sustainability
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In today’s world, plastic laundry detergent jars are a common sight in our homes. They’re convenient for storing and pouring detergent, but have you ever thought about what happens to them before and after they find a place in your laundry room? In this blog, we’ll explore the journey of these plastic containers, the environmental…
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By the year 2085, laundry is no longer a chore. It is infrastructure. It hums beneath cities like a circulatory system. It pulses through residential walls. It moves in narrow, dedicated lanes beside commuters who barely glance at it anymore. Children do not know what lint is. Teenagers have never argued over whose turn it…
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“Dirty Laundry” Exhibit Highlights Impact Of Fast Fashion The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) is drawing attention to one of the most pressing—and often overlooked—issues of our time: the environmental and social impact of fast fashion. This term describes the fashion industry’s relentless production of inexpensive clothing, designed for rapid consumption and frequent…
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Amid concern over microplastics, a Maine company creates a kelp-based laundry pod alternative In recent years, products like Tide pods and detergent sheets have taken off. Over 25% of Americans have switched to them since they came on the market more than a decade ago. For some, it was because of the ‘green’ label. Alexa…
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Microorganisms are everywhere. Forty million in a single gram of soil. One hundred trillion in the gut flora of the average human. Among this soup of single-celled, microscopic organisms are microbes such as bacteria, which, among other things, produce enzymes. Enter Novozymes. Headquartered in Bagsværd, just outside Copenhagen, this Danish biotech firm has been putting…
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Laundry is an integral part of human life, a task often underestimated in its significance yet essential to maintaining hygiene, culture, and societal structures. Beyond the simple act of cleaning clothes, laundry embodies historical, cultural, economic, and psychological dimensions that reflect humanity’s evolution and interconnectedness. This article explores the multifaceted role laundry plays in human…
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You might think wool dryer balls are a modern laundry hack, but their roots trace back to traditional textile practices. Originally crafted from felted wool, these balls weren’t just about efficiency; they represented a sustainable choice long before eco-consciousness was trendy. As you explore their journey from utility to innovation, you’ll find intriguing shifts in…
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An average three-pound load of shirts, pants and socks sheds hundreds of thousands of microfibers into the sewer system, where they slip undetected past water chemical treatment plants and enter river and ocean ecosystems. Joaquim Goes, an ocean biochemist at Columbia Climate School’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, had to look twice when he first saw the…
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Most people today would lean towards environmentally friendly life choices, but not at the expense of being clean. When it comes to our washing habits, the fear of being perceived as dirty often wins out over the desire to act in an environmentally friendly way. And the more inclined we are to feel disgusted, the…
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In recent years, the mounting environmental crisis has brought the issue of plastic waste to the forefront of public consciousness. As we look for ways to reduce our plastic footprint, it is important to understand the recyclability of common plastic products, such as laundry detergent bottles. Are plastic laundry detergent bottles recyclable? The answer, as…
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