The frequent and rapid environmental pollution causes serious threat to biodiversity and also disturbs the natural ecosystem. Due to excessive use of chemicals during food production human beings suffer from a number of incurable diseases such as cancer, heart attack, kidney damage, liver cirrhosis, etc. The word “sustainable” has become very popular these days and …
Though conservation is the key purpose behind these shoes, style does not take a backseat either What happens to vehicle tyres once they have outlived their purpose? Often, the end-of-life tyres are put through thermochemical treatment under high temperature, to produce industrial oil and other matter, in a process called pyrolysis. The procedure emits polluting …
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Ning Yan and her collaborators in the Low-Carbon Renewable Materials Centre (LCRMC) are developing a new generation of products made from forestry biomass — including currently under-utilized materials such as tree bark. (Photo: Tyler Irving) Canada’s forests are a key source of renewable materials, from paper to lumber. Yet many of the industry’s most common products …
UPM Biocomposites and Finnish Mysoda have collaborated to create a range of sparkling water makers made almost entirely out of renewable materials. Traditionally, small kitchen appliances are made out of fossil-based plastics, so this innovation takes the sustainability of this type of product to a completely new level by substantially reducing the carbon footprint of …
With the changes in the global environment, unlike earlier, companies have been required to look beyond their financial performances and incorporate social activities as part of their operation. Ever since CSR was introduced, it has drastically changed the business landscape as well as the society for the better. However, the pandemic has engendered a new …
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