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The Fast Fashion Backlash Is Fueling a Sustainability Revolution

Scientific American

In 2024 activists, designers and NGOs organized Atacama Fashion Week—with a fashion show atop the garment graveyard—to draw attention to this growing problem. The authors called for investment in new circular business models such as clothing rental and upcycling. Europe and Asia. While the E.U. are moving more slowly.

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Cattle and Climate Change: Putting Sustainability in Perspective

HumanNature

Guest Post by Ashley Schilling Hazlett , 2024-2025 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Cattle also have a unique ability to upcycle nutrients, transforming inedible plant materials that are not digestible by humans into high-quality protein sources. 2016; Dumont et al.,

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PennTAP Hosts July 16 Food Waste Reduction & Upcycling Training Day & Tour In Berks County; Free Pollution Prevention Assistance Available

PA Environment Daily

The Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program will hold an in-person training day and tour July 16 on Food Waste Reduction and Upcycling at the Penn State Berks Janssen Conference Center, 4150 Janssen Drive in Wyomissing, Berks County from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Hosting 2-Part Food Manufacturing Pollution Prevention Training Series

PA Environment Daily

Gain insights into reducing operational costs, enhancing sustainability, and joining a regional effort to upcycle food waste and conserve energy. Posted: October 22, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.16.24

PA Environment Daily

Berks County. 13-15 [PaEN] -- Allegheny County Conservation District Releases Updated Development, Stormwater Data; Sept. 24 Workshop On Stormwater Trends [PaEN] -- Horn Farm Center For Agricultural Education In York Hosts Annual Pawpaw Festival Sept.

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EPA Announces $13.9 Million In Environmental, Climate Justice Community Change Grants In PA

PA Environment Daily

In Pennsylvania, nearly $14 million is being awarded to the LandForce Pittsburgh Conservation Corps and PowerCorpsPHL to work in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to expand and create critical infrastructure for upcycling and commercializing materials from urban tree waste.

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Webinar: How U.S. Dairy Farmers Are Driving Climate Action

Environmental News Bits

3, 2024, 10 am CTRegister here. By tapping into an array of technologies, from manure separation to strip tillage, and waste upcycling to robotic milking parlors, dairy farmers are implementing solutions that are cutting emissions and improving environmental outcomes. … Continue reading Webinar: How U.S.