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. The world’s recycler.

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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. It also makes it possible to recover and recycle any remaining waste metal from the ash.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Coca-Cola's sustainability director for Europe Therese Noordlander talks to BusinessGreen about the drinks giant's mission to drive down emissions and ramp up its recycling efforts. As the world's largest drinks producer, the Coca-Cola Company's decarbonisation and sustainability efforts have to be supersized.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 18, 2021

’s plastic waste was sent to Turkey last year, according to a Greenpeace U.K. This is equivalent to 210,000 metric tons of plastic waste. ’s recyclable plastic that is sent to Turkey is either burned or ends up in landfills , roadsides and bodies of water. Approximately 40% of the U.K.’s

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

is contributing up to five times more plastic pollution to the oceans than previously thought, according to a follow-up study published in Science Advances. million metric tons of plastic to the oceans in 2016. million metric tons of plastic to the oceans in 2016. Read more:Â .

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Terra Infirma

MARCH 25, 2024

So I got hold of a copy of Chouinard’s book Let my people go surfing: the education of a reluctant businessman – originally published in 2005 and updated in 2016 – and I dug in. The book is split into two sections: History and Philosophy. The History section was by far my favourite.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A glass waste worker in a recycling facility in Sofia, Bulgaria in May 2016. Germany is now recycling half of its waste (50%), having improved year-on-year for the last five years. Waste recovery within municipal waste includes recycling, composting, and incineration with energy. Sweden (99%). Denmark (98%).

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Unsustainable

OCTOBER 12, 2019

The banning of disposable plastic water bottles is the most reasonable, sustainable, and conscientious plan for the future; and this ban should begin now. Furthermore, there is no simple solution to this issue, as plastic is produced by many different industries for many different purposes. In 2014-15, in Australia, around 2.5

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20. recycling market has been in free fall since 2018, when China, Malaysia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries announced that they would no longer import many types of recyclable material scraps. Plastics Pact.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 30, 2019

We’ve all been guilty of buying an unsustainable beverage every once in a while, but when faced with the perplexing conundrum of whether to grab that plastic bottle or aluminum can, which do you believe to be more environmentally-friendly ? By the 1960s, the first occurrence of plastic pollution in the oceans was recorded.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Levi's innovations include its recyclable Wellthread denim line. A view inside a ChemFORWARD display of dimethyl phthalate, used in plastics. These include ortho-phthalate plasticizers found in flexible toys, UV-blocking oxybenzone in sunscreens and halogenated flame retardants in electronics.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Called “Ricicli + Viaggi” (or the “Recycle + Travel” program), consumers who recycle empty plastic bottles earn credits toward free public transportation travel tickets. For a standard ticket, one must recycle 30 empty plastic bottles. For a standard ticket, one must recycle 30 empty plastic bottles.

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Unsustainable

AUGUST 20, 2019

In developed countries, recycled paper is very easy to find, yet not nearly enough people are making that switch. Recycled paper can save the Earth; here are some facts that reveal how and why. words Ana Yong Recycled paper has been around for a long time but not everyone is using it. offices use 12.1 offices use 12.1

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 3, 2021

Such practices include installing sensor-controlled lights and faucets, establishing battery recycling stations, launching organization-wide recycling programs, and reducing unnecessary waste from paper, plastic and other disposable materials. All offices, including the D.C.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

billion tonnes in 2016 but passed 100 billion in 2019 and is estimated at 101.4 Use again – for example, using recycled metal and plastics to make vehicles and recycling vehicles at the end of their life could save 1.5Gt of emissions and 3.33Gt of materials. “By billion last year. of materials cycled. Gt of materials. ?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

“Initially the focus was more on the medical industry but the idea of using the same technology for producing leatherlike textile came up in spring 2016.” Differently coloured trustmarks indicate whether products and/or packaging are free of plastics and microplastics or are made of recyclates.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2021

The funding comes through Innovate UK's Women in Innovation programme, which was launched in 2016 after research revealed just one in seven applications for Innovate UK support came from women. "As

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The untreated and improperly managed biomedical waste comprising of personal protective equipment (PPE), face masks, face shields, gloves, plastic coverall, head cover, hazmat suit, shoe covers, syringes and miscellaneous medical equipment used by the patients and healthcare workers has the potential of spreading various types of infections. [1]

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

The new goals are a significant step up for the domestic appliance maker, which just last summer pledged to halve emissions from its plants and operations by 2030 against a 2016 baseline. Whirlpool has also pledged to enhance its environmental footprint by curbing plastic pollution and extending the life of its products.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2022

The study, Who finances the plastic flood? The money behind INEOS and Borealis , argues demand for plastic is set to fall in the coming years due to incoming laws aimed at curbing plastic use, and that therefore banks are putting their investments at risk. The whole supply chain is a plastic producer's problem.

