AGreenLiving

MAY 1, 2020

In an industry notorious for food waste, award-winning chef Douglas McMaster has achieved the seemingly unattainable — Silo , the world’s first zero-waste restaurant. Launched in Australia in 2011, Silo was heralded as the world’s first zero-waste restaurant. Its success spurred the creation of a branch in Brighton, U.K.,

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Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2020

The food and drink industry is on track to hit its emissions and water goals, but efforts to halve food waste by 2030 need to be redoubled. However, further work needs to be done to accelerate progress to curb food waste and engage more companies with sustainability goals, the report shows. target baseline of 2011.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2019

In 2011 the Government called for retailers to reduce peat use by 2020, but industry has shown lack of commitment to embrace these ambitions. Compost no longer needs to include peat as there is already a rich supply of natural green waste on our doorsteps which can match its planting properties pound for pound.

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Terra Infirma

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

On Wednesday night, with my political hat on, I proposed a motion to Newcastle City Council for zero waste by 2030. The post Why ‘zero’ is such a powerful Sustainability target appeared first on Terra Infirma. And this afternoon, I’m taking part in an IEMA Net Zero Roundtable. People are losing their fear of zero.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This work is covered by regulations including the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Pollution and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012, and the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 2011.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

These denser, more shared office buildings were considered more sustainable because they used less energy and contained more people on a smaller carbon footprint. Underfloor ventilation creates safer and better air quality with the added benefit of being more sustainable.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 9, 2024

That’s why Greentown and Saint-Gobain partnered to launch Go Build 2023, which specifically sought innovations to extend product life cycles, find alternative raw materials, and enable technologies for waste revalorization. develops an ultra-lightweight, flexible solar technology for the built environment. Endeavor Composites, Inc.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

This is where CarbonScape comes in with a biographite alternative, produced from forestry and timber industry by-products – i.e. wood chips from forestry waste. I led on the creation of a successful energy franchise within the investment bank, raising >$1 billion in new equity for various ASX listed energy companies from 2001 to 2011.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2022

The latest development in this years-long fight came on Monday, when the European Commission’s scientific expert group, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF), pushed back against including gas and nuclear in the EU taxonomy, an official guide on sustainable investments. The Push for Gas and Nuclear.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

First, it’s zero waste. O’Grady: I lost my dad in 2011 after a 10-year battle with colon cancer. Inhabitat: Tell us about the sustainability aspect of your cards. Thoughtful Human makes zero-waste cards for every occasion. You can plant the cards and grow wildflowers. You are not alone! + Continued here:Â .

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

At these sites, plastics recovered from end-of-life vehicles (auto shredder waste) and waste electrical goods are refined into high-quality recycled engineering polymers that match virgin material quality for use in a wide range of new products. She says Axion’s ‘friendly and co-operative team’ makes her job all the more enjoyable.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Six years after breaking ground, CopenHill — a waste-to-energy plant topped with a year-round ski slope — is officially open, marking a major milestone in Copenhagen’s journey to becoming the world’s first carbon-neutral city by 2025. Ski atop the worlds cleanest waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen. and Soren Aagaard. . +

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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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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Key outcomes from each project are detailed below: DAME – Helping menstrual cups go mainstream   The perfect circular sustainable period product, the menstrual cup, has existed for decades, yet it remains a niche product that only 5% of people with periods use. 1 DAME aimed to break down the barriers to using menstrual cups.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 22, 2021

RNG is created by capturing methane from existing sources of waste – such as animal manure, garbage or wastewater – which is then processed and repurposed as a clean energy source. For farmers and families alike, a sustainable, reliable clean energy future depends on it. homes and businesses.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

Aerospace giant Boeing has announced it is to team up with US low-carbon fuel specialist Alder Fuels in a new partnership with a view to expanding production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) around the world. The company conducted its first biofuel test flights as far back as 2008 and gained approval for commercial SAF use in 2011.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 17, 2020

The aspiration for a growing number of them is “zero waste.” The aspiration for a growing number of them is “zero waste.” The designation indicates that 100 percent of the waste stream at the facility is reused, recycled or incinerated for energy. For this particular facility, that translated into 8.3

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

First, it’s zero waste. O’Grady: I lost my dad in 2011 after a 10-year battle with colon cancer. Inhabitat: Tell us about the sustainability aspect of your cards. Thoughtful Human makes zero-waste cards for every occasion. You can plant the cards and grow wildflowers. You are not alone! +

