Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As well as the ecological consequences, this poses serious threats for human wellbeing if the water is then used for drinking, recreational, or agricultural purposes. Improvements to waste water plants should be implemented along with more regulations.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

A radical rethink of recycling and waste policy is required to put the UK on a more sustainable path, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). The primary premise of its replacement must acknowledge that reducing or preventing waste of all types is paramount.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

As cities around the globe strive for more sustainable futures, the challenge of managing waste while reducing environmental impact has become increasingly critical. Innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies offer a promising solution to this challenge, transforming how urban centers handle waste and generate energy.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

When it comes to sustainable agriculture, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. In this article, we’ll take a look at the state of sustainable agriculture around the world. What is Sustainable Agriculture? Sustainable agriculture is not a new concept. The Benefits of Sustainable Agriculture.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

It will buy waste biomass from local poultry farmers and transform it into biochar. By using this waste biomass as a pyrolysis feedstock, we turn a problem into a revenue stream for local farmers,” said Giles Welch, CEO of Onnu. This is the only genuinely sustainable solution to the problems facing the Wye Valley.”

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

They do this by burrowing into waste wood and converting it into highly-nutritious protein. The report is published today in the journal Sustainable Agriculture. The researchers found that the levels of Vitamin B12 in the Naked Clams were higher than in most other bivalves – and almost twice the amount found in blue mussels.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

licence ) At a meeting on 17 January, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Waste and Recycling Committee approved an option to commission the building in the North West of two dry 1 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants – the very first plants ever built in England – as part of its Biowaste Management Strategy. “Dry

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2020

Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million. This morning brings one of the biggest deals yet this year: an infusion of $250 million in new financing for food waste crusader Apeel Sciences. What we have seen is like a 50 percent [reduction] of waste, and then also a double-digit growth of sales. "I Food Waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Researchers in Turkey have proposed a new sustainable solution for winery waste. This prompted us to investigate the potential for wine lees – an industrial waste – to be used as a natural colour agent and a bioactive component in jelly-type soft confectionery.’ Filtered wine lees (image credit: Dr Gülce Bedis Kaynarca).

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Will shifting to smaller turkeys help combat food waste? That reality is creating challenges for producers and suppliers — and new implications for holiday food waste. Holidays — and Thanksgiving in particular — are huge food waste days. Holidays — and Thanksgiving in particular — are huge food waste days. Food Waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Environmentally responsible decommissioning company, CessCon Decom, has teamed up with researchers at Abertay University to explore how marine growth – a waste by-product of the decommissioning process – can be recycled and reused. The results of this work will help advise follow-on steps of the project.”.

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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

JUNE 8, 2022

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials. Imperial College, UK and TCKT, Germany).

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

Researchers from University of California, Riverside, have detailed a method to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal or char that has a whopping surface area of about 400 square meters per gram of mass. If so, plastic waste could be repurposed to clean up water pollution.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Startup Phood tackles food waste at the top of the food chain. By comparing that number to initial inventory amounts, the kitchen tracks its food waste. . Food and Agriculture Organization. The system uses that information to recommend changes within foodservice operations aimed at reducing food waste. . Jesse Klein.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

The UK government announced new environmental targets in four key areas of air quality, water, waste reduction and woodland cover on 16 March. Residual waste. The targets consultation also includes proposals to reduce residual waste (excluding major mineral wastes) kg per capita by 50% by 2042.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

Joseph Doherty is Managing Director of waste management firm Re-Gen Waste. The way that waste in Northern Ireland will be handled over the next few years will change dramatically following consultations by Defra and the UK’s devolved administrations, according to Joseph Doherty of Re-Gen Waste.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Q1 2021: Food waste; the secret of fat; keep it local. Singapore-based Sophie’s Bionutrients uses fermentation to power a circular economy process that transforms industrial food waste from breweries, tofu manufacturers and other facilities into a protein flour that can be used as an ingredient in other food products. .

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GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2022

A roundup of second-quarter developments among startups in the food and agriculture industry.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

An 11-strong European consortium has secured funding for a project to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of generating waste sugars derived from household waste and producing a range of high-performance bio-based materials and products. Reduce environmental plastic pollution levels.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

“People were willing to compost garden waste if they were given the bins to do so.” Most organic household waste ends up in landfills where it generates methane. Composting food and garden waste can significantly reduce these emissions. “As People were willing to compost garden waste if they were given the bins to do so.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 7, 2023

As researchers continue to look for ways to decarbonize industries through clean energy, the same can be said about methods of H2 production, including waste to hydrogen technology. The answer is a frustrating “sometimes”  Waste to hydrogen technology remains in its early days. Where does the waste come from?

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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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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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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Agricultural waste has an energy potential that can compete with other biomass and ease the pressure on tree cutting in tropical rainforests.

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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.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

per cent of the world's agricultural land is taken up producing pet food alone. Using the waste products from its core agricultural solutions business it now creates renewable biofuel. This is not only a benefit to the environment, but also cost-effective - using the waste oils and fats that would otherwise remain unused.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2019

From data to design, there are ways that we can take a bite out of food waste in the restaurant sector.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

Human activity generates 105bn tonnes of organic wastes (food waste, sewage and garden wastes, food and drink processing wastes, and farm and agricultural wastes) annually by human activity. However, only 2% of those wastes are currently being effectively managed. Read the Executive Summary.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

The biomethane industry, policy makers and regulators need to work closely together to fully realise these benefits, prioritising organic waste and residue feedstocks, incentivizing sustainable agricultural production and valorising biomethane co-products (digestate and biogenic CO2).”

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 18, 2024

ImpactAlpha, January 18 – Pune-based KisanKonnect started its farm-to-consumer logistics service to cut food waste in India’s inefficient and fragmented food supply chain. million to combat food waste and boost farmers in India appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The post KisanKonnect’s raises $3.7

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By Marc McElhinney For today’s modern farmer, sustainability is at the heart of agricultural best practice. 1 With agriculture estimated to have been the source of 48% of the UK’s methane emissions in 2020 – an increase of 1.3% Marc McElhinney is Managing Director of GFD. on 2019 2 – the trend towards on-farm AD is set to continue.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2020

As part of an urgent programme to safeguard China’s food security, president Xi Jinping recently launched ‘operation empty plate’ – an initiative to minimise food waste. With the threat looming, Xi Jinping has declared that wasting food is no longer an option. Secondly, we need to embrace new ways of thinking to minimise waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Waste and sustainability, although a hot topic of discussion and concern, has moved even further up the political, economic and public agenda recently. But, if we focus solely on packaging waste, we ignore the fact that it’s only part of the story. A 2015 study by the UK waste and recycling advisory body Wrap estimated that of the 7.3

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Impact Alpha

MAY 1, 2024

The post Renew Capital invests in Farm to Feed to curb food waste in Kenya appeared first on ImpactAlpha. “Imperfect produce” startups that salvage fresh foods destined for the landfill can be found throughout the US and Europe. Nairobi-based Farm to Feed.

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