GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Scaling Composting Infrastructure in North America. Contamination of waste streams, haulage costs and “compostable” materials that don’t actually biodegrade are all part of the problem. Kevin Quandt, Vice President of Supply Chain & Sustainability, sweetgreen. Composting should be a win-win. Holly Secon.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Scaling Composting Infrastructure in North America What will it take to build robust composting infrastructure at scale in the United States? Contamination of waste streams, haulage costs and “compostable” materials that don’t actually biodegrade are all part of the problem. Composting should be a win-win.
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Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 27, 2022
An international research collaboration is setting out to find new ways of monitoring crop growth with biodegradable sensors which can be composted at the end of their lifespan. They will find ways to create devices built from sustainable and degradable materials with the aim of cutting down on the growing problem of electronic waste.
Green Business Bureau
OCTOBER 5, 2021
The Benefits of Sustainable Business Practices. This article outlines 20 sustainable business practices your company can implement to make your offices more sustainable (ordered from low cost, high impact to high cost, low impact). If your office uses coffee pods, choose biodegradable pods such as those from OneCoffee.
Greentown Labs
OCTOBER 11, 2023
11, 2023 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech incubator in North America, and Shell , a global energy leader, announce six startup participants for Greentown Go Make 2023 —a Greentown Go program focused on accelerating startup-corporate partnerships to advance carbon utilization, storage, and traceability solutions.
The Verge: Energy
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Brausch for The Verge Sustainable tires are becoming a reality, but are they coming soon enough? That’s a massive figure that ignores the nearly 250 million tires that are disposed of annually in North America, roughly half of which are burned. Truly sustainable tires are becoming a reality, but will it be enough?
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Waste and sustainability, although a hot topic of discussion and concern, has moved even further up the political, economic and public agenda recently. For example, McDonald’s paper straws that are not recyclable , and biodegradable cups that require segregated collection and specific environments to be composted.
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