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 6, 2023

The partnerships-focused accelerator is accepting applications from startups with innovations to extend product life cycles, develop alternative raw materials, and revalorize waste Somerville, Mass. Further details on the specific technology areas of interest can be found in the request for applications.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

converts organic waste into high-performance, insulating, greaseproof, and biodegradable packaging materials. Universal Matter (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) develops a proprietary Flash Joule Heating process that converts carbon waste into high-value and high-performance graphene materials to efficiently create sustainable circular economies.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Researchers have tried several different reuse approaches for addressing the growing global plastic waste stream. Waste plastics may also contain undesirable components. Pyrolysis is a different approach that involves the thermal degradation of plastic waste in the absence of oxygen to produce a liquid oil.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 19, 2021

As a pioneering climatetech community, Greentown Labs is issuing this open letter to highlight our solutions for improving American energy resilience and sustainability. The most recent spate of power crises are disheartening reruns of the significant grid outages that Texans experienced during cold spells in 2011 and 1989.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2023

A voluntary approach to ending the use of peat in horticulture was agreed with the professional horticultural sector in 2011, but this did not succeed. We're particularly keen to explore whether a sufficiently high volume of well-composted waste derived material could be used at the scale and quality required by the industry."

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Endeavor Composites is pioneering high-performance, low-cost, and zero-waste composites to solve difficult manufacturing problems. Together, we have an opportunity to really make a sustainable impact on the automotive industry.”. “At Greentown Labs is a community of climate action pioneers working to design a more sustainable world.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Drillers are using ever-increasing amounts of water and sand in order to produce the same volume of gas, with a corresponding rise in the levels of solid and liquid waste created. Fracked Gas: Using More and More Water, Creating More and More Waste. But what does RSG really mean?

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Corporate partnership accelerator program seeks innovations from startups in alternative proteins, waste plastics recycling, and prevention of food loss and waste. “The creation of a sustainable future is a core value of the MCHC Group and is embodied in our KAITEKI management philosophy. SOMERVILLE, Mass.,

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Greentown Labs

MAY 18, 2021

The KAITEKI Challenge, the latest iteration of the Greentown Launch corporate partnerships accelerator, is focused on solutions that will enable sustainable consumption in daily life and aims to foster collaboration between MCHC and the participating startups. This enables supply chain improvements and reduction of waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Global organisations that have blazed a trail of innovation to conserve and enhance water resources and embed sustainable processes have been recognised for their pioneering work, says the Brave Blue World Foundation, the group behind 2020’s Netflix-featured film about water, which also organises the Lighthouse Awards. “The

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JUNE 15, 2020

In this group we have people fighting climate change, reducing waste, and improving the environment. The nonprofit leads a community of over 2,500 professional women and men working to drive sustainable change. Refer to the membership options here. Become a member here.

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R-Squared Energy

APRIL 28, 2023

Despite the importance of nuclear power as a low-carbon source of electricity, some countries have been phasing it out, citing risks such as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Third, they are more sustainable, with lower waste production and the ability to use nuclear waste as fuel.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 12, 2022

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Canada) utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials. Carbon is a waste product, suspended in the air we breathe,” said Pat Sapinsely, Managing Director of the Urban Future Lab.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 13, 2020

Founded in 2011, Pana LCE (low carbon economy) is a certified WBE is setting the standard for investments in the ESG Infrastructure space through its entrepreneurial spirit and core values of integrity, sustainability, diversity, and passion. Pana is a fast growing asset manager in the sustainable infrastructure space.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Alkemy Environmental (Somerville, MA) recycles industrial waste streams into structural-grade lightweight concrete aggregates. About Greentown Labs Greentown Labs is a community of climate action pioneers working to design a more sustainable world. Somerville, Mass., 6, 2021; a recording of the event can be viewed here. . ###.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 28, 2021

Luxury rainforest eco-lodge, off-grid sustainability and a chocolate farm … where do we sign up?! Toiletries are all organic, biodegradable and zero-waste, while the en suite shower uses purified rainwater collected on-site. The La Loma Jungle Lodge and Farm offers a unique rainforest vacation experience in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 13, 2020

Founded in 2011, Pana LCE (low carbon economy) is a certified WBE is setting the standard for investments in the ESG Infrastructure space through its entrepreneurial spirit and core values of integrity, sustainability, diversity, and passion. Pana is a fast growing asset manager in the sustainable infrastructure space.

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Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

GreenBiz has released its highly anticipated State of Green Business Report 2021 which details the top 10 sustainable business trends for the year ahead. and global companies have made towards meeting sustainability goals. Overall, 2020 was a good year for the sustainability field. s Sustainable Development Goals.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

Greenpeace has come out strongly against nuclear power, calling it expensive, dirty and dangerous and insisting it does not belong in a sustainable energy future. The environmental nonprofit looks to the disasters in Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011 to highlight the dangers of nuclear meltdowns.

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