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Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil

GreenBiz

They've innovated on raw materials, resulting in Aquafil's Econyl yarn that it recycles from ghost fishing nets, carpet fluff and other would-be waste. They've expanded their markets and slashed carbon footprints along the way, cementing reputations as innovators. It’s not easy to be ahead of your time.

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Investigation reveals almost 130,000 tonnes of carpet incinerated annually

Envirotec Magazine

Carpet waste is a huge issue in UK, as an area the size of Birmingham is thrown away every year. Carpet Recycling UK, a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling, oversees 73% of diverted carpet waste being sent to incineration at an approximate climate cost of £16.5 million a year to society.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. 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. We should be thinking about how to avoid waste creation.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

We’ve been able to shift many environmental projects’ approaches to the home-scale, like home gardens, yard tree plantings and home recycling campaigns. . We are using the newly developed Embodied Carbon for Construction Calculator (EC3) to support low-carbon procurement on structural steel, piles, rebar and concrete.

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Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil

AGreenLiving

They’ve innovated on raw materials, resulting in Aquafil’s Econyl yarn that it recycles from ghost fishing nets, carpet fluff and other would-be waste. They’ve expanded their markets and slashed carbon footprints along the way, cementing reputations as innovators.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. 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. We should be thinking about how to avoid waste creation.