Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION? In the world of business, sustainability innovation can be defined as the process of evolving old business models and creating new ventures that realize economic value and generate positive environmental and social impacts simultaneously. HOW IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION DRIVING THE GREEN ECONOMY?

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Innovation Sustainability Stormwater Carbon-negative 148

Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 27, 2020

New research combining Planet’s high cadence satellite imagery and other innovative technologies has successfully found the sources and pathways of plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea. A boom is filled with plastic, and yet was only able to collect small amounts of it due to much of the debris passing it by. km2 to 0.77km2.

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Plastics Energy Monitor Microplastics Building Energy Monitoring 115

Business Green

MAY 18, 2020

Company inks memorandum of understanding with Plastic Energy to explore feasibility of new facility capable of processing previously unrecyclable plastic film. The plan would see a new Plastic Energy chemical recycling plant co-located with one of Viridor's waste-to-energy plants.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Biodegradable 78

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

As the recycling industry innovates to embrace its role as a key player in the UK’s journey towards a more sustainable society, new challenges continue to emerge. One challenge which EMR faces is how it handles a series of non-biodegradable chemicals found in some plastics which are categorised as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

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CleanTech Group

APRIL 20, 2020

Mango Materials is at the forefront of developing innovations in how plastic is made and, eventually, released back into the environment. The key.

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Plastics Innovation Biodegradable Waste 120

Business Green

APRIL 21, 2020

Wild claims that its new deodorant line, which comes in a range of scents including coconut, rose, mint, and orange, is the first to be both 100 per cent compostable and biodegradable.

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Biodegradable Packaging Recycling Recycling 77

AGreenLiving

JULY 16, 2020

Did you know that 128 million tons of milk are wasted every year? LA-based startup Mi Terro is using biotechnology to turn a portion of that food waste into sustainable fibers for biodegradable T-shirts. This LA startup turns spoiled milk into biodegradable T-shirts. The company doesn’t want to stop there.

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GreenTech Gazette

MARCH 1, 2023

Here are a few examples: Chemical recycling: Chemical recycling is a new technology that breaks down plastic waste into its basic building blocks, which can then be used to make new plastic products. This process is more efficient than traditional mechanical recycling, which can only process certain types of plastics.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

This has led to a wave of innovative new eco-friendly alternatives from environmentally damaging packaging materials. From recyclable plastics to biodegradable containers, there’s seemingly no end to the options available for the environmentally conscious business. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS. Similar U.S.

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Packaging Biodegradable Plastics Recycling 78

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 8, 2022

Perc is classified as being so dangerous to humans that it must be handled as hazardous waste, yet 90% of dry cleaners in the US use it. After the Dry cleaning process has taken place waste water/separator water is left over. Another benefit to wet cleaning is it does not produce any toxic waste. . Plastic and hangers .

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor 148

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 7, 2020

There are no ‘silver bullet’ solutions to plastics Lauren Phipps Mon, 12/07/2020 – 01:30 Every so often, a corporate announcement gets under my skin. The latest culprit: Bacardi unveiled a bioplastic bottle that can biodegrade in compost systems, freshwater and oceans in 18 months.

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Plastics Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 28

Green Business Bureau

JULY 4, 2022

Synthetic fabrics such as polyester – which accounted for 52% of global fiber production in 2018 – take hundreds of years to biodegrade. Natural fibers take very little time to biodegrade relative to their synthetic counterparts, making them the more environmentally friendly textile choice. Tip #2: Reduce textile waste.

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Fashion Sustainability Biodegradable Packaging 148

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

We know you’re conscientious about water consumption by turning off the faucet while you brush, but there’s that seldom-discussed issue of toothbrush waste, mostly plastic , that equates to around 1,000,000,000 toothbrushes heading to the landfill annually, and that’s just in the United States. Shipments are expected for April 2020.

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2021

UK recycling levels remain stuck in the slow lane, with the latest official government statistics released today confirming the recycling rate for waste collected from households across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland stood at 46.2 Meanwhile the enormous waste mountain continues to grow.". per cent, and Scotland on 44.9

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Technological innovation is here to stay. With it comes the struggle to control e-waste and its assault on the environment. Related: Pela offers biodegradable phone cases and other zero-waste products With a strong background in the industry and a quick $2.5

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 31, 2020

From plastic packaging to chemical ingredients, they may help skin but put a heavy burden on the planet. Haeckels has developed a zero-waste option that solves both the waste issue and those under-eye bags. Environmentally speaking, this process confronts several issues within the skincare industry, including waste.

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Better Ventures

JANUARY 9, 2023

Aja Labs is starting their journey focused on creating an environmentally safe, plastic-free hair extension and will eventually expand their business to creating safe fibers of many kinds. It mimics human hair and is plastic free. The result is a brilliant solution that marries crop waste and green chemistry.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

Prevent ocean waste from plastic netting. For instance, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch , located between Hawaii and California and roughly the size of Texas, contains 79,000 metric tons of plastic solely from abandoned fishing gear. Prevent Ocean Waste From Plastic Netting. Adhere to the “Good Fish Guide”.

