Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Seagrass meadows play a crucial role in maintaining healthy marine environments, fostering biodiversity, and mitigating climate change by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. of the seafloor [source: Duarte et al., 2005b; Kennedy et al.,

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints. Investing in forests can be a win-win that both sequesters carbon and regenerates nature.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

Our glue is ethically sourced, has end-of-life biodegradability and has properties suited to replacing traditional formaldehyde adhesives,” says Callum Smith, one of the founders of the firm behind it, BindEthics , and also a student at the University of Birmingham. “Our The new adhesive is claimed to be sustainable and non-toxic.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

The declaration tucks into the Exponential Roadmap Initiative , which appeals to "innovators, transformers and disrupters" aligning their business with the Paris Agreement aspiration of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 VMware has long viewed sustainability as core to its long-term innovation strategy.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Anthony Finbow of Eagle Genomics – a firm working at the intersection of biology, data science and bioinformatics – explains, and relates how this knowledge provides a more solid underpinning for sustainable agricultural innovation. Soil plays a major part in the carbon capture cycle. Advanced data techniques.

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Soil Climate change Agriculture Biodiversity 288

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Unlike the 98 percent of toothbrushes that are not biodegradable, the Tooth replacement heads will break down. The bristles are made from Nylon 4; both products are 100 percent biodegradable. Tooth: the eco-friendly toothbrush made from recycled and biodegradable materials. Shipments are expected for April 2020.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2022

Launched globally from today, the capsule is designed to help decarbonise the home laundry process by utilising a formula containing biodegradable active ingredients derived from 65 per cent plant sources, which Unilever claims can "deliver top cleaning performance in cold and short cycles".

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Research shows that having a diverse workforce not only drives innovation and market growth , but also underscores the significant risks of perpetuating inequities when people of color are left out of creating the products and services we all use. . I caught up with her recently to talk about technology innovation and environmental education.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sixteen startups joined our community Q4 2023, working on innovations as diverse as low-emission steel production, hydrogen electrolyzers, and lightweight, flexible solar panels. Maple Materials develops a low-cost electrolysis process to split carbon dioxide into graphite and oxygen. The startup is part of the Go Make 2023 cohort.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 4, 2022

billion tons of carbon dioxide annually. Synthetic fabrics such as polyester – which accounted for 52% of global fiber production in 2018 – take hundreds of years to biodegrade. To ensure all aspects of your brand is sustainable, switch to biodegradable packagings like paper, cellulose, hemp, and other plant materials.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Consumer goods giant outlines plans to spend €1bn on ramping up carbon capture and utilisation technologies that will curb its cleaning and laundry product line's reliance on fossil fuel derived chemicals. The firm expects its new programme to reduce the carbon footprint of its product formulations by a fifth.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

Many businesses are now improvising new ways of designing and producing their products, attempting to lessen their carbon and environmental footprint, while simultaneously saving money. This has led to a wave of innovative new eco-friendly alternatives from environmentally damaging packaging materials. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

There is a wave of new innovative eco-friendly alternatives to traditional packaging materials. From post-consumer recycled paper products to unique biodegradable materials, here’s a great overview of the latest options for your business shipping needs. It is biodegradable and recyclable, and can often be used for renewable energy.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Africa is responsible for just 3% of global carbon emissions. The producer of biodegradable packaging from plant fibers was part of the 2021 cohort of the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator. In the context of the agrifood sector, these are threatening the continent’s food value chain, from farmers’ yields to consumers’ wallets.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 8, 2022

Be released into the air, and contribute to smog and can react with other volatile organic carbon substances. Wet cleaning uses washers and dryers with biodegradable soaps as well as pressing machines to clean the clothing instead of harmful dry cleaning practices like using perc. Carbon Emissions from Building Operations.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The accelerator will advance six startups’ climatetech solutions and foster potential partnerships with Shell in carbon utilization, storage, and traceability Somerville, Mass. As part of its technology portfolio, Shell invests in net-zero-carbon and carbon-removal technologies to mitigate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Ask a Climate Innovator?—?Haley Innovation happens every day all around the world, but unfortunately, not all innovation exists outside of the laboratory. The trucks could haul packaged consumable goods in reusable or biodegradable packaging and we could see a truly sustainable supply chain?—?all Bonus Question: 11.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 22, 2021

Twenty-six startups joined our community in Q2 2021, working on innovations as diverse as kinetic wave energy, soil carbon measurement, efficient wind turbine installation, and electric, uncrewed surface vehicles. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! Agtech + water.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

Brian O’Callaghan, lead of Oxford’s Economic Recovery Project and another report author, explains, “In the shadow of COVID-19, government investment in green innovation can both help to constrain climate change and seed new industries to stand as powerhouses of economic growth in the long-term.”

