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How RFID technology is playing a role in reducing waste and increasing recycling

Envirotec Magazine

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. million tonnes of household food thrown away, 4.4m tonnes was actually edible.

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'Giant opportunity': Why achieving a net zero emission supply chain could be cheaper than you think

Business Green

Food is the most carbon intensive industry, accounting for around 25 per cent of global CO2, followed by construction at 10 per cent, it estimates. Food is the most carbon intensive industry, accounting for around 25 per cent of global CO2, followed by construction at 10 per cent, it estimates.

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'Sensible incentives' and 'plumbing reforms': Leading figures mull pathway from Covid-19 crisis to net zero economy

Business Green

For one, Nick Charter, professor of behavioural science at Warwick Business School, suggests the government introduced a 'carbon pound' tagged to all goods and services that would alert consumers to the environmental impact of their purchases and activities. We all know how to budget with money," Charter explained. "So,

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