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Recycling charity expands laboratory analysis and other capabilities

Envirotec Magazine

Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP is expanding its service provision by introducing a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA ) service and its own state-of-the-art laboratory to support its recognised RecyClass certification service and facilities.

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New ADEPT president launches climate change policy position

Envirotec Magazine

Mark Kemp, the new President of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), has launched the group’s new Climate Change and Green Growth policy position. Climate change and green growth must be the key drivers across these policy areas.

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Housing crisis poses threat to survival of rural communities, CPRE report warns

Envirotec Magazine

Record house prices, stagnating wages, huge waiting lists for social housing, and a proliferation of second homes and short-term lets are driving people out of the communities they know and love. Current planning policies allow for the building of new ‘affordable’ housing costing anything up to 80% of market value.

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Household plastic packaging collection drops for first time, says RECOUP

Envirotec Magazine

Policy alone may not unpick some of the complexities local authorities have with their collection contracts and infrastructure, but to avoid a further slide or stagnation in household plastic collections, efforts need to be made sooner rather than later, particularly with recycling targets due to increase. Both have reduced by around 5%.

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Joe Biden can be the president for a sustainable private sector

GreenBiz

He is advocating for a higher minimum wage, among other policies to address economic inequality. They engage with companies to improve policies on issues ranging from human rights to diversity and water use. Advancing policies that support the growth of a sustainable American economy also supports U.S.

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How cities can influence the energy system

GreenBiz

cities and counties transition to clean energy for their own operations and communities, many are finding that stakeholders and policies beyond their jurisdictions affect their ability to purchase clean energy. By removing regulatory and legislative obstacles, local governments are creating new pathways to access affordable, clean energy.

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Confronting one-dimensional equity efforts within the investor community

GreenBiz

Renaye Manley is deputy director in the strategic initiatives department at Service Employees International Union, one of the two entities that requested BlackRock to complete the racial equity audit. Manley said companies that do not commit to structural change will create long-term risks for investors. "We Wed, 04/21/2021 - 00:05.

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