The Environmental Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

By performing an environmental audit, you can review your current waste and recycling management efforts and potentially find ways you can improve. For example, you might find that a huge amount of plastic is simply ending up in the general waste and not getting recycled. Opt for recyclable materials such as paper and cardboard.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

Digital display screens eliminate the need for paper, card, or plastic posters and banners, which does away with all that potential pollution. Using equipment that is made from recycled materials. A great example of this is the Phillips 24-inch 1B7QGJEB screen, which uses recycled plastics and metal.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 1, 2019

Using Recycled Materials. Newly planned and existing golf clubs have opted for composite materials when building or upgrading their grounds. Manufacturers such as Kafka Granite not only supply recycled materials for golf clubs but practice sustainability within their manufacturing processes too.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Use recyclable materials when possible. Using recyclable materials is an obvious starting point, admittedly, but one that needs highlighting. As the world continually shifts towards protecting the environment, more opportunities are present for the use of recyclable materials.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Even plastic and rubber sell well to customers, before the remaining vehicle frame and metal become scrap. Once all of its useful parts and those that cannot be recycled are removed, the recycler shreds the vehicle’s remaining scrap metal in a vehicle shredder. How to Recycle Cars. Shredding the Vehicle Frame.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 28, 2023

Plastic pet toys, plastic poop bags, and pet waste all have an adverse effect on the environment. DIY toys made from recycled materials are not only environmentally friendly but also provide mental stimulation and prevent boredom.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

The purity of recycled materials can be increased using these systems to distinguish and isolate various plastic types according to their chemical makeup. The post From Trash to Treasure: The Role of Technology in Modern Waste Management appeared first on The Environmental Blog.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Styrofoam cups cannot be recycled either.). Single-serve coffee pods (You can buy a reusable K-cup or a tool that separates single-serve pods into their plastic and aluminum parts for proper recycling.). Plastic bags. Bubble wrap , packing peanuts and other plastic loose fill packaging.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Ditch the plastic gift cards and give employees experiences they’ll remember instead! Many are unaware of the dangers of improper recycling such as how food residue in containers can actually contaminate whole batches of recycled material and that not all items can be recycled even if they’re made from metal, glass, paper or plastic.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

You could also provide repairs with recycled materials, such as EPS (expanded polystyrene). Because it is plastic, it can easily be recycled and reused. The post The HVAC Industry: Upcoming Trends for Technicians appeared first on The Environmental Blog. Zoned Heating and Cooling.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

The cradle-to-cradle concept needs to take into account the shipping of a product from the producer, through to the retailer, and onto the consumer – a process which often involves significant quantities of expensive packaging materials. However, this is not an eco-friendly material as it is plastic based.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One of the biggest culprits of plastic and styrofoam pollution in the world is the packaging materials that companies use in shipping their products. There is a wave of new innovative eco-friendly alternatives to traditional packaging materials. Examples include cardboard, paper, and some types of plastic.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

And with an increase of carryout from restaurants, comes an increase of plastics that will most likely end up in the garbage. Almost half of Americans say that it is difficult to recycle properly , so this means most of the plastic containers from take-out orders are actually being sent to a landfill.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

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. Ecolab says it helped its customers save enough water in 2018 equivalent to the needs of 600 million people.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Consider packaging multiple foods together in the same container or choose packaging designs that require less material. Use less plastic, in all forms. Petroleum-based plastic packaging is derived from our finite supply of fossil fuels and much of it does not break down completely for hundreds to thousands of years.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2019

They can identify wastes such as plastic containers, glass, cans, food cartons, and other recyclable material. By running the wastes down the camera, the deep learning algorithm can learn the materials to determine whether or not it’s recyclable. Weighing the object also allows it to know what type of object it is.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 17, 2023

An eco-friendly house is designed with recycled materials, renewable energy sources, and sustainable landscapes. Choose Sustainable Building Materials And House Décor. The advantages of using sustainable materials and décor go beyond protecting nature. Due to this, eco-friendly housing is becoming popular.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Just as you have blue bins for recyclable materials, brown bins are meant only for organic materials. She is passionate about finding innovative methods to solving solid waste pollution with a focus on plastic and textile waste. Get a brown bin.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Reuse Containers and Use Eco-friendly Materials. Using innovative, recyclable materials can be an eco-friendly alternative to the landfill.

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Unsustainable

JANUARY 27, 2020

According to Eurostat’s Municipal waste statistics , 486 kg of municipal waste were generated per capita in the EU in 2017 with 46,3 percent of waste being recycled (material recycling and composting) in the same year. Meanwhile in Rome, Italy, people are able to buy metro tickets with the collection of plastic bottles.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

Use recycled materials when possible, in your supply chains, and when providing resources to your employees (e.g. recycled paper). 8: Minimize single-use plastic . An LCA will flag materials such as plastic as unsustainable. Conducting product Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) encourages sustainable procurement.

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 30, 2020

Aditya Mukarji , is from New Delhi India, In March 2018 he began waging war on plastic straws. Within just five months, he had already helped replace more than 500,000 plastic straws at restaurants and hotels in New Delhi. She works with her sister to reduce plastic use on their home island. It gives you air, water and shelter.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

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. Ecolab says it helped its customers save enough water in 2018 equivalent to the needs of 600 million people.

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