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carbon monoxide
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteCarbon monoxide is a chemical compound made up of carbon and oxygen. The molecular formula is CO. Carbon monoxide is odourless and colourless and very toxic. It is formed during the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing substances. Click to rate this initiative! [Total: […]

cellulose and lignin
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteCellulose and lignin are components of the cell walls of plants. At around 50 percent, cellulose is the main component and is therefore the most common organic compound. Lignin is deposited in the cell walls and leads to wood formation, also called

compost
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteCompost is a humus and nutrient-rich fertilizer and soil conditioner that is the end product of composting organic material. Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to vote

conventional agriculture
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteIn conventional farming it is permissible to use artificial fertilisers, pesticides* and herbicides* as well as artificial feed additives in the prescribed amounts in order to increase yield. Livestock may be treated with stronger drugs than in organic farming. This puts a

Cradle-to-Cradle
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteThis approach, invented by the German chemist Michael Braungart and the American architect William McDonough, puts product cycles in a holistic context. The goal is not to dispose of the substances and materials used in products as waste, but to reuse them.

Cradle-to-Grave
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteCradle-to-Grave describes the path taken by a substance from manufacture to disposal. Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to vote

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