Bamboo
A fast-growing grass used in everything from toothbrush handles to flooring. Sustainability depends far more on processing and finished-product design than on the raw plant.
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Materials
Material choices need context. The same material can be better or worse depending on use, durability, and end of life.Recycled Plastic (rPET)
Plastic reclaimed from used PET containers (mostly bottles) and reprocessed into new packaging, fiber, or products. A genuine circularity improvement over virgin plastic, with real limits.
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Cotton grown without most synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Reduces certain agricultural chemical inputs but is not automatically lower-impact on water use or overall footprint.
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