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Inside the drive to close the UK's EV battery recycling loop

Business Green

BusinessGreen reports on the fast-evolving plans to establish a thriving EV battery recycling industry in the UK. Batteries are set to become even more ubiquitous than they are already. But what happens when these millions of batteries reach their end of life?

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BIPOC Entrepreneurs Present their Climatetech Solutions at ACCEL Showcase

Greentown Labs

DRINKICKS DrinKicks is developing sneakers made from food waste and recycled materials in an effort to engage the sneaker-enthusiast community in circularity. FRAKKTAL Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a synthetic plastic polymer made from fossil fuels, and it forms one of the most common types of plastics.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Less advertised around that time, the company unveiled details about its new modular vehicle platform and Ultium batteries , designed to lower EV prices and allow a 400-mile range fully charged. The company is an Ellen MacArthur Foundation partner, including in a collaboration with Veolia to close the loop on lithium-ion EV batteries.

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Paper Shoot makes eco-friendly cameras with retro flair

AGreenLiving

Insert the circuit board into a creative case of your choosing, put in an SD card and two AAA batteries , then secure it together with a few screws that can be twisted together by hand — no special tools required. With Paper Shoot, you get the aesthetics of a retro camera without having to use and throw away a plastic disposable camera.

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Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste

Green Business Bureau

By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials. Manufacturing product material waste : Here our checklist looks to reduce waste generated during the manufacturing and the production of goods. Hazardous waste.

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How Dell and Levi's envision the future of repair

GreenBiz

I’ve been involved in recycling materials for a long time, but seeing it firsthand in that kind of environment was kind of daunting," Boyd said. "I Dell already has plucked some of the low-hanging fruit of closed-loop materials, such as by using reclaimed ocean plastics.

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Recycling in the Workplace: Are You Doing It Right?

Green Business Bureau

Styrofoam cups cannot be recycled either.). Single-serve coffee pods (You can buy a reusable K-cup or a tool that separates single-serve pods into their plastic and aluminum parts for proper recycling.). Plastic bags. Bubble wrap , packing peanuts and other plastic loose fill packaging.

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