Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

World Soil Day – December 5th. Plants nurture a diversity of soil microbes that in turn give nutrients and protect plants from disease. Soil fertility vitally depends on this symbiotic relationship. Choose holiday cards made from post- consumer recycled content, make your own or send an E-card.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

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. Use 100% biodegradable, compostable and recyclable materials. Biodegradable vs Compostable Packaging. Keep it simple.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 26, 2024

Transitioning to Environmentally Friendly Fluids While effective, traditional hydraulic fluids can pose serious environmental risks in the event of leaks or spills, contaminating soil and waterways.   In contrast, the cleanup of biodegradable fluids often requires fewer resources and less invasive techniques.

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Building Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor Biodegradable 122

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

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. Use 100% biodegradable, compostable and recyclable materials. Biodegradable vs Compostable Packaging. Keep it simple.

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Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 133

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

The Forest Stewardship Council offers certified printing paper with varying weights and sizes, while HP offers an ink cartridge and plastics recycling program. 100% of HP’s original ink cartridges contain 5% – 45% post-consumer or post-industrial recycled plastic. Green Paper Products also eco-friendly trash bags of all sizes.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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. 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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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Soil degradation and deforestation due to the extraction of metallic resources, as well as the construction of factories and transportation routes. One of them is undoubtedly the impact on the automobile industry, as it causes a strong impact caused by: Emissions of polluting gases that cause air pollution and the Greenhouse Effect.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2021

Another way to save food from entering landfills is by starting a composting program to turn food waste into useful, nutrient-rich soil. To alleviate the tremendous amount of plastic waste that enters landfills every day and to preserve the fossil fuels used to make new plastic, hotels should reduce, reuse, replace and recycle plastics.

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Waste Waste Plastics Sustainability 148

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. Here are some useful tips: Simple and effective ways to manage food scraps and prevent ‘yuckiness’. Get a brown bin.

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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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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Waste and waste by-products can easily make their way into the air, soil, and water sources. Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials? Where do you install recycling bins and for what materials and waste? How can you reduce waste and prevent pollution? You need to identify instances where this is happening.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can last over a 1000 years. Plastic bags that are recycled incorrectly and land in the ocean end up floating around and resembling jellyfish. Many times, plastic bags break down into microscopic pieces that get deposited into soils or contaminate waterways. Stop harming wildlife.

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Retail Plastics Sustainability Fashion 111

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

The report explains research into sustainable feedstock alternatives needs to be accelerated, along with considering what will happen to the product at the end of its life: will it be recycled, biodegrade, or be buried? Also, soil carbon could be increased – to provide a further carbon sink and potentially increase crop yields.

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Plastics Agriculture Recycling Recycling 130

Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

Also,the composting process averts methane emissions that cause global warming, and it converts organic material into valuable fertilizer that can be used to enrich poor soil and improve plant growth. One way businesses can reduce their environmental footprint is by using biodegradable packaging that can be recycled and composted.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 12, 2020

So Jeremy Lang decided to do something about this plastic waste by creating Pela phone cases, which offer protection for every major model of phone and completely biodegrade into the soil at the end of their lifecycle. Read the rest here: Pela offers biodegradable phone cases and other zero-waste products. Pela Images via Pela.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Perfume and flavour giant Firmenich has unveiled a flurry of new sustainability goals, yesterday committing to become a "carbon positive" company, recycle 100 per cent of its plastics, and produce 100 per cent renewable fragrances all by the end of the decade.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

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. Identifying areas of improvement as well as potential new revenue streams through waste recycling/upcycling opportunities. Incorporate Native Landscaping.

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Waste Waste Plastics Packaging 147

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. install recycling bins in the break room)? the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction – Reuse & Recycling. Uncover all recycling opportunities and turn your waste into something another stakeholder can use. Is it hazardous?

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

An environmental consultant provides advice to companies and other organizations on a wide range of environmental issues such as green manufacturing, hazardous-waste remediation (disposal and cleanup), soil contamination, environmental disasters, sustainability initiatives, compliance, renewable energy and water, air, and soil quality.

