GreenBiz

JULY 16, 2020

The primary reason I started covering the business of sustainability during the 2008 financial crisis wasn’t just because I was laid off from my position as editor of a technology trade publication. By weight, that’s more than all of the commercial airliners ever manufactured, and only 20 percent of the stuff is formally recycled.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 518

Greenability Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Give your natural holiday tree, wreaths and garland a second life by recycling them at one of many locations that will reuse them for landscaping mulch, fish habitat and. To find tree recycling tree services throughout the country at a location near you, check the nationwide list at Pick Your Own Christmas Tree. erosion control.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 78

Living Green Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Harvard has been a leader in recycling for awhile, and has continued to do so by adopting innovative programs like switching to SingleStream recycling, where people do not need to separate their items. The university received a 52% diversion rate, recycling 8,400 tons of materials. Harvard University. Purdue University.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 52

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

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 Less than 2% of carpet waste is actually recycled. million a year to society. million a year in unpaid climate harm alone.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 246

GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

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. Buying 100 percent-recycled nylon from Aquafil has helped Interface reduce the carbon footprint of its carpet tile by 69 percent. It’s not easy to be ahead of your time.

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Carbon-negative Recycling Recycling Waste 539

GreenBiz

JANUARY 29, 2021

Now, the two companies are combining forces to scale paper packaging made from recycled cardboard boxes and newspaper. When Corbett started Ecologic in 2008, scaling its sustainable packaging was challenging because at that time, only the “diehard” in the green movement were pushing for such solutions, she said. .

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Packaging Sustainability Plastics Recycling 544

Living Green Technology

JULY 31, 2017

Harvard University Harvard has been a leader in recycling for awhile, and has continued to do so by adopting innovative programs like switching to SingleStream recycling, where people do not need to separate their items. The university received a 52% diversion rate, recycling 8,400 tons of materials.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 40

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

With 2020 now upon us, Andrew Brady, UK CEO of EMR (formerly European Metal Recycling) reflects on what has changed in his sector since the start of the millennium, and offers perspective on its growing importance and the challenges that lie ahead. It also makes it possible to recover and recycle any remaining waste metal from the ash.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Recycling Recycling 130

Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

More than half of consumers told researchers that recyclable packaging is among the most important factors when deciding to buy a bathroom product. Razor giant Gillette has sharpened its approach to sustainability with the launch of new product packaging that uses fully recyclable packaging.

Packaging 94

Packaging Sustainability Plastics Recycling 94

AGreenLiving

MARCH 2, 2020

Following the sold-out success of “I Am Not a Plastic Bag” in 2007, designer brand Anya Hindmarch has launched a new product, called “I Am a Plastic Bag”, aimed at recycling single-use plastic and leaving behind a net-zero carbon footprint from production. It sourced the natural meat byproduct as a way to recycle the material.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Carbon-neutral 28

AGreenLiving

MARCH 2, 2020

Following the sold-out success of “I Am Not a Plastic Bag” in 2007, designer brand Anya Hindmarch has launched a new product, called “I Am a Plastic Bag”, aimed at recycling single-use plastic and leaving behind a net-zero carbon footprint from production. It sourced the natural meat byproduct as a way to recycle the material.

Plastics 28

Plastics Recycling Recycling Carbon-neutral 28

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Copper recycling is another clear solution and must be implemented in tandem with new copper mine construction. For example, we have a recycling facility in Montreal which has been able to produce 230,000 tonnes of copper rod each year with 10% being composed of recycled copper.

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Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 105

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 4, 2021

Established in 2008 and operating nationwide, Link International Inc. Given that waste management greatly differs across industries, Link International understands the importance of being able to custom-tailor waste and recycling programs to fit their clients’ needs and goals as well as governing regulations. Link International Inc.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 147

Grist

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Less than 10 percent of plastics are recycled worldwide, and some evidence suggests that recycling may actually increase their toxicity. In 2008, the Federal Drug Administration banned several phthalates from children’s toys, clothes and childcare items.

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Plastics Packaging Health Recycling 138

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The Government has exceeded its powers under Section 44 Climate Change Act 2008, by which it is able to set up the emissions trading scheme and is required to make rational decisions. I hope that by bringing this action, we can reduce national CO2 emissions and stimulate alternative waste routes such as reduction, reuse and recycling.”.

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Waste Waste Law Climate change 325

R-Squared Energy

MARCH 15, 2023

I heard that in 2008 when oil prices first topped $100 a barrel. Could we expect this lithium cycle to look like the time oil prices soared from $20 in the early 2000s to nearly $150 in 2008? Thus, lithium demand growth may slow, but it is unlikely to contract as demand for oil did in 2008. This time there is no easy cure.”

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Lithium Demand Batteries North America 60

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Lay it on the line – reduce travel, go green energy, transition away from gas heating, reduce waste, recycle. There’s a lot of speculation on carbon at the moment and it feels like 2008 all over again – where it’s so new and complex and changing so quickly that there is limited understanding. People always want choice.

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Sustainability Carbon-neutral Carbon Climate change 246

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

"Numerous studies show that companies with strong CSR goals and focus outperform their counterparts during economic downturns, including the 2008 recession. I started as CSO during the height of the 2008 recession. And they recover more quickly. Seize the moment.

