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Sustainable Materials Management is a systemic approach to using and reusing materials more productively over their entire lifecycles. It represents a change in how a society thinks about the use of natural resources and environmental protection .
Sustainable products are products either sustainably sourced, manufactured or processed and provide environmental, social, and economic benefits while protecting public health and the environment throughout their whole life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to the final disposal.
Sustainable sourcing can be defined as obtaining the materials, products, and services an organization needs from its suppliers in a manner that is socially and environmentally responsible, while still being economically sound.
The material is OEKO-TEX Standard 100, meaning everything, from the fabric to the stitching, is free of chemicals like PFAs and BPA. Products are also shipped in recyclable packaging.
"Sustainability can be defined as the capacity to maintain or improve the state and availability of desirable materials or conditions over the long term." [23] "Sustainability [is] the long-term viability of a community, set of social institutions, or societal practice.
Sustainability is not necessarily an end state but is a continuing process of improvement. [8] Sustainable packaging is a relatively new addition to the environmental considerations for packaging (see Packaging and labeling). It requires more analysis and documentation to look at the package design, choice of materials, processing, and life-cycle.
Where museums cannot completely reduce their use of materials or replace materials with sustainable alternatives, material re-use is an option for extending the useful lifetime of conservation materials. Durable materials used in conservation such as Tyvek or Mylar may be washed and re-used where appropriate. Polyethylene foam may be blended ...
Ambiguous titles such as environmentally friendly can be confusing without a specific definition; some regulators are providing guidance. [17] The United States Environmental Protection Agency has deemed some ecolabels misleading in determining whether a product is truly "green". [18] In Canada, one label is that of the Environmental Choice ...