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On TWIST, This Week in Sustainability, we discuss the green pros and cons of the entire range of consumer products and everything in them, to help you choose the right stuff to buy and recycle. We’ll discuss: Appliances, Batteries, Buildings, Carpet, Cleaning Products, Clothing, Computers, Disinfectants, Food, Flame Retardants, Fuels, Medicine, Packaging, Paint, Pesticides, Plastic, Personal Care products, Phones, Photovoltaics, and maybe even tilt at Windmills. We'd love to have your suggestions for topics or guests: twist.sustainability@gmail.com! Hosted by Felicia Etzkorn, Professor of Chemistry at Virginia Tech (https://chem.vt.edu/people/faculty/teaching-and-research/fetzkorn.html) and author of Green Chemistry: Principles and Case Studies, with co-host Jamie Ferguson, Professor of Chemistry at Emory & Henry College (https://www.ehc.edu/live/profiles/341-jamie-ferguson). Music was created and performed by Wendy Godley.
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Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
In which we discuss the merits and demerits of various materials that go into making our clothes, from renewable resources to biodegradability.
Coca Cola's 100% Plant-based Bottle: https://www.packaging-gateway.com/projects/-coca-cola-plant-based-bottle/
Waste by Katie O'Neill: https://earthbound.report/2019/08/19/book-review-waste-by-kate-oneill/
Tencel(TM) - lyocell: https://organicclothing.blogs.com/my_weblog/2005/11/tencel_sustaina.html
Cariama Shoes: https://cariuma.com/pages/about-us-sustainability
Blue River Documentary about blue jean production: http://riverbluethemovie.eco
iPhone down-cycling, The One Device by Brian Merchant: https://www.amazon.com/One-Device-Secret-History-iPhone/dp/031654616X
Natural Fiber Welding: https://naturalfiberwelding.com/technology/
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