Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

.” Gelatex Technologies from Estonia has won the Green Alley Award 2019 – an annual prize recognising startups in the circular economy, which has been running since 2014. Differently coloured trustmarks indicate whether products and/or packaging are free of plastics and microplastics or are made of recyclates.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Tourists from all over the world flock to Spain’s coastal regions throughout the year; however, the rising amount of plastic waste accumulating in the Mediterranean is threatening to do irreversible damage to these once-pristine waters. Operated with a central winch, the netting is lowered into the water to scoop up plastic waste.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 11, 2021

Back in 2014, I was first introduced to Greentown Labs by attending a corporate innovation day event where I had the opportunity to hear pitches from a variety of startups. From our first engagement in 2014 to my first walk through of Greentown’s expanded headquarters in Somerville, MA, I have continued to take great pride in our partnership.

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Green Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In July 2017 China, which is by far the world’s largest importer and recycler of scrap metals, plastic and paper, notified the World Trade Organization that it planned to effectively ban imports of 24 types of scrap , which its environment ministry called “foreign garbage,” by the end of the year. Plastic scrap is especially problematic.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

This reporting was made possible in part due to a media briefing sponsored by Beyond Plastics, Inclusive Louisiana, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and The Descendants Project, which included local meals in Louisiana. Part of that strategy appears to be redefining its expanding petrochemical and plastics business as a solution to climate change.

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Greenability Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Gardeners Ann Maxwell and Kim Tappan, both of Ottawa, KS, have been winter sowing for years and first introduced Greenability readers to the concept in 2014. The plastic does not need to be totally clear, but it does need to let light penetrate.

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Unsustainable

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Everyone has heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the damage caused to marine life by plastic pollution in the oceans. The plan is to find a way to recycle the recovered plastics so that the project begins to pay for itself. A sea anchor creates a drag so that it moves slower than the floating garbage.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For instance, four waves of surveys, from 2014 to 2019 by Glocalities , compiled the answers from 189,996 respondents. In 2014, 71% of respondents were worried about the damage humans had caused to our planet. McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2020

The major infrastructure project forms part of the Iron Mains Risk Replacement Programme, which is replacing the UK's old iron network with hydrogen- and biomethane-ready piping made from plastic.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 6, 2020

And the problem has been getting worse: Direct industrial emissions rose by 65 percent from 1990 to 2014. The top three — iron and steel, chemicals and plastics, and cement — account for more than 55 percent of industrial greenhouse gas emissions. Credit: Energy Innovation.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 18, 2021

Member-partner collaborations run the gamut, from a global commercial agreement between Salient Predictions and BASF , to a pilot project between Raptor Maps and Enel , to a customer deal between SteamIQ and Toray Plastics that also involved National Grid. Shell also helps Greentown build the first version of its safety program.

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Unsustainable

AUGUST 20, 2019

National Geographic says yes by Medilyn Manibo, 21 July 2014 ii Paper comes from Trees… by TheWorldCounts, 13 May 2014 iii Paper comes from Trees… by TheWorldCounts, 13 May 2014 iv What is the environmental impact of deforestation for paper production? And how can we rebalance our friendship with trees?)

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For instance, four waves of surveys, from 2014 to 2019 by Glocalities , compiled the answers from 189,996 respondents. In 2014, 71% of respondents were worried about the damage humans had caused to our planet. McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

PlantKind products use no plastic, the greenhouse for growing my plants is built entirely from reclaimed materials and they are watered using an underground water tank that collects rainwater. I also donate 1.5% of revenue to offset carbon and am working to achieve B Corp status.”.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2022

To give you some perspective on the importance of sustainability in the sports industry we consider the carbon footprint of the 2010 South Africa World Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and the 2016 Rio Olympics together. Look to eliminate plastic. million tonnes of CO 2e. Offer composting bins in areas where food is served.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 26, 2020

Arsenic levels of 5 PPB or more were associated with children’s IQs measuring five or six points lower than average, according to a 2014 study published in the journal Environmental Health. Or, better yet, if you live in a place with good tap water, save some money and skip the ocean-bound plastic bottles. See the rest here:Â .

