The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? billion tonnes of food worth $1 trillion is lost or wasted yearly. According to a World Food Programme (WEP) estimate, about a third of all food produced each year is wasted or lost before it can be eaten. Approximately 1.3

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

C, a variety of different sustainable agriculture solutions will be on display at the Urban Farm. A Healthier Earth will have a central plot to demonstrate biochar’s role in both carbon capture and soil improvement, including its ability to tackle food and water security in desert environments. C as set out by the UN’s Paris Agreement.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Irrigation for agriculture accounts for about 70% of freshwater use worldwide, and is a large contributor to global water shortages. The researchers suggest using wastewater in underground irrigation systems, killing two birds with one stone by meeting water demand whilst purifying the waste water. This can pose serious health risks.”

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 17, 2022

The food and agriculture industry, responsible for 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, is ripe for climatetech innovations that reduce waste and emissions and restore healthy ecosystems. Regenerative Agriculture. Check out all of our startups that are developing agricultural solutions here ! filter scrubs CO?

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2021

Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about. For nearly two decades, Flowers, a recent awardee of the MacArthur Foundation "genius grant ," has been bringing attention to failing water and waste sanitation infrastructure in rural areas. Deonna Anderson. Wed, 01/06/2021 - 01:30. Read an excerpt here.).

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Grist

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Later, when the Aroostook Band of Micmacs took over the site’s ownership, they found its soil was rife with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, cancer-causing compounds that are so difficult to break down they’re commonly known as “forever chemicals.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2022

“To address these management challenges, it is critical to use phosphorus more efficiently in agriculture,” said lead study author Tan Zou. Poor nutrient management can lead to nutrient waste, loss, or shortage, resulting in social and environmental problems such as environmental pollution and crop yield reduction.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Photo by Italo Melo from Pexels: [link] Poultry farming is an agricultural practice that involves the rearing of domesticated birds, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, primarily for meat or eggs. Technological and scientific advancements have ushered in an era of efficiency, reduced waste, and better animal welfare practices.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. The report highlights how soils are being damaged on multiple fronts thanks to a combination of unsustainable farming and industrial practices.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can’t be used for many other crops. It's a symbiotic relationship," said Chris Ferzli, director of global corporate affairs and communications for Ocean Spray, the well-known agricultural co-operative, which generates annual revenue of about $2 billion. "The

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

10 – Turning sugarcane waste into cooking fuel. These are some of the restorative services offered by the startups in this year’s Land Accelerator, a bootcamp program for African entrepreneurs working in sustainable agriculture and forestry. ImpactAlpha, Sept. Growing neem trees to make natural pesticides and insect repellants.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

In the agriculture and food industry, sustainable business practices are intended to protect the environment, reduce waste production, increase productivity, and reduce operating costs. Sustainable Business Practices for the Food and Agriculture Sector. What are Sustainable Business Practices?

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Farming and agriculture are essential for life to survive on earth. Agriculture and farming also affect global warming. Regenerative farming: Many experts have suggested that regenerative farming will help farmers save the earth and lessen agriculture’s impact on the motherland. Farmers contribute the most to humanity.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The Japanese knotweed removal industry generates thousands of tonnes of plant waste every year which is consigned to landfill sites where it either regrows or decays, giving off harmful gases such as methane. We recognise our business activities create waste and emissions to land, air and water which we seek to mitigate as best we can.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

During the session, with panelists from large agricultural companies Cargill and Mars, regenerative agriculture took center stage. . Kevin Rabinovitch, global vice president of sustainability at Mars, recognized regenerative agriculture is the new buzzword in sustainability.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

They address rampant challenges such as deforestation, energy overuse, and excess waste. In essence, LED grow lights epitomize the emblem of sustainability in modern agriculture and ecological defense. Precision agriculture, employing cutting-edge sensors and digital tools to real-time monitor crop vitality, soil moisture, etc.,

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

In Biogas: Pathways to 2030, WBA details how deploying AD to capture and recycle the billion tonnes of organic wastes generated annually by human activity could play a major part in the fight against climate change. These can be used to mitigate GHG emissions in carbon-intensive sectors such as transport, heating and agriculture.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

Recent works completed in South Croydon used the proprietary soil enhancement system developed by Soil Science. Challenging factors with construction include the complexity of the supply chain, and the sheer quantity of waste generated. It’s incredibly easy to create waste in the construction industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