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

million grant from the US Department of Energy’s National Alliance for Water Innovation, a $110 million, multi-institutional network of scientists addressing treatment and reuse technologies for outside-the-box water sources like municipal wastewater, seawater and agricultural drainage. The CSU team has received a $1.9

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Projects have included compost made from waste coffee in Glasgow and work in London to develop edible and biodegradeable packaging for liquids. London Mayor Sadiq Khan had previously set a target to make the UK capital a zero carbon city by 2050.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2020

The Plastic Energy facility could then use low carbon energy from Viridor's site to power its recycling process, which transforms traditionally non-recyclable plastic waste into hydrocarbon products (TACOIL) that can then be used to make virgin-quality plastics.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Carbon ‘rainbow’: Unilever pledges $1.2B The new program, Clean Future, is largely focused on identifying and commercializing alternative sources of carbon for surfactants, the petrochemical molecules found in cleaning products that help remove grease from fabrics and surfaces.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 26, 2019

Chlorophyll Water is a carbon filtered, triple filtered, and UV treated purified water that is enhanced by nature with the addition of chlorophyll, a key ingredient and the vital green pigment in plant life. Chlorophyll, A Key Ingredient. But they knew this wasn’t the end of the road.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 8, 2022

Be released into the air, and contribute to smog and can react with other volatile organic carbon substances. Wet cleaning uses washers and dryers with biodegradable soaps as well as pressing machines to clean the clothing instead of harmful dry cleaning practices like using perc. Carbon Emissions from Building Operations.

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Better Ventures

JANUARY 8, 2021

Algae, which is sustainable and biodegradable, is an exciting feedstock for biomaterials and provides inspiration for innovative materials with novel properties. Algae are promising feedstocks for sustainable, carbon-neutral, plant-based foods. Startups are perfecting incorporating algae into bioplastics and eco fibers.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 13, 2020

For this year’s Bangkok Design Week, which took place in February 2020, Thai design firm Plural Designs created the Everlasting Forest Pavilion, a temporary, tunnel-like structure built of biodegradable materials that promotes sustainable ideas and products to the public.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

We’ve spilled plenty of ink in this newsletter on carbon capture, but less on what happens after —particularly carbon-to-value. In the meantime, Rubi aims to capture the CO2 from industrial processes and use it to make apparel inputs carbon-negative. What to watch Grab a partner. We call it an enzymatic cascade.

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Clean Energy Trust

JULY 1, 2019

Cleantech News Michael Bloomberg announced he was donating $500 million as part of the “Beyond Carbon” campaign, with a goal of eliminating all fossil fuel power plants in the United States. I’m biased, but I wish that technological, business model, and financial innovation were recipients of some of that funding as well.

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Plastics Carbon Blockchain Recycling 40

Business Green

JULY 25, 2021

Brands have a powerful field of influence on sustainability, and digital packaging innovation offers a chance to lead by example, according to Jose 'Pepe' Gorbea from HP Graphic Arts. Digital at the forefront of delivering sustainable innovation. and cuts the process' carbon footprint by anywhere between 65-80 per cent.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2021

Winners of £75m public-private funding round for innovative technologies announced as government faces flak for 'effective cut' to UK's research budget post-Brexit. The partnerships we are throwing our weight behind today all have innovation at their core.".

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Sustainability Consulting

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Biofabricated materials can be produced in a shorter amount of time than traditional materials, use fewer resources, create less waste, and are biodegradable. The concept is simple: Harnessing life to create products. According to Lee, “life can be our greatest collaborator.”.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The innovative products are sustainable through the natural makeup of linoleum, which comes from linseed, otherwise known as flaxseed. In addition, linoleum is biodegradable and does not release harmful gases or toxins into the air as it breaks down. Pigment (4%): From titanium dioxide and iron oxide-based pigments.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

A great example is the innovative idea that New England marine biologists came up with when they noticed the declining cod population while the haddock seemed to be thriving. Reducing bycatch may require some innovative thinking and adjustments to the current designs and methods of fishing. Adhere to the “Good Fish Guide”.

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Unsustainable

JUNE 17, 2020

It’s incredibly versatile, strong, sustainably grown, and biodegradable. Their processing and manufacture is also nearly carbon neutral. Hijosa is striving to create biodegradable, eco-friendly, sustainable products that are also toxic-free. It is eco-friendly, with a low carbon footprint.

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Rinexii

JUNE 18, 2021

It’s such that when I researched laundry sheets, I struggled to discern whether “polyvinyl alcohol” which was farther identified as “a biodegradable monomer/polymer” was an innovative solution or waffle-stomping to avoid saying it’s plastic. Even now, I’m not 100% certain.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 31, 2020

The membrane will biodegrade after use and disposal. Plus, the company is committed to carbon-neutral shipping. This isn’t the first time Haeckels has shown its innovative capabilities. In addition, both the product and the packaging are zero-waste. Haeckels Via Wallpaper* Images via Haeckels.

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