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Maxime Blandin and Dillon Baxter, co-founders of PlantSwitch [Images: PlantSwitch]
Bioplastic Product Startup lands $3.25M Seed Round
by Kevin Cummings | Feb 8, 2022
Two former SMU golf teammates hated paper straws—and got to work. In 2020, the duo launched PlantSwitch, a B2B business offering plastic alternative products with just three clients. Since then, the company has grown fast, adding D2C business and hundreds of clients that include distributors such as Sysco and Ben E. Keith.
by Payton Potter |
Jul 29, 2019
The zoo estimates it's diverted over 1,000 pounds of nitrile gloves from landfills since 2018. The gloves are shipped out, recycled, and made into eco-responsible planters, chairs, and shelves.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
May 29, 2019
Rebuilding Our Heroes has created its first "green" house prototype—made out of a shipping container—and has plans to build a production facility in Collin County later this year.
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by Blair Welch |
May 14, 2019
Romanian immigrant Botond Laszlo made Dallas his home when he came to the United States in 2001 with only a backpack and $48. Now, he wants to change the way homes are remodeled with clean building practices.
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Frisco students show off the check their team won in the Lexus Eco Challenge. [Photo Courtesy Frisco ISD]
Frisco ISD Freshmen Win National Eco Contest
by Chloe Bennett | Jun 7, 2017
Five Lebanon Trail High School students won $30,000 in the Lexus Eco Challenge for their work turning unwanted trash into musical instruments.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 24, 2017
Whether you missed out on the world's largest Earth Day celebration or just want to relive it, we've got the inside look.
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by Dave Montgomery |
Apr 19, 2017
Fair Park will be the site this week for the five-day celebration of the planet that is the largest Earth Day event in the world.
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by Julia Falcon |
Mar 21, 2017
Her new collection of greeting cards infuses recycled paper with wildflower seeds.
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Solar panels on the roof will provide power for TreeHouse's store.
TreeHouse Store in Dallas
Moving Toward Completion
by Lance Murray | Feb 1, 2017
The eco-friendly home improvement store is scheduled to open in June, featuring Houndstooth Coffee and a Tesla Supercharger station.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Jul 20, 2016
“We can’t totally unplug, but we have the ability to be completely off the grid,” Joseph Blalock says.
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