Colorado State University researchers have been given the green light on a research project that they say could rewrite the book on how spent water from agricultural fields or wastewater facilities are treated and reused, and how valuable commodities could be extracted from those waters. The CSU team has received a $1.9 What is biochar?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Food and drink giant's roadmap includes major focus on scaling up regenerative agriculture across supply chains worldwide as it sets sights on net zero by 2050. The roadmap sketches a wide-ranging strategy for how the firm will adjust its operations and agricultural practices over the next decade to drive progress towards these goals.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

New product aims to meet one quarter of the UK demand by using waste streams from the paper industry. The solution uses waste streams from the paper industry to produce Agribed , a bedding material specifically developed to support the welfare of chickens and turkeys.

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GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

Agricultural waste from food crops either is traditionally left to rot or is burned, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. About 270 million tons of banana waste are left to rot annually, and in India, 32 million acres of rice straw are burned. Food & Agriculture. Food Waste. Contributors.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The EA regulates the use of sludge made up of processed sewage solids, industrial effluent, and surface water run-off, which is sold to farmers by water companies and spread on agricultural land as a fertiliser. Worse in fact, as the sludge poisons the soil before seeping into waterways. The rules are at fault.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2023

With applications ranging from drone surveys to in-situ soil and water analysis, photonics is enabling more sustainable practices and transforming the way we monitor and protect our environment. These devices empower scientists and researchers to perform rapid, accurate soil analysis directly in the field.

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Greenability Magazine

MARCH 16, 2021

Americans waste almost as much food as they eat. That translates to $165 billion in wasted food per year in the United States. production of uneaten food wastes 25 percent of fresh water and results in 23 percent of methane emissions. Some of that food waste happens on a large commercial scale. Additionally, U.S.

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Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Small-scale growers, selling via farmer-focussed supply chains, are better able to deliver public goods due better calibrated supply and demand and to customer understanding of issues such as seasonality, waste and packaging avoidance and trade-offs between crop damage and agrochemical use.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Innovative trial will use household food and green waste Replacing the estimated 1.7 The funding will support an initial 18-month trial that will look to enhance the quality and consistency of composted materials derived from waste streams, in a specific area. or visit www.sizzle.org.uk.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

If we continue to lose biodiversity, the world’s most vulnerable people will not be able to adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food, according to a report released on 7 October by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). We know that large-scale agriculture threatens biodiversity.

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Greenability Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

This compost system provides a maximum environment for microbes to grow and create rich compost soil that increases soil fertility and helps sequester carbon. Participants are asked to bring a bag of chopped up leaves or yard waste that is chemical free, and they are encouraged to dress to get dirty. . – 2 p.m.,

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Bill establishes a new “independent watchdog”, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), to fulfil this role, and it will seemingly hold the government to account on long-term, legally-binding targets in relation to biodiversity, air quality, water and waste management as well as its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

It is more urgent than ever to shift from linear, use-it-up-and-throw-it-away models to a circular economy: where waste and pollution are designed out, products and materials are kept in use for longer, and natural systems can regenerate. Every year, more than 9 million deaths occur due to air, water and soil pollution.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets. It is a catalyst for helping to restore natural balances," explains Casely.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

CHIST-ERA project, called Transient Electronics for Sustainable ICT in DigitaL Agriculture, is led by researchers from the University of Glasgow and supported by colleagues in Canada, Finland, Poland and Switzerland. A key priority of the design for the module is that it will be reusable and repairable to help minimise waste.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Agriculture, which is responsible for over one third of the world’s emissions, will be under the spotlight at the upcoming COP28 global climate summit in Dubai. The agriculture industry has a lot to be worried about. No-till and organic farming fall under the banner of regenerative agriculture, as well as the use of cover crops.

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Here’s how to take advantage of this season’s gardener’s “gold,” get free fertilizer for next year’s garden, and help slow climate change by sequestering carbon in the soil. As we rediscover the incredible role of microbial life in our soil, we realize how important it is for us to do whatever we can to support them.”. “As

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

Sustainability challenges in agriculture Outdoor agriculture (pasture and cropland) occupies around half of the planet’s habitable land, and so-called modern agricultural practices have enabled the production of increased food volumes at relatively low prices. billion people by 2050.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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