friendly alternatives from environmentally damaging packaging materials. From recyclable plastics to biodegradable containers, there’s seemingly no end to the options available for the environmentally conscious business. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS. Similar U.S. SEAWEED PACKAGING.

Packaging 78

Packaging Biodegradable Plastics Recycling 78

Greentown Labs

JUNE 22, 2021

Twenty-six startups joined our community in Q2 2021, working on innovations as diverse as kinetic wave energy, soil carbon measurement, efficient wind turbine installation, and electric, uncrewed surface vehicles. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! Agtech + water. Platform solutions.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 108

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Our members continue to amaze us with their commitment to sustainability and their innovative green and social responsibility initiatives. They use the GBB apps to organize their initiatives and track their progress. They lead by example and demonstrate how business can be used as a platform for good.

Sustainability 147

Sustainability North America Plastics Carbon-negative 147

AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Egypt’s Cupmena is an agritech startup that transforms spent coffee grounds into superfoods for different types of mushrooms and organic soil fertilizers. The producer of biodegradable packaging from plant fibers was part of the 2021 cohort of the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator. These were BIV’s first African startups.

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Investment Startups Africa Climate change 92

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. Cotton bags Cotton bags are both biodegradable and reusable, and are made from natural and renewable sources.

Retail 78

Retail Plastics Sustainability Biodegradable 78

Greentown Labs

MAY 7, 2024

Progress during the program: Caravel Bio worked closely with Shell’s carbon capture and innovation teams to explore how its technology can lower carbon-capture costs for Shell and its customers. “The Go Make 2023 program was incredibly transformational for our company,” says Caravel Bio’s CEO Emily Weinberg.

Startups 115

Startups Carbon Technology Blockchain 115

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

One organization, called Banana Leaf Technology, is helping to address the stark reality by proposing banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic. Technology uses banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic. The license will be granted for lifetime to operate worldwide.”

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Biodegradable Plastics Technology Patents 28

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

If your city has an organics program, the paper ones are recyclable and compostable, and the thermal ones aren’t. Moreover, these materials may not break down enough in household organic bins. It turns out there are two types of receipts floating around out there.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 162

Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

Laundry alone may account for about a third of the microplastics released into the ocean each year — and some innovations and regulations have emerged to reduce the transfer of microplastics from our washing machines to our water systems. The problem, of course, is that plastics are so darn functional.

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Plastics Waste Waste Microplastics 118

Business Green

JULY 25, 2021

Brands have a powerful field of influence on sustainability, and digital packaging innovation offers a chance to lead by example, according to Jose 'Pepe' Gorbea from HP Graphic Arts. Digital at the forefront of delivering sustainable innovation. It's fair to say that most of us wanted to have superpowers when we were children.

Packaging 83

Packaging Waste Waste Sustainability 83

Low Impact

APRIL 30, 2021

The body becomes brittle and breaks up into small particles which are freeze dried and placed into a biodegradable container for burial. They will take up far less space than a traditional burial, and break down to nothing within a year, returning the body’s organic material to nature. Recomposition / natural organic reduction.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Ethics Building Energy Monitoring Biodegradable 78

Better Ventures

JANUARY 8, 2021

Emerging technology is transforming this diverse group of photosynthetic organisms into a robust, sustainable production platform for multiple applications across various markets. Algae, which is sustainable and biodegradable, is an exciting feedstock for biomaterials and provides inspiration for innovative materials with novel properties.

Startups 52

Startups Carbon-neutral Biodegradable Organic 52

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 16, 2021

For instance, their business cards are made from recycled and biodegradable seed paper. In the workplace, they have also organized a cycling program to save energy, offset commute emissions and encourage exercising. Like pieces to a puzzle, GreenTech Painting recognizes how essential each person is in creating positive change.

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Health Biotechnology Sustainability Biodegradable 97

Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sixteen startups joined our community Q4 2023, working on innovations as diverse as low-emission steel production, hydrogen electrolyzers, and lightweight, flexible solar panels. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you!

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Startups Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 64

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Oxford English Dictionary defines greenwashing as follows: “Disinformation disseminated by an organization, etc. so as to present an environmentally responsible public image; a public image of environmental responsibility promulgated by or for an organization, etc., USDA Organic. Corporate greenwash is on the rise.

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Sustainability Packaging Recycling Recycling 147

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? We like to say that Greentown’s wet lab is a special place. Read about our 11 wet lab startups below: Agriculture. Manufacturing.

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Startups Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Plastics 52

Business Green

APRIL 3, 2020

Other algae-based packaging innovations looking to make a dent in the single-use plastic market include Ooho , the edible and biodegradable water sachet featured at last year's London Marathon, and Indonesian start-up Evoware , which makes seaweed-based cups, wraps and bags. It allows us to really mimic plastic at a very high degree.".

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Carbon-negative Plastics Packaging Agriculture 70

GreenTech Gazette

MARCH 1, 2023

Biological recycling: Biological recycling, also known as biorecycling or biodegradation, is a process that uses microorganisms to break down organic waste into compost or biogas. As research and development in this field continue, we can expect to see even more innovative solutions emerge.

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Recycling Recycling Technology Upcycling 52

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Their approach is to apply principles of biomimetics, or systematically applying the ecological laws of nature , to create products and manufacturing approaches that innovate across the entire manufacturing life cycle. And, therefore, to create ethically-sourced and locally-fabricated high-performance sustainable products.

Biodegradable 36

Biodegradable Biotech Biotechnology Waste 36

Green Tech Challenge

MAY 3, 2019

This calls for consumer behaviour change, impact innovation in the business sector, policy change and law enforcement by governments. Waste Reduction The reduction of non-biodegradable waste is another plausible solution to ocean conservation. Innovators have been coming up with substitutes for plastic products.

Energy Monitor 65

Energy Monitor Waste Waste Plastics 65

AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2021

I-N Beauty has ‘planted’ its business in both science and plants, and the innovations have led to a line of natural skincare, body and hair products. Plant materials are meticulously sourced using natural and organic options. Organic ratings are certified by a third party for transparency. This is I-N Beauty’s mission.

Organic 36

Organic Biodegradable Plastics Sustainability 36