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. With this in mind, to support our environment, fashion brands need to use textiles derived from natural fibers such as recycled cotton, organic hemp, and organic linen.

Fashion 148

Fashion Sustainability Biodegradable Packaging 148

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

” He said significant investment is needed in R&D. ” Linking to past green investment programs, he says, “The US invested big in renewable energy research and development during the global financial crisis. That investment has delivered many multiples.

Plastics 130

Plastics Agriculture Recycling Recycling 130

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Implement a Comprehensive Recycling Program . While your office is likely recycling its paper and plastics, you can take recycling to the next level by expanding your program to include glass and metals. If your local municipality doesn’t have recycling streams for glass and metals, reach out to waste management companies.

Business Energy Monitoring 179

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 179

The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

So, if you’re thinking of selling your home any time in the future, it’s worthwhile investing time to make it greener and more energy-efficient now. 5 Invest in water-saving fixtures. Rather than using plastic, go for products like recycled wood or glass or biodegradable materials. 6 Insulate. 7 Reuse old materials.

Home Energy Monitoring 199

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Biodegradable 199

Greentown Labs

AUGUST 17, 2020

It sounds incredible, even impossible—and when researchers stumbled onto the core of this revolutionary technology, no one could believe it. Gold optioned the lab’s technology, and started Power For Humanity earlier this year. That’s one of our primary goals,” says Gold, “to make every component of our NPUs 100 percent biodegradable.”

Energy Monitor 108

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Electricity Biodegradable 108

Better Ventures

JANUARY 10, 2023

Not So Fast (Fashion)- Resale Continues to Rise Our Investment in Beni Whether you try and keep up with the latest fashion trends, or your kids do, there’s no denying the prevalence of fast fashion. ThredUp Annual Resale Report, 2022 Hence our newest investment in Beni , a data-driven approach to the online re-commerce market.

Fashion 98

Fashion Retail Waste Waste 98

Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

Some companies might install energy-efficient lighting and allow their employees to have flexible schedules, while others might invest in sustainable sourcing of materials and a cleaner production process. One way businesses can reduce their environmental footprint is by using biodegradable packaging that can be recycled and composted.

Agriculture 99

Agriculture Sustainability Methane Biodegradable 99

Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

To divert waste items away from landfills and to meet the demands of a circular economy, you’ll need an effective waste management system, which is comprised of the following key elements: Waste recycling : Waste items such as plastic, glass, aluminum, and food can be recycled. Also, take a look at bamboo compostable dinnerware.

Sustainability 147

Sustainability Waste Waste Recycling 147

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 22, 2019

During the last 15 years, Tiffany Couture Cleaners has removed and replaced all chemicals, machines and all non-green components in their operation, and work to stay up-to-date on all technology and cleaning products that can help to further improve their business operations while staying environmentally safe.

Biodegradable 106

Biodegradable Recycling Recycling Health 106

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Unilever today revealed plans to funnel €1bn over the next 10 years into initiatives that will allow it to replace chemicals in its cleaning products made from fossil fuel feedstocks with greener alternatives, an investment it described critical to meeting its aim of achieving net zero emissions from its products by 2039.

Fossil fuels 69

Fossil fuels Carbon Biotechnology Biodegradable 69

Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2023

Firms need a stable policy environment to make the necessary investments, writes Viridor's Tim Rotheray The drive for net zero is serious business. As well as underscoring the falling costs of moving to net zero, it highlighted that net zero, just like other major technology revolutions, is a race. And companies are following.

Policy 36

Policy Carbon-negative Waste Waste 36

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Degradable / Biodegradable. If not, or if the item will ultimately pile up in a landfill, burn in an incinerator or be recycled, then avoid the term and its siblings, such as 'oxo-biodegradable'. Are you telling the customer they're getting something recycled or biodegradable? Recyclable. Recycled content.

Recycling 36

Recycling Recycling Ozone Building Energy Monitoring 36

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

The recommendations contained within the report include revalorising plastic ‘waste’ to support green growth and incentivise the emergence of next generation plastics production and recycling technologies. Incentives for waste management bodies to recirculate plastics, fostering the growth of new production and recycling technologies.

Plastics 147

Plastics Government Recycling Recycling 147

Clean Energy Trust

JULY 1, 2019

Credits from left: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images, Union of Concerned Scientists, Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press, TechCrunch/Getty Images Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, from policy changes to technology updates and investment news.

Plastics 40

Plastics Carbon Blockchain Recycling 40

Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

That means embracing new partners, such as Evonik Industries, which provides the renewable and biodegradable surfactant for its Sunlight dishwashing soap in Chile and Vietnam. The company set aside $1.2bn in research and development funds for biotechnology and low-carbon chemistry technologies that support that goal. Where to start?

Innovation 78

Innovation Carbon Biotechnology Recycled materials 78

Business Green

MARCH 1, 2021

It identifies key water risks including increased water scarcity, flooding, drought, severe water events, and declining water quality, in addition to detailing the most common responses from companies across sectors and regions, such as adopting water efficiency, reuse, recycling or conservation measures, and developing flood emergency plans.

Pollution 92

Pollution Climate change Recycling Recycling 92

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

billion over the next 10 years into initiatives that will allow it to replace chemicals in its cleaning products made from fossil fuel feedstocks with greener alternatives — an investment it described as critical to meeting its aim of achieving net-zero emissions from its products by 2039. Carbon ‘rainbow’: Unilever pledges $1.2B

Fossil fuels 28

Fossil fuels Carbon Biotechnology Biodegradable 28

Green Tech Challenge

MAY 23, 2019

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. Since plastic is not biodegradable, it does not decompose; but remains in the ecosystem for decades. By recycling laundry water, it also reduces water consumption.

