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You probably know that putting lots of fruits and vegetables
in your body is good for you, but what you might not know is that putting more fruit and veg
on your body in the form of leather-alternative fabrics could be good for the planet.
Boston-based technology research firm Lux Research forecasts annual sales of low-complexity leather alternatives, which include fruit- and vegetable-derived materials as well as recycled-material leathers, are likely to hit $1 billion by 2025 driven by a combination of consumer demand and technological advances. They’re currently “in the double-digit millions,” according to Lux senior research associate Tiffany Hua.
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Algoma District School Board will spend nearly $18 million on 14 capital projects at its schools and main office in the coming year. The English public board is “tendering more projects than normal,” superintendent of business Joe Santa Maria told trustees during a recent meeting. If tenders come in “higher than expected” the board “can trade them off” with other projects. Work is planned at Elliot Lake Secondary School (parking, site upgrades, stairwell), Echo Bay Public School (classroom and washroom upgrades), White Pines Collegiate and Vocational School (washrooms, ceiling and lighting, public address, shop upgrades), Central Algoma Secondary School (doors, window, public address upgrades), East View Public School (heating, ventilation and air conditioning, classroom upgrades), Kiwedin Public School (interior upgrades), Korah Collegiate and Vocational School (north entrance, ventilation, tech shop upgrades), R.M. Moore Public School (interior up