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Collection of currently overlooked plastic waste could be a cost winner, suggests study

Envirotec Magazine

Propylene or polyethene pellets in a waste plastic recycling machine. Non-household end-use plastic waste is generated by ‘end-users’ from commercial activities (e.g., wholesales, retail stores, restaurants, coffee shops, cafés, etc.), wholesales, retail stores, restaurants, coffee shops, cafés, etc.),

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Root Zero: First 'carbon neutral' potatoes to be sold in UK supermarkets

Business Green

Co-op becomes the first retailer to stock new net zero emission potatoes, with Root Zero available in 200 stores from next week. The UK's first carbon neutral potatoes will be sold in supermarkets across the UK from next week, Welsh food producer Puffin Produce announced yesterday. This isn't easy.

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Diamonds are forever? Clutch of gem firms to draw up 'carbon neutral' roadmap

Business Green

The glittering world of the diamond industry became the latest sector to embrace a more climate-friendly future, as nine global traders and manufacturers this week committed to drawing up detailed plans to become 'carbon neutral'. A detailed plan for achieving the net zero goal will be shared by the end of Q1 2021, he added.

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EU Digital Product Passports aim to track items through the product life-cycle

Envirotec Magazine

All these proposals fall under the purview of the European Green Deal, first approved in 2020, whose goal is to achieve incremental sustainable growth so that Europe becomes the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Green Deal legislation has proven most adaptable to the times.

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Iceland pledges to become plastic neutral with launch of new plastic recovery programme

Business Green

The supermarket’s managing director calls for other supermarkets to slash their plastic footprints following UN report. Iceland Foods has announced it will offset its plastic footprint as it works towards becoming plastic-free across its own label packaging.

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Google’s first retail location earns LEED Platinum certification

AGreenLiving

This summer, Google opened its first retail storefront in New York City. As a company, Google claims to be carbon neutral since 2007 and has set a goal to be carbon-free by 2030. Google’s first retail location earns LEED Platinum certification. Green Building Council. See the rest here:Â .

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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2) and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. . There are other ways to make hydrogen.

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