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Sustainability Innovation Organic Climate change 73

Greenability Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

City Council passed Resolution 200005 directing the city to update the 2008 Climate Protection Plan to include new greenhouse gas reduction goals, resiliency and equity. In 2020, the K.C.

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Climate change Resilience Carbon-neutral Organic 84

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The cladding, which was sustainably fabricated in the Austrian town of Sankt Veit an der Glan, is a composite material of raw pulpwood, recycled wood and natural resins selected for its durability and low maintenance. Original post: Architecture students design a LEED Platinum home with an ADU in Kansas.

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Recycling Recycling Education Solar Power 63

Business Green

JUNE 9, 2020

Evian's vice-president of brand Shweta Harit talks to BusinessGreen about the French water company's sustainability ambitions, in particular a pledge to use 100 per cent recycled bottles by 2025. As such, Harit says she expects Evian to reach its 100 per cent recycled bottle goals sooner than expected.

Recycling 56

Recycling Recycling Plastics Carbon-neutral 56

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

According to a national study by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, concern about the environment is currently polling at its highest level since 2008. Going green is currently front of mind for businesses and consumers alike. Many consumers are turning away from brands with poor environmental credentials.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Waste 167

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

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. The H&M Foundation and CO:LAB venture capital arm share a focus on advancing textile recycling. and globally by 2040.

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Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 523

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Levi's innovations include its recyclable Wellthread denim line. The for-profit firm Scivera , launched in 2008 in Charlottesville, Virginia, offers a subscription database SciveraLENS, with color-coded grades for chemicals based on their inherent hazards. Target's Sustainable Product Standard came on the scene in 2013.

Plastics 509

Plastics Innovation Organic Retail 509

Green Roof Technology

APRIL 13, 2019

Some Mineral Wool products contain Phenol resin or Phenol-Urea-Formaldehyde resin as binder and these products can hardly be recycled. In 2008 it was around 200,000 tons of hazard waste in Netherland alone. Some Mineral Wool products compress under the load of ballast (soil). Engineers are not horticulturalists.

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Soil Recycling Recycling North America 52

AGreenLiving

JULY 16, 2020

The electronic waste collection conundrum Heather Clancy Thu, 07/16/2020 – 01:15 The primary reason I started covering the business of sustainability during the 2008 financial crisis wasn’t just because I was laid off from my position as editor of a technology trade publication. First, some stats. But that’s a subject for another essay.)

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 28

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

New technologies : The Act supports the UK’s ambition to be a global leader in new technologies through explicit provisions on fusion, CCUS, hydrogen, energy storage, recycled carbon fuels and nuclear derived fuels amongst others.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy 148

AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2021

With a mission toward “meticulous selection of plant-derived, clinically proven, active ingredients [that] are always cruelty-free and responsibly produced,” it makes sense the company also aspires to make all packaging recyclable , too. The owners explained, “I-N is rooted in our love for plants and for the planet.

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Organic Biodegradable Plastics Sustainability 36

GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

As businesses, we can manufacture and sell products with no packaging, create closed-loop recycling systems and collaborate with suppliers to create innovative solutions for reducing waste — all while thriving. How can we tackle reuse and recycle in a way that is both meaningful and impactful? But it doesn’t have to be like this.

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Retail Packaging Waste Waste 521

Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

This is markedly different to how businesses responded to the 2008 financial crash, when sustainability largely fell off the agenda for leadership teams. The disruption caused by extreme climate change falls into the same category and leading companies have intensified ambitions to reduce carbon.

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Carbon Waste Waste Government 74

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. “For too long the debate has been stuck on recycling and how to deal with waste once it is created. To exemplify the sin of fibbing we’ll use Shell’s Tar Sands project initiated back in 2008. ” – Julian Kirby , Friends of the Earth.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 148

Green Business Bureau

JULY 12, 2021

It does not cover all the other dimensions of being a sustainable business including waste management, pollution, recycling, reuse, plastics, vehicles, commuting, delivery, manufacturing, etc. LEED is an excellent certification for your buildings, but that’s it.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Plastics Organic Government 148

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 3, 2021

It does not cover all the other dimensions of being a sustainable business including waste management, pollution, recycling, reuse, plastics, vehicles, commuting, delivery, manufacturing, etc. LEED is an excellent certification for your buildings, but that’s it.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Plastics Recycling Recycling 148

AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

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. Buying 100 percent-recycled nylon from Aquafil has helped Interface reduce the carbon footprint of its carpet tile by 69 percent. How can the business case be made?

Recycling 28

Recycling Recycling Carbon-negative Waste 28

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 29, 2021

Now, the two companies are combining forces to scale paper packaging made from recycled cardboard boxes and newspaper. When Corbett started Ecologic in 2008, scaling its sustainable packaging was challenging because at that time, only the “diehard” in the green movement were pushing for such solutions, she said.

Packaging 28

Packaging Sustainability Plastics Recycling 28

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. “For too long the debate has been stuck on recycling and how to deal with waste once it is created. To exemplify the sin of fibbing we’ll use Shell’s Tar Sands project initiated back in 2008. ” – Julian Kirby , Friends of the Earth.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

Charged

AUGUST 18, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced more than $192 million in additional financing for recycling consumer product batteries, forming an advanced battery R&D collaboration and continuing the 2019 Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize. The Battery Recycling Prize launched in January 2019 has to date awarded $5.5

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 98