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Orange Textile, Pineapple Leather, H&M...100% eco-friendly by 2030

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The dress of H&M, worn by Taiwanese actress Lin Zling at the third Global Change Award in Stockholm, Sweden, in March last year, drew attention from around the world. This is because the dress material was made of orange peel. This special dress is made of 50% orange fiber and 50% organic silk. an orange textile dress is worn by Taiwanese actress Lin Zling [provided by H&M] Global fashion brand H&M recruits ideas for eco-friendly fashion at the annual Global Change Awards, with five winning teams receiving a total of 1 million euros in prize money. Orange fiber and vegetable leather made from waste after producing wine were the ideas that won the championship. Orange Fiber is made by extracting cellulose from the orange peel that is discarded in the process of processing oranges. H&M is introducing natural material fashion through its clothing line Conscientious Exclusive, which is based on eco-friendly materials and sustainability. Recently, the company has put on the ...

Food-threatening 'water stress'...WRI "Korea, High-Risks Country

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March 22 was the United Nations' World Day for Water, and this year's "Water and Climate Change" was chosen as the key theme. With industrial growth and population growth, we are increasingly demanding water, but climate change, water waste and water pollution caused by this are threatening water around the world. Water security has emerged as an international issue, with experts saying that the possibility of a water war is much greater than the possibility of a nuclear war in the future. "Water stress is emerging as a form of international conflict and is threatening human food," warned Andrew Steer, head of the World Resources Institute. Korea is no exception. Korea is a food security crisis. The grain self-sufficiency rate is only 23 percent (average between 2015 and 2017 and the Korea Rural Economic Institute), ranking last among OECD members. At the same time, South Korea is the country that pointed to its high "water stress" index in a docum...

Tea bags that can be discharged into food waste.

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Even in Korea, where huge amounts of plastic are used every year, we can realize the change. Since last summer, coffee shops have been serving coffee in mugs instead of disposable containers. You can also see paper straws that replace plastic straws or multi-use stainless steel straws. Starbucks Korea offers eco-friendly paper straws at all stores nationwide from the 26th. Not long ago, there was news that McDonald's in China was stopping providing plastic straws. Also, voices calling for changing all food wrappers to eco-friendly ones are gaining strength. Foods that fill the shelves of large marts are usually made of materials that harm the environment, such as plastic, vinyl film, and paper. It rarely breaks down even when buried in the ground, and it makes the Earth sick. The "2019 Food Trend" recently released by Hall Food, the largest eco-friendly food distributor in the U.S., also said, "The packaging of eco-friendly materials will become a trend." Many c...

Thinking about the packaging and the environment.

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The "ethical consumption" trend is also spreading in the food industry. It's not just eating and drinking. Consumers are also choosing more eco-friendly products for food packaging. Inova Market Insight and Mintel, global food and beverage market research firms, cited eco-friendly packages as one of the 2019 food and beverage trends. More sustainably, the use of environmentally-produced packaging containers minimizes environmental pollution, restores soil health, and emphasizes ecological circulation. "In the past, carbon dioxide emissions have been emphasized in packaging, but biodegradability and soil decomposition have been emphasized in the past two to three years," said Choi Jeong-Kwan, CEO of Inobamaket Insight Korea office. The global food industry is already in the midst of a zero-plastic movement. In October last year, the EU passed a bill banning the use of several disposable plastics from 2021 to cotton swabs, plastic straws, and forks. With European ...

Why We Should Do Trash Garbage Separated? (ECOYA)

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At a price of self-price, countless kinds of garbage pour out during quarantine. The way to throw away the garbage is different from country to city, thinking about the environment a little more. So what I'm going to say today is why we have to recycle 1. Separated garbage can be recycled again, saving resources. 2. I only throw away the garbage that I can't recycle, so there's less trash. 3. For example, recycling cans by separating them costs less than making new cans, which saves money. 4. Non-corrosive garbage such as plastic bottles and glass bottles can be separated and collected, thus making the environment clean. 5. Resource utilization increases by distinguishing between recycled items and non-recycling and incineration materials. : Iron, aluminum, glass bottles, pet bottles, paper, etc. 6. It is economical because it can reduce the cost of incineration or landfill. Reduced power costs and improved incineration efficiency by reducing the amount of time spent on inc...