Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2021

A filtration system fuelled by whisky co-products is being developed by researchers to sustainably extract rare and valuable metals – including gold, silver, and palladium – from waste electronics using a new combined biological and chemical approach. million tonnes of waste electronics. million tonnes of waste electronics.

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Waste Waste Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 130

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

‘Biosorption’ of rare earth elements by biomass of novel strains of cyanobacteria is fast and efficient, allowing recycling, says group Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 chemically similar metals, which got their name because they typically occur at low concentrations (between 0.5 So could we recycle REEs more efficiently, too?

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Biotechnology Recycling Recycling Demand 246

GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Huue is a biotechnology startup working to clean up the apparel industry’s manufacturing footprint by creating sustainable dyes for textiles, food and cosmetics. Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

Edinburgh-based biotechnology start-up MiAlgae has secured further investment of £2.3m Championing the circular economy, the company has developed a novel biotechnology platform which uses low-value coproducts from the food and drink industry as a feedstock to initially grow microalgae rich in Omega-3 oils.

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Biotechnology Sustainability Biotech Investment 246

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2023

A technique for extracting rare elements from waste alloy metals is being developed by Aberdeenshire-based SEM and researchers from the University of Edinburgh, with funding from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), a networking and support organisation based in Glasgow.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2020

French scientists have discovered a plastic-eating enzyme they claim could offer an innovative recycling solution for millions of tonnes of toxic plastic waste material, according to "breakthrough" new research funded by a clutch of consumer goods firms.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Lanzatech’s technology is described as “a combination of cutting-edge genetic engineering, state-of-the-art biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and innovations in mechanical and chemical engineering”.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

A family-owned whisky distillery in the central belt of Scotland, Falkirk Distillery, has joined forces with biotechnology company MiAlgae in a bid to advance the use of circular economy principles in the whisky industry. The partnership between Falkirk Distillery and MiAlgae is now underway.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A long-standing grail of biotechnology is the effort to convert the lignin component of plant-based biomass into energy or something useful – this being a less wasteful avenue than simply burning it or throwing it away. It’s a waste.” The MEC cycles waste-filled water through the bacteria, which eat up the carbon.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 245

Business Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Adidas and H&M Group are among a host of fashion and textile firms to have teamed up for an EU-funded sustainable fashion project announced today, which aims to develop a circular economy for clothing that would result in old garments and fibres being recycled into new items for major high street brands.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Over three years, the New Cotton Project will see textile waste collected and sorted via consumer apparel take-back programs, then regenerated into cellulose-based textile fibers by Finnish biotechnology specialist Infinited Fiber Company, the 12 project partners confirmed.

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Fashion Recycling Recycling Biotechnology 28

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

However, the firm now intends to explore, invest and ramp up carbon capture and use technologies that will eliminate the need for fresh carbon feedstocks and instead allow it to tap recycled carbon already on or above ground, for example, through captured carbon dioxide or carbon captured from waste materials.

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Green Tech Challenge

JULY 1, 2019

A possible solution that stands out from its competition has been presented by Mycorena , a biotechnology company in Sweden, where the key method relies on the use of edible filamentous fungi as a high-protein substituent component for the feed industry.

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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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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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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Using a combination of cutting-edge genetic engineering, state-of-the-art biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and innovations in mechanical and chemical engineering the companies to manufacture chemicals using a process that soaks up waste carbon, rather than emitting it.

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Carbon Carbon-neutral Biotechnology Plastics 71

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental’s 12th cohort focuses on a range of societal challenges, including sustainable urbanization, building decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, last-mile logistics, recycling optimization and regenerative food production.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

Using waste carbon feedstocks to produce chemicals Elizabeth R. Using CCU technologies to consume waste feedstocks reportedly can cut production costs; monetize industrial emissions; allow companies to meet CO2 emissions goals; and foster continued development of a circular economy.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

“Our material world needs to change radically, and new bio-based material sources, efficient material recycling systems and emerging biotechnologies offer solutions for the transformation,” Kääriäinen said. Professor Pirjo Kääriäinen of Aalto University emphasizes finding bio-based solutions to replace plastic.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 16, 2021

For instance, their business cards are made from recycled and biodegradable seed paper. Rather than ending up as useless waste in the landfill, these plantable cards degrade in soil and grow into herbs and flowering plants, making this a big win for bees and other pollinators.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

“This project is both an excellent example of what expertise in industrial biotechnology can achieve and a triumph in converting a challenging industrial residue into a higher value product using microbes. This endeavour required significant efforts in technology at various stages of the process.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

However, the firm now intends to explore, invest, and ramp up carbon capture and utilisation technologies that will eliminate the need for fresh carbon feedstocks and instead allow it to tap recycled carbon already on or above ground, for example through captured carbon dioxide or carbon captured from waste materials. Credit: Unilever.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Of the waste generated from that plastic, less than a tenth of that has been recycled, researchers estimate. This pollution problem is made worse, experts say, by the fact that even the small share of plastic that does get recycled is destined to end up, sooner or later, in the trash heap. billion tons of plastic.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

However, the firm now intends to explore, invest and ramp up carbon capture and use technologies that will eliminate the need for fresh carbon feedstocks and instead allow it to tap recycled carbon already on or above ground, for example, through captured carbon dioxide or carbon captured from waste materials.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

We explain our current waste crisis in detail, before defining an effective business waste management strategy to reduce packaging waste. Use the links below to navigate this guide: The need for sustainable packaging: Giving perspective to our waste crisis. The 6 types of retail packaging waste. That is, 17.6

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Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 12, 2019

Microvi | Biotechnologies for safe drinking water, wastewater treatment, and renewable chemicals | watch. BioCellection | Upcycling hard-to-recycle plastic waste | watch. Full Cycle Bioplastics | Converting organic waste into compostable bioplastic | watch. Scoot | Shared electric mobility | watch.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

beaches with plastic waste. That study used 2005 World Bank data on per capita waste generation and how much of that waste was plastic to estimate countries’ total plastic waste output in 2010. million metric tons) of plastic waste entering the oceans each year. million tons (8.5 In 2016, the U.S. million tons (1.25

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Plastics Waste Waste Pollution 145

GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Oliver Camp is passionate about food waste, which he calls a "terrible indictment of our ability to manage our food and supply chains." But he also sees ample opportunity for reducing it, and for redistributing this "waste" to hundreds of millions of malnourished people worldwide. LinkedIn . LinkedIn | Twitter. Deonna Anderson.

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