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Flat-lining: Policy review highlights England's mixed progress on waste reduction

Business Green

The assessment, published last week, reveals that the volume of waste produced in England remained largely the same in the five years since the government introduced its 2013 Waste Prevention Programme policy, with overall waste in England at the close of 2017 "at similar levels" to those five years earlier.

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Why is England's progress on waste reduction flat-lining?

Business Green

The assessment, published last week, reveals that the volume of waste produced in England remained largely the same in the five years since the government introduced its 2013 Waste Prevention Programme policy, with overall waste in England at the close of 2017 "at similar levels" to those five years earlier.

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'The world is moving on': Coca-Cola's Therese Noorlander on plastic, packaging, and youth activism

Business Green

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. On topics like water scarcity, where we face serious issues in Europe, I'm looking to learn from my colleagues in Africa and Brazil.".

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There’s gold (and lithium and cobalt) in all those EV battery packs

The Verge: Energy

Billions of dollars in incentives such as the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have spurred the creation of a so-called Battery Belt across the southeastern US, all fuel to fire an anticipated spike in electric vehicle demand. Former Tesla CTO and co-founder JB Straubel launched Redwood in 2017.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Spending the past year as Ecolab’s president and COO, he joined as an executive vice president in 2008 after capping off 15 years as Nestlé’s head of corporate sales in Europe. Ulf Mark Schneider, CEO since 2017, likes to boost markets in areas he’d like to accelerate. Rosalind 'Roz' Brewer, COO and Group President, Starbucks.

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How to Handle the Waste We Produce

Unsustainable

According to Chapter 15 of the in 2017 published book Sustainable Asia , Sustainable Societies and Municipal Solid Waste in Southeast Asia by C. disposal fees) instead of on re-use and recycling of materials. million tons), 67 million tons were recycled and 27 million tons composted. million tons per year.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

Spending the past year as Ecolab’s president and COO, he joined as an executive vice president in 2008 after capping off 15 years as Nestlé’s head of corporate sales in Europe. ” Ulf Mark Schneider, CEO since 2017, likes to boost markets in areas he’d like to accelerate.