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How might we keep the lights on, water flowing, and natural world vaguely intact? It starts with grabbing innovative ideas/examples to help kick down our limits and inspire a more sustainable world. We implement with rigorous science backed by hard data.
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Loliware: straws from seaweed, founded by Hawaiian

Loliware: straws from seaweed, founded by Hawaiian | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Loliware substitutes seaweed for plastic in making disposable utensils.
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This celebrity scientist wants Germans to stop recycling. Here's why

This celebrity scientist wants Germans to stop recycling. Here's why | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it

CraEco-warrior turned chemist Michael Braungart is trying to kickstart a new industrial revolution.

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Cradle to cradle.

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Why Dell, Coca-Cola and Carlsberg are developing greener packaging

Why Dell, Coca-Cola and Carlsberg are developing greener packaging | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Dell has bamboo and mushrooms in the mix, Coca-Cola is looking into potential of barks and fruit skins, while Carlsberg aims for packaging with afterlife warranty

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Jesus BECERRA's curator insight, May 17, 2014 4:24 AM

The green is on the air

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Christmas Lights Make Slippers In Global 'Junkyard' Economy

Christmas Lights Make Slippers In Global 'Junkyard' Economy | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
In a new book, Adam Minter explores the business of recycling what developed nations throw away.
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Our disposable, wasteful product cycle.

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Adidas' latest innovation is a pair of biodegradable sneakers

Adidas' latest innovation is a pair of biodegradable sneakers | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
When the UltraBoost Uncaged Parleys debuted earlier this month, Adidas showed off the depth of its commitment to cutting out petroleum and fossil fuels fro
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Intriguing approach to a non-petroleum fabric.  When done you dissolve it with a packet of enzyme ala the biodegradable plastic from Ecotopia.
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5 Futuristic Food Wrappers That You Don’t Have to Throw Away | Design | WIRED

5 Futuristic Food Wrappers That You Don’t Have to Throw Away | Design | WIRED | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Before it’s even time for dinner, the food-to-trash transfer has happened several times. Nixing that transfer entirely is the task at hand for Hannah Billqvist and Anna Glansén.
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Why do we need packaging in the first place?

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These guys just revolutionized the humble cardboard box

These guys just revolutionized the humble cardboard box | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
This new prototype uses 15 to 20 percent less cardboard and is easier to close, open, and reuse.
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Awesome!  Kick-butt redesign!

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