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Millions of household products to become biodegradable within seven years: New roadmap

Envirotec Magazine

Led by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the task force brought together leaders from some of the largest chemical using, product-making, and waste management companies to share information and work out a way forward for the global polymers in liquid formulations (PLFs) industry. Without knowing it, we interact with PLFs every day.

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How Specialized Hydraulic Systems Contribute to Environmental Sustainability

Hydrogen Fuel News

Innovations within this field focus on diminishing environmental impact while either maintaining or improving performance across numerous industrial domains, such as construction, mining, and marine industries.   In contrast, the cleanup of biodegradable fluids often requires fewer resources and less invasive techniques.

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$1.9 million for project to investigate water treatment and reuse using biochar

Envirotec Magazine

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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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

GreenBiz

And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Yet another natural sink absorbs about as much carbon dioxide as our planet’s soils and forests combined: the world’s coastal and ocean waters. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019.

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Data snapshot: Climate-related agrifoodtech in majority of upstream African investment, but more funding needed

AFN Sustainable Protein

Egypt’s Cupmena is an agritech startup that transforms spent coffee grounds into superfoods for different types of mushrooms and organic soil fertilizers. The startup that doubles up as a waste management company was last year selected as one of the 21 startups to join the Sustainability MENA 2021 Accelerator Program.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Yet another natural sink absorbs about as much carbon dioxide as our planet’s soils and forests combined: the world’s coastal and ocean waters. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019.

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Dry Cleaning Sustainability: Getting Started Guide for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

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. Contaminate water supplies and soils, making them toxic for the animals and plants that live there.