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Sustainability Seafood Fossil fuels Plastics 148

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

Experts have collaborated on a series of recommendations which calls on Government to take the initiative on finding solutions to the plastics problem. Speaking at the launch, Baroness Meacher said: “Plastics are an important resource that we cannot simply dispense with, but we must address the effects of plastic pollution.

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Plastics Government Recycling Recycling 147

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 8, 2022

Perc is classified as being so dangerous to humans that it must be handled as hazardous waste, yet 90% of dry cleaners in the US use it. After the Dry cleaning process has taken place waste water/separator water is left over. Another benefit to wet cleaning is it does not produce any toxic waste. . Waste Management.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor 78

The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Our oceans, teeming with life, are under siege by a silent threat – plastic pollution. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the marine environment every year, wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems and the creatures that call them home. Entanglement in plastic debris is another major threat.

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Plastics Microplastics Pollution Waste 195

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

This hard-to-reach 20% of emissions resides within sectors including agriculture, plastics, cement, and waste. To reach Net Zero, intersections between plastics, proteins and plants, three seemingly unconnected systems, may hold the key. ” Dr Mike Mason, another co-author, talks about the problems of plastics here.

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Plastics Agriculture Recycling Recycling 130

Better Ventures

JANUARY 10, 2023

From materials, supply chains, production, and waste, the fashion and apparel industries create an estimated 92 million tons of waste each year and contribute 4–10% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. So what does that mean? A lot of clothes sitting in closets or going to the landfill.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Further, purchasing from a supplier who offers products with eco-friendly packaging or no packaging at all reduces your waste stream. Innovation. Procuring sustainably means evaluating your current products and practices in an innovative way. Choose efficient products that conserve natural resources and limit waste.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 26, 2019

Increasingly, companies and individuals alike are seeking natural products that can be used in new and innovative ways. One designer, Gaurav MK Wali, is an example of this goal with his use of discarded pine needles as a 100 percent bio-based and biodegradable material that can be incorporated into a variety of products.

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Waste Waste Biodegradable Innovation 28

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2021

They regularly use excess resources/wastes and byproducts, aiming to reduce use of plastics by replacing them in various products they create. Biohm is working to address several planetary challenges at once: the climate crisis, waste crisis and social injustice. Biohm Images via Biohm.

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Biodegradable Biotechnology Biotech Waste 36

The Environmental Blog

MARCH 2, 2020

Plastic production has considerably increased since the early 1950s, researchers estimate that 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since then which is the equivalent to the weight of more than 800,000 Eiffel Towers. The MarinaTex Plastic is made from red algae and organic waste coming from the fishing industry.

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Plastics Innovation Biodegradable Recycling 221

Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

When dealing with the life cycle of plastic, hundreds of solutions await, from alternative bioplastics that might be able to degrade themselves through the magic of fungus, to complex chemical recycling that can break plastics down to become other petroleum products or to be rebuilt good as new.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 78

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One of the biggest culprits of plastic and styrofoam pollution in the world is the packaging materials that companies use in shipping their products. There is a wave of new innovative eco-friendly alternatives to traditional packaging materials. Examples include cardboard, paper, and some types of plastic.

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Biodegradable Packaging Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 146

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The company intends to transition the products across its cleaning brands - which include Persil, Sunlight, Domestos and Cif - away from chemicals made from fossil fuel feedstocks and replace them with renewable or recycled sources of carbon, such as carbon captured using carbon capture utilisation technology or recovered from waste materials.

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Fossil fuels Investment Biotechnology Biodegradable 101

Clean Energy Trust

JULY 1, 2019

I’m biased, but I wish that technological, business model, and financial innovation were recipients of some of that funding as well. Link As the plastic recycling trade has ground to a halt following China’s implementation of higher standards, there has been a spike in interest in bioplastics and new forms of recycling.

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Plastics Carbon Blockchain Recycling 40

Green Tech Challenge

MAY 23, 2019

For years we’ve listened to environmentalists and conservationists talk about the need to reduce plastic waste. Not only do new plastic waste deposits still make it into the ecosystem, but because plastic is not biodegradable, it will take decades to rehabilitate the ocean. More specifically, microplastic.

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Microplastics Plastics Biodegradable Waste 40

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Design and innovation practice Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) recently unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first fully compostable marker. Scribit Pen aims to help address the issue of plastic pollution , so each component making up this compostable marker is completely eco-friendly.

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Plastics Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 36

GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics. Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Only five years ago, few corporate leaders had plastic pollution on their official radar.

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Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 365

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. The pavilion also includes a rest zone.

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Biodegradable Upcycling Waste Waste 28

Green Tech Challenge

MAY 3, 2019

Every year, an additional 8 million tonnes of plastic is deposited into the ocean. The following are some of the things we could all choose to be cognisant of and act upon in order to conserve our oceans: Waste Management 80% of litter in the ocean originates from land-based sources. Irresponsible tourism is not the only problem.

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Energy Monitor Waste Waste Plastics 65

Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

These tiny bits of plastic end up clogging oceans. A lot of attention has focused on phasing out single-use plastics , which create visible plastic pollution and release microplastics when they break down. The bits of plastic shed from synthetic textiles have their own term: microfibers.

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