Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

The recommendations contained within the report include revalorising plastic ‘waste’ to support green growth and incentivise the emergence of next generation plastics production and recycling technologies.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

The government's proposals for a sweeping new plastics tax were placed under renewed scrutiny last week, with companies working to develop sustainable packaging alternatives warning that the tax risked penalising their efforts to stem the rising tide of plastic pollution.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Forty-five per cent of Americans want to be viewed as eco-friendly consumers, according to the results in September of an unpublished 2022 Eco Pulse study from Shelton Group. "In Degradable / Biodegradable. Will the product and its package break down completely and 'return to nature' within a year? Less than what?

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging guide. In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer.

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Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By 2022, the EU had reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 34% compared to 1990 levels, with an increase in GDP of 54%. A large portion of the heat previously wasted can be utilized to produce district heating. Decarbonizing packaging Since the 1950s, the world has produced over 9 billion tons (bt) of plastics.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

H]ome composting is not at present a viable, effective, or environmentally beneficial waste processing method for compostable or biodegradable plastics in the U.K.,” People are largely enthusiastic about buying compostable and biodegradable plastics, the study found, although there is much confusion over these products’ labeling.

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Plastics Biodegradable Packaging Pollution 111

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2023

Biodegradable vs compostable: Addressing the confusion. Biodegradable vs compostable: Which material would you choose ? To tackle our global waste crisis, leaders in sustainable business are seeking materials that don’t reside in the environment but break down to cause no further harm to nature. Petroleum-based definition.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 17, 2022

In 2022, 48% of all new coffee products carried an ethical or environmental claim – which is close to double the number from almost a decade ago (2012). Your aim is to significantly decrease – or eliminate – the number of single-use cups you’re distributing to eliminate waste from your business.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As you plan for events of the new year, Blue Sky’s got you covered with a 2022 planner that’s not only comprehensive in its format, but environmentally-friendly too. Each planner is artistically designed with soy-based inks that avoid harsh chemicals and can be safely biodegraded without harm to the soil. This planner is much more.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2021

Traditional pint-sized glass milk bottles set to be sold for 90p at 11 trial stores in bid to curb plastic waste, Morrisons confirms. We want to help our customers live their lives with less plastic," said Natasha Cook, packaging manager at Morrisons. The supermarket estimates the move would remove approximately 1.4

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The hope is that by offering reusable cups with a small deposit reuse rates will increase and cups will be routinely returned, leading to lower levels of waste. The lids, which are made by Stora Enso, are plastic-free, recyclable, and biodegradable, and are expected to reduce approximately 120 tonnes of plastic waste annually.

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Plastics Carbon-neutral Packaging Recycling 96

AGreenLiving

MARCH 15, 2021

According to the government, the plan will be aimed at banning single-use plastics on beaches, ending expanded polystyrene packaging and introducing microplastic filters for washing machines. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the plan is that the government intends to bring biodegradable plastic to an end.

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Plastics Pollution Government Biodegradable 28

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The average price of fossil fuel energy – oil, natural gas, and coal – has increased since 1976 , with a very recent surge in gasoline prices hitting record highs in 2022. Part of that adaptation has been to minimize waste and champion efficiency. ” – Target CEO Brian Cornell.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

These garments are created without consideration for the environment, waste, and human labor. days and wears the item 36% less over its lifecycle, generating 82 pounds of textile waste each year. Waste Considerations . Hold trainings on ways to reduce mistakes and fabric waste. Discover ways to repurpose fabric waste.

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Fashion Sustainability Ethics Waste 109

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

The company also snagged a partnership with Shopify, which has agreed to purchase all the negative emissions produced from Planetary Hydrogen’s pilot plant, set to come online in 2022. As COVID came to dominate 2020, she helped donate more than 600,000 meals and 100,000 pounds of packaging to food banks. Myisha Majumder.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

The Fundamentals of Circular Packaging (Workshop): An increase in consumer awareness, corporate engagement and regulatory action has led more companies to set ambitious goals to reduce and reimagine their use of plastics and packaging.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

The company also snagged a partnership with Shopify, which has agreed to purchase all the negative emissions produced from Planetary Hydrogen’s pilot plant, set to come online in 2022. As COVID came to dominate 2020, she helped donate more than 600,000 meals and 100,000 pounds of packaging to food banks.

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