Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

Your eyebrows might raise involuntarily at the seeming banality of the question, yet most people can offer only a vague definition. Clear definition. If the average smoker discards just half of their unwanted cigarettes, that’s 3,600 butts a year, butts made of non-biodegradable cellulose acetate — a type of plastic.

Biodegradable 130

Biodegradable Fashion Education Law 130

EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ovako has become the largest recycler of Nordic steel scraps and is engaged in responsible business practices across the entire supply chain. Ovako’s business model is based on circularity and recycling, remelting scraps to make steel. Decarbonizing packaging Since the 1950s, the world has produced over 9 billion tons (bt) of plastics.

Packaging 44

Packaging Carbon-neutral Plastics Recycling 44

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2023

Biodegradable vs compostable: Addressing the confusion. Biodegradable vs compostable: Which material would you choose ? As the bio-based industry grows, we’re witnessing an increasing number of biodegradable and compostable claims. As such, this Green Business Bureau article defines biodegradable and compostable.

Biodegradable 147

Biodegradable Plastics Organic Waste 147

The Environmental Blog

JUNE 29, 2021

How many things can you see that could definitely do with a sustainable upgrade? Their toilet roll arrives in plastic-free packaging, too. Chances are the majority of your shampoos and shower gels are housed in plastic bottles and packaging, which isn’t great for the environment or your single-use plastic credentials.

Sustainability 195

Sustainability Plastics Packaging Biodegradable 195

Ecotech

AUGUST 7, 2019

Recycling has become a normal part of our lives now. Unfortunately, many items that we intended for the recycling center have also ended up in the landfill due to contamination. To ensure that our recycled items are being used to create other materials, we need to keep our recycle bins free from contaminants.

Recycling 40

Recycling Recycling Plastics Biodegradable 40

AGreenLiving

MAY 6, 2021

Related: Discover Bruvi, a single-serve coffee machine with biodegradable pods There are plenty of coffees out there that boast sustainable labels, but it’s hard to find coffee that isn’t packaged in plastic. Organic coffee and reusable, recyclable packaging aren’t the only eco-friendly aspects to this company.

Packaging 36

Packaging Sustainability Plastics Organic 36

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Thinking about this definition, we ask: Is it possible for the retail industry to be sustainable ? On top of this, 54% of consumers want schemes to remove plastic and packaging from the products they buy. Consumers also want more clarity on how to correctly dispose of and recycle the items they purchase and packaging waste.

Retail 78

Retail Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

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. That economy is now taking shape. How do these systems work and how can we scale them?

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52