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Eleanor Dring
- Jun 20, 2022
- 4 min
Forests of High Fertility
Fertile soils contain organic matter and minerals suitable for plant growth. Some forests have nutrient rich soils which are well drained...
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Karl
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
What makes a certified compost?
By K. Flowers Compostable is a very carefully controlled term. It is not as prone to the greenwashing that the word biodegradability...
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Eleanor Dring
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Rainforests of Low Fertility
Rainforests are a vast ecosystem, thriving in biodiversity. Organisms within a rainforest have adapted to a forests soil and climate in...
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Abigail Clare
- Feb 18, 2022
- 4 min
Biobased Materials and Carbon Storage
By A. Clare Biobased materials are those that comprise of one or more substances derived from biomass. Biomass often includes feedstocks...
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Eleanor Dring
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
Nutrients into Soils: Part 1
Organisms use nutrients for growth, repair, and reproduction. Plants uptake essential nutrients from soil. Nutritious soils which can...
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Inge
- Dec 7, 2021
- 2 min
Waste is a multi million dollar industry too..
Spurious Correlations “While some claim that hides and skins are by-products of the meat industry, the leather industry is a...
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Inge
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
The obstacle is the Way
One in five children in Britain are climate fatalists – they have given up because they believe it can’t be fixed. This is one of the...
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Karl
- Nov 19, 2021
- 5 min
Karls COP quest
What does COP26 mean for the leather industry? – 19 November 2021 The Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP) has been ratified and agreed. It is a...
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Abigail Clare
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
Biogenic vs. fossil carbon
By A. Clare The carbon cycle describes the process in which carbon flows between the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere (Figure 1)....
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Abigail Clare
- Oct 4, 2021
- 10 min
Influence of soil texture on pollutants
By E. Dring Contaminated soils can be toxic for plants, animals, and humans. The texture of the soil can affect a pollutant’s mobility...
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Abigail Clare
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
Leather Fibre Structure and Strength
By A. Clare Leather has for a long time been a popular material due to its unique properties and natural appearance. During...
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Abigail Clare
- Jul 30, 2021
- 6 min
Compost Maturity and Stability
By E. Dring During a composting process, organic matter biodegrades into a humic material. Maturity is a measurement of the humus matter...
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Abigail Clare
- Jul 16, 2021
- 8 min
What is a “Sustainable Diet” in the UK? – Part 3/3: A World Without Meat
By A. Clare Introduction: Sustainable food systems form a core part of the European Green Deal, which aims to tackle the climate and...
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Abigail Clare
- Jun 21, 2021
- 15 min
What is a “Sustainable Diet” in the UK? – Part 2/3: Environmental Impacts
By A. Clare Introduction: Sustainable food systems form a core part of the European Green Deal, which aims to tackle the climate and...
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Abigail Clare
- Jun 10, 2021
- 15 min
What is a “Sustainable Diet” in the UK? – Part 1/3: GHG Emissions
By A. Clare There is a continuous debate regarding what constitutes a ‘sustainable diet’. The ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy is at the heart of...
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Abigail Clare
- May 17, 2021
- 4 min
The composting of leather products
By E. Dring The footwear industry produces billions of shoes each year. Most of these shoes end up in landfill (Jadhav and Jadhav, 2020)....
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Abigail Clare
- Apr 26, 2021
- 5 min
Composting Leather By-products
By E. Dring Hides and skins are a by-product of the meat industry. Raw hides and skins biodegrade rapidly in compost (<10 days); the...
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Eleanor Dring
- Apr 13, 2021
- 6 min
What is Compost?
Part 1 By E. Dring Composting is the biodegradation of organic matter to form a mineralised humic product known as compost (Argun et al.,...
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Abigail Clare
- Apr 1, 2021
- 6 min
Exotic Stingray Leather and Sustainability – Balancing Economic and Environmental Aspects
By A. Clare Exotic leather comprises 1% of the leather industry; its unique pattern and structure distinguish it from leather produced...
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Abigail Clare
- Mar 5, 2021
- 6 min
Waste Reduction in the Leather Industry 3/3 – Reusing Leather Solid Wastes; A Circular Economy Model
By A. Clare The strive towards sustainable leather processing is causing the leather industry to address environmental issues and...
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