Greenability Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Like yard waste, holiday trees and greenery are banned from landfills in Missouri and are discouraged from being deposited into Kansas landfills. For tree recycling services throughout the country at a location near you, check the nationwide list at Pick Your Own Christmas Tree. Archie, MO — Yard waste collection site, 401 S.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

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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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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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. Purdue University. Brown University.

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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. Economic growth has driven ongoing demand for waste metals since 2000.

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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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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.

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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.

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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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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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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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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. As many vehicles in its fleet weigh up to 40 tonnes, idling leads to significant amounts of wasted fuel. Smart routing. Going paperless.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

Consider that the cosmetics industry brings in a booming $500 billion every year and imagine the waste created by default. 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.

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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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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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. “For too long the debate has been stuck on recycling and how to deal with waste once it is created.

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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. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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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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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.

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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. The importance of collaboration is clear.

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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). Mineral Wool is: From hero to zero!

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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. “For too long the debate has been stuck on recycling and how to deal with waste once it is created.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

But what about the arguably even more concerning challenge of tackling electronic waste (or ‘e-waste’)? Recycling e-waste involves a combination of processes, including manual and mechanical dismantling, size reduction, sending hazardous waste for final disposal, and processing metal components.

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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?

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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.

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Living Green Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Consider this: According to a study by the research firm Gartner, the number of personal computers in use around world surpassed 1 billion in 2008. million tons of e-waste was generated in US. Only 29% of this was recycled and the rest was trashed in landfills or incinerators. How do refurbished computers help the environment?

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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.

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Jigar Shah

MAY 14, 2019

That has been true since the 2008 financial crisis. They’re composting food and green waste, recycling, and turning waste to value. In 2018, 1 out of every 23 people that found new work chose the clean energy industry.

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Beginning with the city’s Climate Protection Plan in 2008, Murphey led the effort to identify potential climate risks to the region and recommend actions, many of which have been implemented. Murphey advised on all projects and policies that could build a more sustainable and prepared Kansas City.

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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).

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2020

The intervention came as waste charity WRAP today published a separate analysis detailing how up to half a million new jobs could be created across the UK if the government ramped up investment in recycling and repair capacity in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Jigar Shah

MAY 14, 2019

That has been true since the 2008 financial crisis. They’re composting food and green waste, recycling, and turning waste to value. In 2018, 1 out of every 23 people that found new work chose the clean energy industry.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

We’ve been able to shift many environmental projects’ approaches to the home-scale, like home gardens, yard tree plantings and home recycling campaigns. . My favorite part of my work has always been implementing emissions and waste reduction projects, allowing me to visit airports and meet crew members all across our network. .

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 7, 2021

Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Exxon , was filed in February 2008 in U.S. The burglars were never caught.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ovako has become the largest recycler of Nordic steel scraps and is engaged in responsible business practices across the entire supply chain. Ovako’s business model is based on circularity and recycling, remelting scraps to make steel. A large portion of the heat previously wasted can be utilized to produce district heating.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2022

In 2020, the world produced an estimated 353 million tonnes of plastic waste , vast amounts of which have gone on to pollute landscapes, oceans, and even the air, causing detrimental impacts to our climate, ecosystems, and health. Plastics are everywhere, and the problems they pose are well documented. Plant-based plastics.

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AGreenLiving

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. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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