GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

With Our Responsible Journey, Samsonite strives to lead the lifestyle bag and travel luggage industry across key sustainability indicators, including the use of recycled materials in its products and packaging and achieving carbon neutrality across its owned and operated facilities. An extended dialogue.

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Carbon-neutral North America Innovation Recycling 389

Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

AO opened its first recycling facility in 2017 and now recycles more than 1.2 million appliances every year through a collect and recycle service, it said. Volution Group business development director, Lee Nurse, said the partnership would also help the company meet its recycled materials targets.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Retail 81

Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

NatWest calculated that a lack of recycling options for plastic payment, gift, and loyalty cards has created over 380 tonnes of plastic waste since 2017. The new machines will also accept card readers and plastic bottles for recycling.

Plastics 69

Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 69

Business Green

MARCH 13, 2020

The company said it would also use recycled materials "wherever possible" to combat landfill waste, and step up its focus on improving the durability, reuse, and recyclability of its travel bags and suitcases, while improving access to repair services for consumers. "How

Carbon-neutral 61

Carbon-neutral Carbon Sustainability Recycling 61

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Based on the 1 million electric cars sold in 2017, researchers calculated that 250,000 tonnes or half a million cubic metres of unprocessed pack waste will result when these vehicles reach the end of their lives. The issue of LIB waste is already significant and is set to grow as demand for EVs increases.

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Electric vehicle Waste Waste Batteries 164

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aluminium can be recycled again and again without ever losing quality: 71% didn’t know this. Aluminium is the most valuable recyclable material and generates a lot of money for councils: 73% didn’t know this. We have capacity in the UK to recycle all the aluminium sold: 77% didn’t know this. iv] Excluding milk bottles. [v]

Plastics 160

Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 160

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

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.

Waste 81

Waste Waste Policy Building Energy Monitoring 81

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The piece is a redesign of the company’s Calatea chair, originally developed in 2017, with new, eco-friendly materials and organic aesthetics for a greener version of the classic chair. According to Pianca, the designer reinvented each element of the Calatea design after reconsidering the environmental impacts of the piece.

Home Energy Monitoring 36

Home Energy Monitoring Recycling Recycling Energy Monitor 36

GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, for example, created the Smithfield BioScience division in 2017 to come up with solutions for using meat production by-products such as mucosa, glands and skin for medical applications. . Finding partners that can use those items is embedded into the core business strategy.

Packaging 221

Packaging Waste Waste Recycling 221

Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Northvolt is aiming for 50% recycled material in new cells by 2030. The reason to start recycling in Norway is due to the fact that the country remains years ahead of others in terms of EV adoption, which also means that she will be the first country to experience significant volumes of EV batteries reaching end-of-life.

Recycling 78

Recycling Recycling Batteries Electric vehicle 78

Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Northvolt is aiming for 50% recycled material in new cells by 2030. The reason to start recycling in Norway is due to the fact that the country remains years ahead of others in terms of EV adoption, which also means that she will be the first country to experience significant volumes of EV batteries reaching end-of-life.

Recycling 78

Recycling Recycling Batteries Recycled materials 78

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

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.

Waste 50

Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 50

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Our baseline is from 2017, and that covers our entire value chain. We're looking at advanced recycling and just to find recycled polyester and different recycled materials. Can share some insights about the process of setting the targets and if there's been any progress working towards those in the last year?

Waste 381

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 381

Grist

JANUARY 8, 2021

According to the Electric Power Research Institute , blade sizes have “increased dramatically” in recent years, from an average diameter of 145 feet in 1997 to 367 feet in 2017. The typical thermoset materials don’t melt down,” said Derek Berry, a senior wind technology engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Recycling 143

Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 143

Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Coca-Cola is also working towards a fresh set of goals specific to packaging, with a plan to ensure that all the materials it sells, including cans, bottles, and wraps, contain at least 50 per cent recycled material by the end of the decade.

Packaging 54

Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 54

The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

“There’s been significant investment flowing towards building recycling capabilities across the world in recent months.” Former Tesla CTO and co-founder JB Straubel launched Redwood in 2017. But can we meet the market need with recycled materials? Can we ever really close this loop of battery demand?

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Lithium Batteries Recycling Recycling 95

R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In December 2017, the largest battery storage system to date was connected to the grid in South Australia. The main issue is how the credits from recycled materials are added (sometimes accidentally twice) or not included at all in the modelling for the production.

Batteries 60

Batteries Energy Monitor Carbon Building Energy Monitoring 60

AGreenLiving

JULY 28, 2021

These accolades add to the total of 12 awards for the company’s products since 2017. My order arrived in reasonable time, packaged in 100% recyclable materials. The product also received an honor from the Taipei International Design Awards at the end of 2020. Especially when it comes to something personal like shoes.

