What's the most sustainable type of Christmas tree? Depends on what you want, a forestry expert says

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A photo of a real Christmas tree outdoors next to a fake Christmas tree indoors.
It can take hundreds of years for an artificial tree to decompose once you throw it out.

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Handbags and hats made of mushroom leather could become the next luxury items for brands like Hermès

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Designer wallets made of mushroom leather
MycoWorks makes is Reishi leather with mycelium, which can produce mushrooms.

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How 200,000 Luffas Become Kitchen Sponges

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  • Iberluffa is the largest company in Europe cultivating luffas.
  • The luffas are grown with only natural ingredients.
  • Workers harvest about 200,000 luffa vegetables every year.

A sustainable farm in northwestern Spain has perfected its method for g

I shopped at an LA grocery store where you take home everything in your own containers, and I'm convinced it's the future of how we'll shop

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re_grocery
re_grocery opened in 2020. It has the potential to disrupt the grocery industry.

Samantha Delouya

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