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2020

As L'Oréal embarks on the next phase of its sustainability programme, BusinessGreen speaks to UK operations director Nathalie Bleach about plastic, environmental labelling, its growing delivery business and the firm's 2050 net zero mission. L'Oréal is very proud of its first ever sustainability strategy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The report highlights the landfill tax has been successful in driving a significant drop in landfill waste in the UK, with the introduction of the levy promting a 65 per cent decrease of total waste in landfill sites between 1998 to 2014.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. The leader in water, hygiene and energy services sells to a diverse collection of institutions such as hospitals, food and beverage providers, as well as heavy industry including power plants and plastic manufacturers. LinkedIn | Company profile.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

Replacing old iron gas pipes with hydrogen and biomethane-ready plastic pipes is helping to cut carbon emissions and deliver the world's first zero-carbon gas grid.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Related: Tokyo’s Olympic medals will be made from recycled phones Some European cities have given their football (soccer to Americans) stadiums an eco-makeover by installing seats made from recycled plastic. The stadium in Pontedera, Italy boasts seats made using plastic from local waste. FIFA managed to offset 1.1

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Grist

AUGUST 4, 2021

A blue cooler lies open on the ground, filled to the brim with neatly stacked plastic vials. “I That already happened in 2014 in the Harvard Forest. Then, in 2014, Whitmore attended an annual invasive species meeting in Annapolis, Maryland. Dietschler runs his thumb along the bumps. They’re alive.”. Resources were thin.”

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 6, 2020

According to our latest polling of Americans in May, 43 percent of us are more concerned about climate change, 41 percent of us are more concerned about plastics in the ocean and 39 percent of us are more concerned about deforestation and environmental destruction than we were a year ago. If we go back in time to 2014, the No.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2021

Labs also send massive amounts of water down the drain and discard possibly billions of pounds of single-use plastics every year. As for the overuse of single-use plastics, the University of Exeter estimated that academic researchers produced plastic waste equivalent to 5.7 million two-liter soda bottles each year. .

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Grist

APRIL 13, 2022

The four are moving quickly to examine the tiny invertebrates, keeping them in plastic bins filled with ocean water to ease their stress. Created by Fernandes as part of his doctoral dissertation, the 3D-printed plastic holders act as temporary living quarters for dying coral. The structure is known as a “crib.”

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 22, 2020

This is some of America’s most polluted air, with eight major industrial plants in 103 square miles and a new, enormous plastic project on the horizon. In 2014, Black people were almost three times more likely to die from asthma-related causes than White people. The cancer rate here is 700 times the national average.

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Charged

AUGUST 25, 2020

The new, larger battery has as much capacity as the one in the 2014 BMW i3. BMW’s first EV was the technically advanced i3, a small hatchback with a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic body shell. liter inline 6 replaces the previous 308 hp 2.0-liter liter turbo 4) and a far larger battery (24 kWh vs 9 kWh).

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

Defra announces plan to double 5p plastic bag charge and extend levy to all retailers from next year. The 5p charge on plastic bags is being ramped up to 10p and will be extended to all retailers in England from April next year, under plans aimed at curbing waste plastic pollution that will be announced by the government today.

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GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

A prominent example of these characteristics is the Formosa Plastics Group proposal to build a $9.4 billion plastics production complex along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, adjacent to several historically Black communities and a mile away from a local elementary school.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Generali director, Diva Moriani, was a director of Italian multinational oil and gas company, Eni, from 2014 to 2020. A Generali spokesperson said coal, oil, and gas production “stood at less than 0.1% of its P&C premiums.” The company, they said, aims to gradually decarbonize its investment portfolio to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

per cent) and recycling rates have also stagnated – it has hovered around the 30 per cent mark since 2014-15. There is a tonne of data proving how harmful waste is, especially single-use plastic, but the Mayor can do more to change public attitudes and influence policymakers to prioritise waste reduction. million tonnes).

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2022

Just over 800 cases were filed between 1986 and 2014, but more than 1,000 have been brought before the courts since then. Plastics, packaging and other forms of waste are also on the docket, as are companies' ESG marketing claims. Law and disorder. A confluence of factors is contributing to the surge of suits.

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Grist

JULY 24, 2019

Since the bug was first identified in 2014, it has been devastating vineyards and orchards in the Northeast. We don’t have to use wooden pallets, said Ayres, there are many cheap alternatives like particle wood or plastic. “It’s a misnomer,” Levengood said of the sweet-sounding residue. Honeydew is a perfectly good fruit.

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Business Green

JULY 31, 2023

Introduction of 5p plastic bag charge in 2014 has helped avoid seven billion carrier bags from going to waste, according to new data from Defra

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2021

As economies emerge from Covid-19, it is crucial governments set their sights on rapid action to curb plastic pollution worldwide, a new UNEP and WRI report implores. By July 2018, at least 127 countries had adopted some form of legislation regulating plastics, it adds.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 27, 2021

Launched in 2014, Petite Lucette is a sustainable and circular fashion brand founded by French sisters, Anaïs and Clémence. Petite Lucette further combats the plastic crisis by shipping orders in recyclable boxes with recycled tissue paper. Petite Lucette Launches a Sustainable and Circular Fashion Brand .

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Many think Facebook’s $22bn purchase in 2014 of WhatsApp, a messaging app with fewer than 60 employees, falls into this category of “shoot-out acquisitions” that eliminate potential rivals. They can see when a new product or service gains traction, allowing them to copy it or simply buy the upstart before it becomes too great a threat.

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