Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 18, 2023
million tonnes (66.4%) since 2005, and is the lowest annual amount on record of waste landfilled since then. The amount of biodegradable municipal disposed to landfill in 2022 was 707,000 tonnes, a decrease of 174,000 tonnes (19.8%) from 2021 and a reduction of 1.3 million tonnes (65.3%) since 2005.
The Environmental Blog
JANUARY 21, 2022
A renewable, biodegradable alternative fuel, biodiesel, unlike the regular one, is made from a combination of modified vegetable oils and diesel fuel. Though it had a slow start, Edmunds found that its production has risen from 25 million gallons in 2005 to 1.7 Biodiesel is both non-toxic and biodegradable.
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Green Business Bureau
AUGUST 22, 2019
In 2005, the operation was taken over by Edward’s daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Dan Del Rossi, and has grown into the well-known Las Vegas dry cleaner that it is today. Green Business Journey Started in 2005. It has also been awarded the USDA bio-preferred seal for its non-hazardous, non-toxic, and biodegradable formulation.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 7, 2021
This is largely due to increased recycling for high impact waste materials as well as reductions in waste generated and reduced landfilling of biodegradable waste. million tonnes (62.9%) from 2005. This was a decrease of 225,000 TCO2e from 2019, and a reduction of 1.33 million TCO2e since 2011.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 10, 2021
As PFAS show no sign of biodegradation at all, they have been described as “forever chemicals”, enduring permanently in the environment1. Tetra Tech has a long history of managing PFAS, with staff working to characterise and develop treatment approaches since 2005. Some of these are listed in the image caption, opposite. Who can help?
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Cactus plastic developed in Mexico Research professor Sandra Pascoe Ortiz and other scientists at the University of Valle de Atemajac in Zapopan, Mexico used prickly pear juice to craft a new biodegradable plastic. This cactus plastic begins breaking down in a month when placed in soil and only a few days in water.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
The problem with voluntary commitments and group initiatives is also a lack of ambition and a focus on end-of-pipe solutions, such as clean-ups, products’ recyclability or biodegradability. Production is expected to double again in the next 10 –15 years.
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