AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2021

When Adidas releases a new jacket, it’s hot fashion news. Working with Parley for the Oceans and the material science company PrimaLoft, Adidas has created a comfortable, functional and fashionable hooded jacket that’s ready to wear outdoors. It’s made with 100% recycled fiber and uses a no-dye technology.

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Grist

MARCH 3, 2025

Another one that was interesting was “fossil fashion” You can consider natural materials, like hemp and cotton, and its surprising how little of that stuff preserves well. You say, OK, Ill mine it for plastic and then Ill recycle that plastic. We could think about fossil feathers, because they preserve so well.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2022

And even then, the bags only break down to remain as microplastics that accumulate within the food chain. As already mentioned, once in the environment, plastic bags take up to 1,000 years to break down, and when they do break down, the microplastic byproducts remain in the environment and accumulate up the food chain.

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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

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Related: Adidas 100% recycled jacket is solving plastic pollution PANGEA’s Eco-Jacket is made from 100% recycled materials. Rather than requiring virgin plastics, the garment uses 56 recycled plastic bottles. Even the zipper pulls are made from recycled materials. of trash from rivers, and 68 lbs.

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Recycled materials Recycling Recycling Plastics 28

Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

Guy Fennell, cofounder of environmentally friendly baby wipe company Pura, talks to BusinessGreen about his plans to disrupt the wasteful baby care industry with kerbside nappy recycling and plastic-free baby wipes. Guy and Abi Fennell have had a busy year.

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Plastics Sustainability Biodegradable Recycling 82

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science has found that microplastics affect the behavior of hermit crabs, a key part of the ocean ecosystem. The study, conducted by Queen’s University, highlights how microplastics impact hermit crabs’ growth and reproduction. Via Newswise Lead image via Pixabay.

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Microplastics Plastics Global warming Pollution 28

Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Cellsense , which transforms algae and cellulose into compostable beads that eliminate microplastics in the design and cosmetic industries. change:WATER Labs , which is developing a low-cost, compact, waterless toilet for non-sewered households and communities.

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Grist

JULY 21, 2022

From large pieces, such as bottles, cups, and even a Smurf action figure, to tiny microplastics — fragments, films, fibers, or foams less than 5 mm long — plastic is one of the most common pollutants this group will find, mirroring what cleanup crews regularly see across the country. We found microplastics everywhere,” Granek says.

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Grist

APRIL 19, 2023

By one estimate , they account for as much as one-third of all microplastics released to the ocean. chemical giant Eastman will start building a facility in Normandy, France that it claims “unzips” hard-to-recycle plastics, like polyester clothes, into molecular precursors that can be fashioned into new products like clothes and insulation.

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Microplastics Plastics Pollution Policy 105

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) are sounding the alarm about the imminent collapse of the textile recycling sector due to global market challenges. According to a statement on the group’s website, “fast fashion has intensified the influx of low-quality textiles into the recycling stream.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

.” He continued: “We realized that our technology could enable [us] to make use of the abundant waste of [the] leather and meat industries while at the same time solving the problem of mass-fashion and automotive brands not having eco-friendly materials available in mass-scale.”

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

Innovate UK's Jonny Voon explores some of the most exciting green ideas this year, ranging from UK lithium mining and plastic recycling breakthroughs, clothing that 'grows' with the children wearing it. Impact Recycling. Currently, only up to 15 per cent of plastic is recycled. Tyre Collective.

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