Good News Notes: “A new store in Iron Mountain is helping reduce the amount of waste you put into the world. Verde Refillery offers zero waste, zero plastic products and it features a refill section for a variety of cleaning products. The store says they buy items in bulk which can help the environment by…
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Enzymes and wood biomolecules, a winning combo for sustainable packaging
Good News Notes: “A biotechnology company hidden among the forests of southern Finland thinks trees can help sustainability in Europe to become deep-rooted. Sustainable multi-purpose products Researchers at Metgen Oy are mixing enzymes and biomolecules from wood and bark to replace raw oil-based materials. Some of these renewable biomaterials have already been developed and used in different…
Local Zero-Waste Startup Taking On Amazon Creates A New Way To Get the Essentials
Good News Notes: “Finding sustainable ways to get your everyday essentials is often difficult. From hand soap and toilet paper to cereal and pretzels, everything seems to be wrapped in plastic and delivered in boxes. The Rounds, a zero-waste refill and delivery service that launched in The District in August, is on a mission to create…
Grove Collaborative is First with Plastic-Free Refillable Deodorant Pack
Good News Notes: “Dove did it. Secret and Old Spice did it. And now, sustainability-focused disruptor brand Grove Collaborative has done it. They’ve introduced a refillable deodorant system. But in Grove Collaborative’s case, the deodorant package—a cylindrical, aluminum “forever case”—is plastic-free, which is not the case, it says, with the packaging offered by its larger…
Naomi Osaka Designs Sustainable Levi’s Collaboration That Pays Homage to Her Japanese Heritage
Good News Notes: “Naomi Osaka is building her fashion empire. The tennis pro just announced her latest collaboration — a limited-edition womenswear line in partnership with Levi’s — that pays homage to her Japanese heritage. Available Aug. 24 in select Levi’s stores and on the brand’s app, the Levi’s x Naomi Osaka collection features four upcycled denim pieces:…
Utah tech company may hold the key to solving the world’s food problems and cutting water use while also fighting climate change
Good News Notes: “Before Utah’s searing, mega-drought summer, came the winter storm of 2021. In February tornadoes and ice storms swept across the nation causing massive damage. Hardest hit was Texas, where millions lost power, over 200 people died and economic damage exceeded $195 billion. Agriculture saw devastated crops and livestock killed in massive numbers….
Can Plant-Covered Buildings Cool Things Down?
Good News Notes: “You don’t realize how small you are until you find yourself walking on a sidewalk in the middle of a city surrounded by hundreds, thousands, and often millions of people, and it’s hard to conceptually fathom the amount of people living, breathing, and working in that city, isn’t it? But everything you…
BIG and Vestre on the world’s most sustainable factory
Good News Notes: “Redefining eco-friendly architecture root and branch, BIG and Vestre aspire to create the world’s most sustainable furniture factory, called The Plus, in the middle of a Norwegian forest. Jan Christian Vestre is on a quest. He wants to create the world’s most sustainable furniture factory – and he is taking his goal suitably seriously. The young…
Life Time to Eliminate Plastic Water Bottles by Labor Day
Good News Notes: “Life Time, the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand, announced today that it will stop selling water in plastic bottles at its 150+ athletic resorts across North America by Labor Day, cutting more than 1.6 million plastic bottles annually. The plastic bottles are being replaced by aluminum bottles with Life Time-branded natural alkaline spring water. While the vast…
Eastman joins forces with P&G to ‘eliminate plastic waste’
Good News Notes: “Eastman Renew materials are made via the company’s patented molecular recycling technologies using plastic scrap that otherwise would end up in landfill. This advanced approach is said to complement traditional recycling, thus expanding the types and volume of plastics eligible for recycling. P&G patented its own advanced recycling process several years ago,…