New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Most adhesives are made from fossil fuels and take thousands of years to biodegrade, but a new alternative derived from soya plants bonds metal, wood and synthetic surfaces just as strongly

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Even when we try to dispose of it responsibly or biodegrade it, we largely fail. As such, the complaint follows a legal model set in cases brought by California public entities against purveyors of lead paint and against fossil fuel companies for deceiving consumers about the harms of fossil fuel.

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Waste Fossil Fuels Recycling Ocean 264

Capaccio

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This means fewer trucks on the road, less air pollution, and a lower need for fossil fuel. Whether its pumpkins, pinecones, wood, branches or leaves – nature is the perfect way to decorate in a sustainable and biodegradable way. By supporting your local farm, you are protecting local land and wildlife.

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Carbon Emissions Waste Biodegradable Fossil Fuels 98

Acoel

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Natural organic reduction – also known as ‘terramation’ — involves placing a dead body in a reusable vessel with biodegradable materials such as wood chips and straw, that aid in its transformation into nutrient-rich soil. Yes, pun intended. Lifecycle Chart. Credit: Recompos e.

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Upcycling Carbon Dioxide Biodegradable 2027 52

Vermont Law

MARCH 9, 2015

To make matters worse, extracting oil as a basis for these textiles adds fuel to the global warming fire by sustaining a demand for fossil fuels and toxic contamination. This is in part because it is still cheaper to produce items out of raw, fossil-based feedstock.

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Ocean Biodegradable Rainforest Fossil Fuels 40

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Biodegradable : Used to describe substances and the ability of microorganisms (bacteria, algae) to break it down. Fossil fuel : Any mineralized formerly organic material extracted from the ground and used in energy production: coal, natural gas, oil.

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Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Encina claims, none of the material would be sold as diesel fuel, synthetic oil or other forms of fossil fuel. billion would be better spent creating biodegradable packaging and establishing a re-use model in which plastic products are designed to be collected by manufacturers, refurbished, cleansed and used again.

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Waste Recycling Air Pollution Biodegradable 98