Microplastics 40

Microplastics Plastics Biodegradable Waste 40

Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2023

Is that shampoo bottle as easily 'recyclable' as the label claims? What is the correct way to dispose of 'biodegradable' plastic bags? Which plant-based milk variety really has the smallest environmental footprint? And what even is 'carbon negative' beer?

Law 36

Law Recycling Recycling Retail 36

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2022

Tip #2: Seek goods and materials that are biodegradable and compostable : Products that are made from 100% biodegradable and compostable materials contribute less waste to landfills. Tip #3: Choose materials that do not include toxins : Even materials that are biodegradable and recyclable can negatively impact the environment.

Sustainability 147

Sustainability Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 147

The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Under EPR schemes, producers are incentivized to design eco-friendly products and assume responsibility for proper disposal and recycling. These measures not only promote resource conservation but also stimulate the development of a circular economy, where materials are reused and recycled to minimize waste.

Plastics 195

Plastics Microplastics Pollution Waste 195

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

From biodegradable cork mats to treadmills that convert human power into electricity, here are some options for eco-friendly gym equipment on the market today. Their ECO-POWR technology is built into a variety of machines – treadmills , cross trainers , ellipticals , among others. Cardio Machines. Mats and Flooring.

Sustainability 145

Sustainability Upcycling Recycling Recycling 145

Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Clean Energy Trust invested in MITO in 2020 when we realized the wide-ranging applications MITO’s technology could have in industries such as long-haul trucking, sporting goods, marine transportation, and additive manufacturing. This is because it is challenging to take new technology out of the lab and into the market.

Innovation 52

Innovation Startups Technology Climate change 52

Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

Thanks to their work, companies of all sizes may be able invest in ocean sequestration. For example, Shopify invested in Running Tide, a company that will build kelp-growing platforms in ocean current systems. In a survey of 2,511 registered U.S.

Aviation 59

Aviation Carbon-neutral Climate change Sea level rise 59

The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

All waste will be disposed of via recycling or composting rather than landfills. That means commitment to turning all of our full trash bags into recycling bags full of material on its way to be turned into new goods, or compostable trash bags for our table scraps and yard waste. Source: Julia Sudnitskaya/Shutterstock. .

Waste 273

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 273

GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2020

Unilever has announced it will invest €1 billion (about $1.12 Unilever also has committed to step up its efforts to preserve water, with plans to make all its "product formulations" biodegradable in order to minimize their impact on aquatic ecosystems. Unilever unveils climate and nature fund worth more than $1 billion.

Carbon-neutral 497

Carbon-neutral Plastics Biodiversity Blockchain 497

Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

Why doesn’t technology mimic the alchemy of photosynthesis? Describe your technology. The end product today is biodegradable, and what we're making is identical. Other technological approaches, fermentation, for example, are often much more expensive and require a lot of capital to scale.

Building Energy Monitoring 86

Building Energy Monitoring Fashion Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 86

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

Can we conserve water with smart technology (e.g. Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. install recycling bins in the break room)? the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Information Technology and Printing including your servers, data center and hosting providers. How much do we waste?

Business Energy Monitoring 128

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 128

Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

These campaigns typically make no false claims and many would argue that they serve to raise awareness of clean technologies and climate action. But the fossil fuel industry's many critics insist they serve to launder the oil and gas industry's reputation and distract from its continued investment in polluting infrastructure.

Business Energy Monitoring 58

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Packaging 58

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2021

To alleviate the tremendous amount of plastic waste that enters landfills every day and to preserve the fossil fuels used to make new plastic, hotels should reduce, reuse, replace and recycle plastics. Whenever possible, reduce ordering plastic products, especially those that are single-use and cannot be recycled.

Waste 148

Waste Waste Plastics Sustainability 148

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Are you making the switch to alternative greener solutions and technologies ? Waste recycling/recovery : Mechanical recycling. Waste recycling/recovery : Chemical recycling. Waste recycling/recovery : (digestion, composting). The problem with recycling as a business waste management strategy.

Packaging 78

Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2022

Latex gloves for instance will take up to 5 years to biodegrade. To achieve true bakery sustainability, these single-use disposables should be eliminated where possible, and for those which cannot be eliminated, greener alternatives, such as recyclable or biodegradable ones should be used.

Business Energy Monitoring 143

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 143

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

They use sophisticated technology and equipment such as drones to take aerial photographs and reference drilling records to help map natural resources. Environmental engineers may be involved with projects or plans to improve public health, waste disposal and recycling, as well as plans to control or minimize air and water pollution.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 148

Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Due to efficiencies, regulation, and economies of scale, the costs of key technologies continues to decline. For example, the CCC now expects decarbonising electric cars and vans so that they run on batteries or other zero carbon technologies will be cheaper than continuing to run petrol and diesel vehicles over the next 30 years.

Carbon 94

Carbon Fossil fuels Policy Government 94

GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

It got me thinking: Could we boost the carbon drawdown potential of clean technologies even further by supporting more women-led startups in the burgeoning climate-tech ecosystem? VC investment in climate tech is growing five times faster than overall VC, with a $60 billion increase in funding over the last seven years. Infrastructure.

Startups 542

Startups Carbon-negative Plastics Biodegradable 542

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 9, 2023

We are in new, unfamiliar environments that may not support recycling, composting or sorting waste like we do at home. For example, choosing rideshare, selecting green certified accommodations, or using biodegradable travel products, is contributing in some small way to the bigger environmental cause.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Plastics Waste Waste 78

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Seek technologies that are assessed by the US Energy Star rating system, with an energy performance score of 75 or more. And minimalism breeds quality over quantity – rather than owning 5 pairs of trousers, an individual will make the financial investment to own one pair, designed to last a lifetime.

Retail 78

Retail Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78