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ReGrained Launches Snack Bars Made From Upcycled Ingredients
Mar 7, 2018US-based food firm ReGrained has launched its sustainable SuperGrain+ Bar line made from upcycled ingredients. ReGrained believes that allowing 40% of all food produced to go to waste is unacceptable. To help inspire a food system that ...
Tags: Snack Bars, food
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NTU Singapore Scientists Invent New Process to Turn Brewer's Waste Into Liquid Nutrient
Sep 1, 2017Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have used brewery waste to grow yeast required to make beer. A new process has been invented by scientists to turn spent brewery grains into a product that can ...
Tags: Liquid Nutrient, beer
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Heimtextil Will Devote to The Whole Issue of Sustainability to Help in Finding Bearings
Dec 2, 2014Sustainability, one of the major topics among current trends in the furnishings and textile sector will apply in equal measure for the world's largest trade fair for home and contract textiles, Heimtextil. Heimtextil, which runs from ...
Tags: Home Textiles, Textile
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Heimtextil Will Be Devoting Itself to The Whole Issue of Sustainability
Nov 28, 2014Sustainability is one of the major topics among current trends in the furnishings and textile sector. Heimtextil will be devoting itself to the whole issue of sustainability, with inspiring special displays and interesting events. Olaf ...
Tags: Sustainability, Lectures, Furniture
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Many New Labels Across The World Have Come up with Ideas to Use Reclaimed
Nov 24, 2014Seeing the recent rise in popularity of sustainably produced fashion and zero-waste ideology, many new labels across the world have come up with ideas to use reclaimed and reused textiles in their apparel designs. One such designer label ...
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Over 150 Experts Attended This Year's CmiA in Cologne
Oct 1, 2014Over 150 experts across the cotton textile value chain from around 20 countries attended this year's Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) Stakeholder Conference held from September 24–26 in Cologne, Germany. Making African cotton ...
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Hazel Dell Brown Holds a Place in Our Company's History, and in Our Hearts
Jun 10, 2014You've probably seen our Facebook posts for Throwback Thursday. And while we often poke a little fun at the colorful, busy designs depicted in those vintage ads, we have a lot of respect for the designer responsible for those creations. ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, designer, furniture designer, furniture
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The Third Edition of Its Young Creations Award: Upcycling Competition for Young Designers
Apr 16, 2014Upcycling is on the verge of becoming a pan-European trend, according to fabric exhibition Heimtextil, which is currently planning the third edition of its Young Creations Award: Upcycling competition for young designers. For the first ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
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Naked Grape Launched Its Wine in New Recyclable 3L Box
Mar 18, 2014The Naked Grape, a US-based wine producer, has introduced its wine in new recyclable 3L box. According to the company, the offering of wines in new box will have the same quality as those that are offered in glass bottles. Naked ...
Tags: Recyclable 3L Box, wine, glass bottles
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Boxed Beverages, Like Juice-Boxes, Have Been Around Since The Mid-60s.
Dec 9, 2013Boxed beverages, like juice-boxes, have been around since the mid-60s. Children have been drinking juice out of cardboard squares lined with plastic or aluminum for years. This hybrid, multi-layer construction makes recycli ng the ...
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Webinar to Provide a Sneak Peak Into The 2013 Textile Sustainability Conference Session
Oct 28, 2013Textile Exchange will host a webinar which will provide a sneak peak into the 2013 Textile Sustainability Conference Session: How to Make Closed Loop Recycling and Upcycling Work in a Global Textile Industry At present a rough 80% of ...
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Alejandro Duran's Washed up Project to Find New Meaning for Plastic Waste Products
Oct 8, 2013Alejandro Duran’s Washed Up project is an ongoing project that involves finding new meaning for plastic waste products. Duran’s unique skill for upcycling everyday plastic products into art installations that blend into nature ...
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Lighting
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Upcycling of Leftover Products Made Their Way Throughout Many Design & Home Decor Markets
Sep 10, 2013The upcycling of leftover products has made their way throughout many of the design and home decor markets. Left over cardboards, cans, bottles, and even recycled newspaper is furnishing some of the most sophisticated?homes around. ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, Pendant Lamp
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Exclusive CustomRental Program Piloted with Purdue University
Aug 5, 2013Herff Jones further expands eco-offerings with the unveiling of EarthGrad, the first ever rental commencement gown made entirely from REPREVE recycled fiber. REPREVE is created from recycled plastic bottles and made by Unifi, Inc., a ...
Tags: Purdue Scholars, Eco-Gowns
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Starnet Recognized Three Starnet Member Companies in Environmental Stewardship
May 29, 2013Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring recently recognized three Starnet Member Companies for excellence in Environmental Stewardship, a newly established award. The presentation was held April 26, 2013 during the Starnet Annual Meeting at ...
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