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How two companies are building systems to scale reuse, which is vital for a circular economy

GreenBiz

In 2017, when LimeLoop, an IoT solution for sustainable e-commerce shipping logistics, started, it was in response to the amount of waste caused by e-commerce. LimeLoop partners directly with retail companies and provides them with a set of reusable packages made from upcycled billboard vinyl and lined with recycled cotton.

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India’s first insect farming startup Loopworm secures $3.4m seed round led by Omnivore, WaterBridge

AFN Sustainable Protein

The company sources this food waste — which it likes to call “organic byproduct”– from food processors, retail food chains, and fruit markets. This led them to start projects in paper and plastic upcycling but then they came to another realisation; that food waste was considered a negative value resource.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Hemp Building Associatoin and the National Hemp Association, is a full service hemp building material installer whose services include project consulting (over the phone or virtual), supply chain and delivery logistics, installation for new builds and retrofits, and project management for an organized and efficient building process.

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How To Implement A Sustainability Plan: Executive Guide To Becoming A Sustainable Business – STEP 6

Green Business Bureau

Manufacturing including production, sourcing, fulfillment, distribution and logistics. Below is one way to consider organizing a large program with sub committees. Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. The launch should be scheduled well in advance and include all departments and all business functions.

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Brewery Sustainability: Getting Started Guide for Business

Green Business Bureau

These actions are needed as the brewing process is energy-intensive, uses large amounts of water, and generates high volumes of wastewater and organic waste. One company working to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from logistics is BrewVo. These actions are what’s needed for brewery sustainability.

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How To Create A Sustainability Plan: Executive Guide To Becoming A Sustainable Business – Step 4

Green Business Bureau

A holistic and well organized sustainability plan will include several key components: Part 1: Sustainability Drivers – This section summarizes the aspects of your business that use scarce natural resources, contribute to climate change, cause environmental harm or produce useless waste. Organize a carpooling or ride sharing program.

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GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK

Green Tech Challenge

To help out the parents with baby clothes that are expensive and not exactly investment worthy in this scenario, the Danish company VIGGA has started a circular economy platform for organic maternity and baby wear, by offering a product-service-system enabling parents to save time, money and resources.

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