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Living Green Technology

MARCH 28, 2018

E-waste can potentially leak into the soil and water supply while other products like mattresses can be difficult to dispose of because of size and materials. Though the dangers they pose are different, responsibly recycling both e-waste and mattresses reduces waste and saves money. Reducing waste takes many forms.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The Vollebak Plant and Algae T-Shirt is an example of clothing that is produced with a vision for the end of the product life cycle when the shirt can be thrown in a landfill where it will biodegrade within a few months. Here is the original: This biodegradable T-shirt is made from trees and algae.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 3, 2020

Related: PANGAIA presents FLWRDWN, a down alternative made from biodegradable wildflowers According to the company, 100 billion articles of clothing and 500 billion plastic bottles are produced annually, with half ending up in landfills. “All trims, labels and threads are either recycled or responsibly sourced.”

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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

Low Impact

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Consider choosing secondhand clothing rather than new clothing where synthetic fabrics may be required (such as for performance outdoors gear), and look into recycled options. See if you can find a garden centre or plant nursery that sells plants in biodegradable or ceramic pots. Credit: Superkitina on Unsplash.

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2020

If we want to have a healthy planet long into the future, we must also look after nature: forests, soil biodiversity and water ecosystems," he said. "In Last year, the company pledged to halve its use of virgin plastic and ensure it collects and recycles more plastic packaging than it sells.

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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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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 6, 2021

From there, they add other natural materials such as sand and mineral soil. Related: Artist 3D-prints biodegradable agar floral lamps Moon and Choi became interested in the material after discovering that the majority of seashell waste was being dumped into landfills or piled near the water’s edge. The rest is here:Â .

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 28, 2022

They’re not just using recycled cardboard or eliminating plastic foam. Because it’s plant based and all natural, it’s completely biodegradable. Few to-go containers can be recycled because they are either made from plastic film or the food soils the paper. Notpla is a packaging solutions company.

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Packaging Plastics Biodegradable Recycling 36

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? What I find most exciting is the variety of work being done in the wet lab,” says our Director of Wet Lab Operations Carey Ann Comeau.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

An environmental consultant provides advice to companies and other organizations on a wide range of environmental issues such as green manufacturing, hazardous-waste remediation (disposal and cleanup), soil contamination, environmental disasters, sustainability initiatives, compliance, renewable energy and water, air, and soil quality.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2024

Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. install recycling bins in the break room)? the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction – Reuse & Recycling Reducing waste is a win-win for businesses because it’s friendly to both the environment and the bottom line. Is it hazardous?

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Its packaging is even derived from 100 percent reusable, recyclable or biodegradable materials. As the company describes, its toys “move kids away from OIL and back into SOIL. We believe in the playful power of plants.” The BeginAgain animal parade A-to-Z puzzle and playset is a recommended favorite.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Each planner is artistically designed with soy-based inks that avoid harsh chemicals and can be safely biodegraded without harm to the soil. In fact, every component in the planners can be recycled. Check with your local recycling company in regards to the specific types of metal, plastic and paper they will accept. .

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

These products are designed to be used only a few times as a quick fix, yet are often made out of long-lasting, hard plastics that end up in landfills or oceans, where they don’t biodegrade. After 10 weeks, the material transforms into a combination of soil fertilizer and biogas, which qualifies as a renewable energy source.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 9, 2023

We are in new, unfamiliar environments that may not support recycling, composting or sorting waste like we do at home. For example, choosing rideshare, selecting green certified accommodations, or using biodegradable travel products, is contributing in some small way to the bigger environmental cause.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Even better, the compressible insulation is made up of 100% recycled PET plastic. The cloths are biodegradable , compact, lightweight and handmade in the U.S.A. Every bag is constructed from 100% recycled polyester fabric made from water bottles and offers a lifetime repair guarantee. At only 11.4

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Plastic-free party planning Rather than turning to unnecessary plastic decorations and party goods, choose sustainably sourced and biodegradable materials, such as bamboo, canvas, cloth, recycled paper or wood. The chemicals associated with fireworks also percolate into the water and soil, further harming ecosystems.

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