GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A Conversation about Chemical Recycling. What is chemical recycling, and how does it factor in to the circular economy? Wed, 09/09/2020 - 12:02. Mark Costa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eastman Chemical Company. Joel Makower, Executive Editor, GreenBiz. Holly Secon.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Statistics published on 27 September by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) reveal some of the impact of COVID-19 polcies on recycling. Overall household recycling rate was (42.7%) up slightly on 2020. Recycling of household wood and construction wastes increased after lockdowns. tonnes recycled, 0.12

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Engaging Middle America in Recycling Solutions. consumers to increase national recycling rates? Now the firm has fielded a follow-up study to dig into consumer understanding of the struggling recycling system and its impacts on their behavior. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 14:47. Suzanne Shelton, President & CEO, Shelton Group.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

How Avangard Innovative is working to scale post-consumer resin recycling. Since Avangard Innovative came onto the recycling scene 30 years ago, the company has expanded its presence to 11 countries. Fri, 09/11/2020 - 15:16. Perez noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the work Avangard Innovative does. Deonna Anderson.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Circular economy startups compete at Circularity 2020, taking on shoes to shelf-life. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 01:00. Also, we helped design clothes with natural and monofibers that are recyclable. Our recycling partnerships are local here in the U.S. Holly Secon. and help to keep our clothes out of landfills.". Infinity Goods.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2020

How Pandora hopes to reach 100% recycled silver and gold. Tue, 06/30/2020 - 08:55. By 2030, Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry brand by volume, will use 100 percent recycled silver and gold in its products. As it stands, 71 percent of the silver and gold in Pandora jewelry comes from recycled sources. Deonna Anderson.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Advanced Recycling: What, When and How to Scale? . What is the state of the advanced recycling industry, and what will it take to get it to scale? There’s been a noticeable uptick lately in buzz around advanced recycling (also known as chemical recycling) and the promise of technologies that can fix the broken recycling system.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

According to data released by the Environment Agency on 22 July, a record 40,653 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling in Q2 2020. This indicates that 76,933 tonnes were collected for recycling in the first half of the year – a significant increase of 52% compared to the same period in 2019 (50,744).

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Recycling Association has warned that waste crime will continue to happen, even if exports of plastics for recycling are banned. MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have called for the Government to ban exports of recyclable plastics by 2027 and introduce measures to reduce them before then.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 2, 2020

From refill schemes to more practical and viable recycling options, there's a stronger sense of urgency to find solutions.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Starting a recycling business is your chance to combine passion with business. recycling rate, this sector has enormous potential for improvement. It leaves plenty of opportunities for entrepreneurs to enter the recycling field to help build a greener world. What Do You Want to Recycle? With the U.S.’s

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

A UN-backed report funded by the EU outlines a proposal whereby the recycling of certain components and sub-systems within electronic equipment should be mandated by law. Acceptance by the manufacturing and recycling industry is also needed, as the standards will only work when there is widespread adoption.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Organisers have confirmed the full conference programme for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe Virtual Event taking place 9-11 December 2020. Fellow panellists include Ton Emans, President of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Maria Ciliberti, Vice President at Borealis. Virginijus Sinkevi?ius, CET on 10 December.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Adidas and H&M join project to scale circular fashion and recycled fibers. Fri, 12/11/2020 - 00:05. Michael Holder.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

From design to recycling, opportunities abound to make solar more circular. Fri, 11/06/2020 - 02:00. The challenge is making PV waste recycling and repurposing more efficient than it currently is in order to move towards a more circular economy. A more circular solar industry at the recycling level. Myisha Majumder.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 19, 2021

Last year in 2020, Litovic and Babic decided to begin creating natural and eco-friendly bags, shoes and clothing made using sustainable, cutting edge materials (including 100% recycled fibers). Clothing company Piki Poma’s founders, sisters Mirna Litovic and Ida Babic, both come from a fashion design background.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Aluminium packaging recycling organisation Alupro has thrown its full support behind Recycle Week (21-27 September). Organised by Recycle Now, this year’s campaign will run under the banner ‘Together We Recycle’ and aims to celebrate household recycling through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

percentage point increase in recycling levels on the previous year. And it suggests a return to something more like normality, after the anomalous years of 2020 and 2021, which were impacted by restrictions. tonnes recycled, 0.11 was recycled, a 0.3 The same data reveals a meagre 0.3 tonnes sent to landfill and 0.14