Recycling 28

Recycling Recycling Patents Waste 28

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Another example is a 2017 study by the NAACP and the Clean Air Task Force that showed that African-American citizens are 75 percent more likely to live in a “fence-line” community that borders a toxic industrial facility. For example, designers made medical grade face masks for white men and many don’t fit women very well.

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Sustainability Climate change Education Recycled materials 28

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Another example is a 2017 study by the NAACP and the Clean Air Task Force that showed that African-American citizens are 75 percent more likely to live in a “fence-line” community that borders a toxic industrial facility. For example, designers made medical grade face masks for white men and many don’t fit women very well.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Climate change Education Recycled materials 28

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 were announced on 23 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. Launched in 2017, the awards have witnessed a dramatic and inspirational rise in the circular use of plastics through increased recycling and recyclability over the last the five years, said the organisers.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Europe 264

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2021

The National Hard Hat Recycling Scheme recently celebrated three years in operation. It was introduced in November 2017, with the intention of providing a user-friendly method for old hard hats to bypass traditional waste disposal routes, thereby ensuring end-of-life hats could go directly into reprocessing.

Recycling 147

Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 147

Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Meanwhile, the report argues the government should ensure its proposed National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) avoids a similar fate to its effective predecessor - the Green Investment Bank - which was sold off to the private sector in 2017.

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Policy Carbon-negative Government Climate change 77

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

With Our Responsible Journey, Samsonite strives to lead the lifestyle bag and travel luggage industry across key sustainability indicators, including the use of recycled materials in its products and packaging and achieving carbon neutrality across its owned and operated facilities.

Carbon-neutral 28

Carbon-neutral Innovation Recycling Recycling 28

GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

Only 20 percent of e-waste is recycled, according to a United Nations University report in 2017. The fate of the rest is mostly unknown, probably either landfilled, reused or recycled informally. For Ed Boyd, an inside look at a recycling plant was a wake-up call.

Recycling 527

Recycling Recycling Upcycling Waste 527

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

H&M seeks by 2030 to become fully circular, eliminating waste and adopting sustainable and recycled materials , and has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation since 2018. Ulf Mark Schneider, CEO since 2017, likes to boost markets in areas he’d like to accelerate.

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Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 484

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

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. percent of all the plastic produced in 2017 eventually got recycled, according to the U.S. Of course, the U.S.

Plastics 434

Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 434

Unsustainable

JANUARY 27, 2020

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.

Waste 52

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 52

AGreenLiving

JUNE 17, 2020

Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, for example, created the Smithfield BioScience division in 2017 to come up with solutions for using meat production by-products such as mucosa, glands and skin for medical applications. Finding partners that can use those items is embedded into the core business strategy.

Packaging 28

Packaging Waste Waste Recycling 28

Sustainability Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

plastics, mixed paper, and other materials in 2017 , the actual products and packaging that actually gets recycled changed dramatically, and not for the better. So what happens as the overseas demand for recyclables declines and US policies continue to fluctuate? When China banned the import of U.S.

Recycling 64

Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 64

Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

This is what made the program work and what got them awarded the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WasteWise Regional Award in 2017. And when your customers do ask for these, keep your sustainable image going with napkins made from recycled materials and compostable utensils.

Packaging 174

Packaging Sustainability Plastics Recycling 174

Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2020

Most of the recycled materials you encounter in fashion today are recycled not from textiles but from things like plastic bottles or nylon fishing nets," said Harald Cavalli-Björkman, head of communications for Re:newcell. "If Aquafil says Ecoynyl Nylon can be recycled again and again without sacrificing fiber quality. "We

Fashion 78

Fashion Recycling Recycling Investment 78

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Often when products claim to be made from recycled materials , companies are only talking about the bulk of the item. Most of the backpack, such as the outer shell, side panels and webbing, is made from recycled PET bottles, but the rest comes from recycled textiles like nylon, fleece and felt.

Recycling 28

Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 28

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The company today also stressed that the Neue Klasse would see BMW Group increase its use of recycled materials in a move designed to promote a better framework for establishing a market for secondary materials and curb emissions from vehicle production.

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Electric vehicle Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 46

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Our baseline is from 2017, and that covers our entire value chain. We’ve looked quite a bit at regenerative agriculture… We’re looking at advanced recycling and just to find recycled polyester and different recycled materials. We took a couple of years to develop a really in-depth baseline.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 28

Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

In the traditional recycling world, the solutions are not circular. You can recycle materials one, two, three times, and then it's over. In terms of the commercialisation of enzymatic recycling of plastic, Carbios is the furthest along.

Fashion 69

Fashion Recycling Recycling Plastics 69

Business Green

MAY 29, 2020

Only 20 percent of e-waste is recycled, according to a United Nations University report in 2017. The fate of the rest is mostly unknown, probably either landfilled, reused or recycled informally. For Ed Boyd, an inside look at a recycling plant was a wake-up call.

Recycling 57

Recycling Recycling Upcycling Waste 57