Common production from plant to fabric is not as green as eco-minded people would like. Don’t fall for the bamboo fabric gold rush when scrutiny is required to honestly connect it to the green market.
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Bamboo Fiber: Greenwash or Treasure?
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Submitted by ChicEco on Fri, 2008-06-27 00:35. | Tags: business | design | fashion | bamboo | chemical | fabric | fashion | greenwash | manufacturer | material | moso | organic | production | sustainable | textile
Video: Interview with MIO founder Jaime Salm on sustainable design and business
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From the GreenerBusiness Podcast "This week we speak with Jaime Salm, who founded the sustainable design firm MIO, based out of Philadelphia."
Submitted by rcarlson on Wed, 2008-04-23 01:12. | Tags: business | design | cork | design | firm | furniture | future | light | material | metal | MIO | mioculture | philadelphia | sustainable | wool
Now Veggies are as Cool as Cheetos
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Can we get our kids to eat healthier food, be environmentally friendly, while at the same time still be the 'cool'?
Submitted by reubenmiller on Wed, 2007-10-10 15:11. | Tags: health | bag | biodegradable | cool | design | designer | environment | funky | green | healthy | kid | material | mobi | packaging | plastic | printed | recyclable | recycle | reusable | sandwich | seal | snack | sustainable | zip seal | ziploc
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New environment-friendly fabric from Mazda
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Mazda announced that it developed a new 'green' fabric, called "Biotechmaterial" which will be used for the interior of its future cars.
Submitted by iepurilah on Sat, 2007-09-15 16:30. | Tags: transportation | biotechmaterial | environment | fabric | green | material | mazda
