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How Blockchain Technology Could Reduce Plastic Waste

Mr. Sustainability

‘Non-Fungible Tokens’ (NFTs) could serve as a material passport across the plastic supply chain, by Robert Weegenaar Summary - Blockchains are proving extremely useful for tracking materials across all sorts of supply chains and creating transparent and immutable audit trails. Crypto’s are HOT at the moment. What are NFTs?

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NatWest 'reverse vending machines' to turn unused bank cards into clothing

Business Green

Bank launches pilot project to 'eat' up recyclable credit cards that would otherwise be bound for landfill NatWest has today launched a trial of "reverse vending machines" designed to swallow unused plastic cards in a secure way so that they can be safely recycled. Moreover, more than 6.6 million batches of recycling.

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These recycled plastic tracksuits are naturally dyed with plants

AGreenLiving

Environmentally conscious clothing companies are few and far between, with the fashion industry as a whole being one of the top polluters on Earth. Instead of contributing to the waste, PANGAIA turns discarded plastic, mostly from single-use water bottles, into yarn and then into long-lasting clothing. PANGAIA Images via PANGAIA.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! Electricity.

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Still in the dark about targets? Observers respond to the UK government’s Environment Bill

Envirotec Magazine

Similarly, nothing was mentioned about NO2, or what new powers might be granted to local authorities to strengthen their ability to enforce air pollution standards – something that had also been promised prior to the Bill’s publication. Plastic waste ban: A red herring? Working with business.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q3 2021

Greentown Labs

Biko Biolabs transforms plastic waste into an organic soil carbon amendment and fermentation feedstock, converting the environmental menace of plastic pollution into a rich opportunity to grow local regenerative agriculture and the burgeoning bioeconomy. Agtech + water. Manufacturing.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The leader in water, hygiene and energy services sells to a diverse collection of institutions such as hospitals, food and beverage providers, as well as heavy industry including power plants and plastic manufacturers. The ride-sharing brand positions this as a radical shift that will benefit communities, partly by reducing pollution.