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All Eyes on Marine Plastic From Orbit

Planet Pulse

2020) not only shows how satellite remote sensing is an efficient and cost-effective tool for monitoring plastic debris, but it also shows the value of integrating satellite information into future ocean clean-up and protection efforts. Over the course of 2016 to 2018, the total area of plastic debris detected skyrocketed from 0.23

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The Blue Economy: Importance of Ocean Conservation

Green Tech Challenge

increase from 2016. Waste Reduction The reduction of non-biodegradable waste is another plausible solution to ocean conservation. As of 1 January 2018, all vessels under 5000 tonnes entering an EU or EFTA port must have their carbon emissions monitored, reported and verified annually. Thailand earned US57.5

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

Loliware was founded in 2016 in pursuit of "a radical leap towards [a sustainable packaging] future." Leveraging pineapple leaves, a waste product of the pineapple industry, Ananas Anam uses a low-energy, low-water, chemical-free process to convert the leaves’ natural fibers into a leather-like material called Piñatex.

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Eco Friendly Retail Packaging Complete Guide (Sustainable Packaging Innovations)

Green Business Bureau

Fossil fuel energy avoidance : Incineration with energy recovery. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s 2016 The New Plastic Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics report, 40 years after the launch of a well-known recycling symbol, only 14% of plastic packaging is collected for recycling. Waste generated.

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As Alarm Over Plastic Grows, Saudis Ramp Up Production in the US

DeSmogBlog

or SABIC, a chemical manufacturing giant tied to one of the world’s richest royal families, and Exxon Mobil, America’s biggest energy company. Indeed, the International Energy Agency predicts that by 2030 petrochemicals will account for more than a third of the growth in world oil demand, and for almost 50% of demand by 2050.

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

AGreenLiving

Turning algae into straws that are ‘designed to disappear’ Loliware was founded in 2016 in pursuit of “a radical leap towards [a sustainable packaging] future.” After saving water and energy in its fiber processing, Ananas Anam uses excess biomass to create compost and add nutrients back to its farmers’ soil.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Clean energy for Native American communities. As the North American program manager for the Climate Group’s EV100 program, Badalian works to get large companies to commit to 100 percent electric mobility by 2030, then helps them replace global fleets with electric vehicles, deploy charging stations and affect government policy.