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Surveying the scrap metal landscape

Envirotec Magazine

Metal recycling has created vital secondary raw materials for the smelting of new materials since metal usage began. While the core function of the metals recycling process has remained constant over thousands of years, the industry has undergone significant changes as the volume of waste metals we treat has grown.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. McDonald’s straws were still contributing to our waste problem using a linear economy rather than a circular one. Energy Star.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. McDonald’s straws were still contributing to our waste problem using a linear economy rather than a circular one. Energy Star.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

Food is basically a combination of energy, water and nutrients. Some plants and micro-organisms can make food ‘out of thin air’ by simply rearranging carbon, water and oxygen molecules using energy from the Sun. Carbs are our fuel, protein and fat are the building blocks of our cells. This is called photosynthesis. Literally.

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A Texas Community Is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing Benzene. State Officials Have Known for Nearly Two Decades

DeSmogBlog

Benzene is a colorless, sweet-smelling chemical found in crude oil and products including gasoline, solvents, plastics, paints, adhesives and detergents. Although it has been linked to leukemia since the late 1920s, it is unevenly regulated because of relentless opposition from industry groups. ppb, a 40% increase.