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Grist

JANUARY 8, 2021

Meanwhile, General Electric recently announced it has begun turning decommissioned wind turbine blades into cement, while scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are cooking up new materials that could make the blades of the future far more recyclable than today’s state of the art. Bank’s team is betting we can.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics. Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Plastics Pact by EMF, The Recycling Partnership and WWF. Elsa Wenzel.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 19, 2019

In the United States alone, recycling accounts for over $200 billion worth of industry spending. Why, then, is the United States still falling behind almost all other developed countries when it comes to recycling, renewable energy, and other resource conservation efforts? The Recycling Industry Is Dead.

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Charged

AUGUST 24, 2020

It’s usually one of the first objections cited by EV naysayers: batteries can’t or won’t be recycled, and they contain hazardous materials that will end up in landfills. In fact, no such sinister scenario is likely—most of the components of Li-ion batteries are valuable, and it’s quite feasible, technically and economically, to recycle them.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Ferguson first set a carbon reduction goal in 2016 and is working toward a greener tomorrow. The reasons to avoid disposable plastic are endless. Let’s not forget plastic tableware. HVAC and plumbing professionals can consider keeping their own items in their truck instead of using plastic items to reduce unnecessary waste.

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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. and globally by 2040. Ecolab says it helped its customers save enough water in 2018 equivalent to the needs of 600 million people.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

The annual report revealed BT has now achieved a 42 per cent reduction in carbon intensity since 2016/17, putting it broadly on track to deliver on its science-based target to reduce its 2016 emissions by 87 per cent by the end of the decade.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A leading UK and European recycling company was fined £20,000 at Airdrie Sheriff Court on 16 November after Scotland’s environmental regulator, SEPA, uncovered what it described as the largest single illegal export of household waste from Scotland. It was loaded inside 51 forty-foot shipping containers destined for recycling in China.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 8, 2021

Innovate UK launched Women in Innovation in 2016, after research revealed that just one in seven applications for Innovate UK support came from women. Natasha Boulding (27) from Durham, created Plastech to transform plastic waste into aggregate, producing carbon negative concrete blocks. Samantha Bunyan. Dr Emma Fieldhouse.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

2016 SunRISE I (2016). Topic: Plastics, energy storage, and recycling value chains. Topic: Sustainable consumption in proteins, plastics, and packaging. Collaborator: Fraunhofer TechBridge, an expert in technical validation, was a key collaborator on the first three Launch programs. Sector: Electricity.

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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. Add a sufficient number of labeled recycle bins in every field and stadium. Look to eliminate plastic.

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Business Green

APRIL 3, 2022

As well as green service changes to Google Maps, Flights and Hotels, a new upgrade to Google Business Profiles enables firms to promote the recycling facilities they offer, explains Google's EMEA president Matt Brittin. Across the world, people are voting with their feet for sustainable choices.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

French biotech start-up Carbios is making rapid progress working with some of the world's biggest fashion brands to deliver a new approach to polyester recycling. The consortium aims to develop the industry's first large-scale fiber-to-fiber polyester recycling system, a process that could play a meaningful role in circularity in fashion.

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Green Tech Challenge

MAY 3, 2019

increase from 2016. Every year, an additional 8 million tonnes of plastic is deposited into the ocean. While ocean clean-up, a reactive solution, is helping to restore the ecosystem, it will be in vain if plastic going into the ocean is not diverted. Recycling, when practised as an end to end solution, has proven effective.

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Sustainability Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

With the spread of Covid-19, the use of single-use plastics is up and is compounded by the use of personal protection equipment (latex gloves, disposable masks, plastic eyewear) which spell bad news for the environment. So what happens as the overseas demand for recyclables declines and US policies continue to fluctuate?

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2021

Reports suggests Turkish government will follow in the steps on China and impose a moratorium on imports of British plastic waste. Turkey is set to ban imports of most plastic waste following a Greenpeace investigation that exposed mountains of British recycling being illegally dumped and burned on beaches and roadsides in the country.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2020

These skyrocketing emissions are compounded by the fact that the fashion industry has dramatically low rates of recycling, which creates a dependence on virgin materials. The mechanical recycling processes of which Cline speaks degrade fiber quality, resulting in lower-value end uses or the need to mix recycled fibers with virgin ones.

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