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Eleanor Dring
Jun 20, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 202110 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20218 min read
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, 202115 min read
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, 202115 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20216 min read
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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