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

Hamburg-based start-up cirplus has entered into the UK market in a bid to digitalise the plastic and recycling industry. Coming into force on April 1st 2022, the tax increases costs for packaging companies who fail to use recycled materials by 20 to 40 percent. million tons of recycled plastics listed for sale.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

In an effort to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) furniture design graduate student Erica Stine created the Fly-Ash chair, a modern and eco-conscious chair constructed entirely of recycled coal waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2022

New research seems to show that 16 per cent of Brits don’t recycle, with a lack of knowledge about what can and can’t be recycled cited as the most common reason. In fact, recent figures from DEFRA show that the amount of household waste recycled in England fell by 1.5 A successful scheme relies on consumer participation.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Firm behind Barbie, Hot Wheels and Fisher-Price plans to launch first toy made from and packaged in green materials in early 2020.

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 3, 2021

Recycling and reducing waste are the major focus of the green initiatives in many industries. The waste and recycling industry has had to make adjustments to the gaps encountered in 2019. The post Waste, Recycling Trends to Watch in 2020 appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Charged

AUGUST 24, 2021

Battery recycling will be a critical part of the future e-mobility ecosystem, as Tesla has understood from the beginning. The California carmaker has been working with various firms to recycle its end-of-life battery packs for several years.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

Reflections on the state of mobile phone recycling, and the outstanding practical challenges, from Damon Culbert of Repair Outlet, a supplier of mobile phone and electronics spare parts. Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as other economic deterrents the global refurbished smartphone market was down by 9% in 2020.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2021

An apparent industry-first initiative aims to help beauty influencers and media recycle empty packaging and containers produced every month from beauty samples and cosmetic tester pots. SEEN AGAIN is the work of returns management platform ReBOUND Returns , working with beauty specalist agency SEEN Group and HANDLE Recycling.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Luxury in the new normal: Leadership and innovation in 2020 and beyond. Fri, 10/16/2020 - 01:00. 2020 brings with it the end of a positive growth cycle, as analysts expect global luxury sales to contract 25-45 percent in 2020 , with a recovery that could take up to three years. Elisa Niemtzow.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

A bid to deliver the highest recycling rate of any station on the rail network has been announced by rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) for Brighton station. I’m amazed at how small the footprint is, that they are already recycling 91 per cent of waste and aiming for even higher.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Vodafone announced “a major initiative” on 23 February to extend the life of new mobile phones and encourage customers to trade in or recycle their old devices. Encouraging customers to hand back their old mobile phones for recycling or for social / charitable causes. Network waste commitment.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The forthcoming Plastics Recycling Show Europe includes a free-to-attend conference taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 25 and 26 March 2020. Several materials focus sessions will explore the challenges, issues and opportunities within the sector for mechanical recycling, with sessions covering PET, PVC and Technical Plastics.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

Electrical systems developer Thales and resource recovery firm Veolia have joined forces to create what is seemingly the first eco-designed SIM card made from recycled plastic. billion SIM cards produced worldwide in 2020, the two firms say have joined forces to help this market show its green credentials. With almost 4.5

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) will now run as a virtual event from 9 to 11 December 2020. The PRSE Virtual conference will examine the latest developments in plastics recycling and practical solutions for the circular and sustainable use of plastics, dealing with plastic waste and better design for recycling.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

E-commerce firm eBay UK has announced initiatives to encourage the use of recycled car parts, and is joining forces with insurers Aviva and LV to this end. ” And it seems insurers, including eBay’s partners, are now offering customers these recycled options. Image credit: Riley , CC BY 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

Anaesthetic gas recycling technology firm SageTech Medical Equipment (SageTech) has completed a £2.9m The firm is currently developing technology which will allow this gas to be recycled, purified and sold commercially. This investment follows a successful first close alongside existing investors in November 2020.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Misperceptions regarding the impact of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) on WEEE plastics recycling are addressed by a report [1] from the International Bromine Council (BSEF) released on 19 November. fillers), are sorted out during the conventional density-based recycling process. Restricted BFRs (e.g.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The World Biogas Summit 2020 will open on 6 October with a keynote address by the Rt. David Newman, WBA President, said: “We are honoured to welcome Lord Deben to the World Biogas Summit 2020. ” world-biogas-summit.com The post SPONSORED CONTENT: CCC Chair to open World Biogas Summit 2020 first appeared on Envirotec.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Only 9% of all plastic is recycled and it can take hundreds of years to degrade. Recycling is critical, but the world cannot rely on that alone. Join Tetra Pak in this discussion about ways companies can incorporate more renewable and recyclable content into their packaging to have the lowest impact on nature. . taylor flores.

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