Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

Electrical systems developer Thales and resource recovery firm Veolia have joined forces to create what is seemingly the first eco-designed SIM card made from recycled plastic. The polymer plastic found in high concentrations in waste electrical and electronic equipment is processed at Veolia’s recycling plant in France.

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Recycling Recycling Cooling Recycled materials 130

Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics. We are committed to immediate action to address the plastic waste challenge.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 76

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It is a company with a focus on green design products and a dedication to using proceeds from sales to rid the Earth’s waterways of plastic and other pollution. of carbon dioxide are offset from the environment. of carbon dioxide are offset from the environment. Even the zipper pulls are made from recycled materials.

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Recycled materials Recycling Recycling Plastics 28

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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Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 248

Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics. We are committed to immediate action to address the plastic waste challenge.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 49

Business Green

MAY 18, 2020

Company inks memorandum of understanding with Plastic Energy to explore feasibility of new facility capable of processing previously unrecyclable plastic film. The plan would see a new Plastic Energy chemical recycling plant co-located with one of Viridor's waste-to-energy plants.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Biodegradable 75

Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

Even toy cars are joining the electric vehicle (EV) revolution , with Mattel this week unveiling the first mass market toy line to be certified as 'carbon neutral' featuring zero emission toy cars and EV charging stations. Launch of Mega Bloks Green Town range aims to encourage sustainable behaviours in children from an early age.

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Carbon-neutral Electric vehicle Carbon Plastics 69

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That’s because the beauty industry generates up to 120 billion units of plastics packaging per year contributing to the loss of 18 million acres of forest annually. At MASAMI , we use recyclable packaging but we’ve gone one step further to make refillable ceramic bottles and refill pouches to begin to eliminate much of the plastic altogether.

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Sustainability Packaging Plastics Recycling 167

Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics. We are committed to immediate action to address the plastic waste challenge.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 39

The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Whether that energy is turned into renewable fuels or clean electricity, it can reduce carbon emissions and resource depletion. From waste segregation to state-of-the-art WTE plants, innovative technology is helping transform trash into valuable resources. This process is similar to incineration but is much more ecologically safe.

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Waste Waste Technology Energy Monitor 195

Greentown Labs

MAY 16, 2023

Michael Fletcher and Kristeen Reynolds are bringing their passion for sneaker culture, circularity, and community engagement to the pavement with DrinKicks —a startup turning food waste and recycled materials into shoes with 89 percent lower carbon emissions than their cow-leather counterparts. Think again.

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Education Startups Recycled materials Recycling 104

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. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030.

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Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 520

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Often when products claim to be made from recycled materials , companies are only talking about the bulk of the item. Most of the backpack, such as the outer shell, side panels and webbing, is made from recycled PET bottles, but the rest comes from recycled textiles like nylon, fleece and felt. View original here:Â .

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 28

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

Aluminium is an infinitely recyclable material, with over 75% of all the aluminium ever produced still in use today. And yet craft brewers often feel they have no choice but to contaminate aluminium beverage cans with plastic labels or shrink sleeves.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 130

Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

When dealing with the life cycle of plastic, hundreds of solutions await, from alternative bioplastics that might be able to degrade themselves through the magic of fungus, to complex chemical recycling that can break plastics down to become other petroleum products or to be rebuilt good as new.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 92

Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Could the planet-littering plastic bag be on the way out? The plastic bag has become a nemesis of the environmental movement. About four trillion single-use plastic bags are used across the globe each year. Innovative materials. Here's a summary of the organisations tapped for each. Reuse and refill.

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Retail Plastics IoT Recycling 49

Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

From plastics to fashion, the US chemicals giant is innovating in pursuit of a new approach for managing the world's most ubiquitous materials. The company claims this enables waste plastics to be recycled an infinite number of times without degradation of quality.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 41

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

Many businesses are now improvising new ways of designing and producing their products, attempting to lessen their carbon and environmental footprint, while simultaneously saving money. This has led to a wave of innovative new eco-friendly alternatives from environmentally damaging packaging materials. Click to Access.

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Packaging Biodegradable Plastics Recycling 78

Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Active Surfaces is working to make these innovations possible. DRINKICKS DrinKicks is developing sneakers made from food waste and recycled materials in an effort to engage the sneaker-enthusiast community in circularity. gigatons of carbon by 2050 (through supporting the use of renewables) and can sequester 2.2

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Startups Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Plastics 120

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 14, 2023

Material and equipment manufacturer working to meet the demands of an environmentally conscious world Volm Companies and Yellowstone Plastics is a material and equipment manufacturer and supplier. Their portfolio now includes recyclable materials, paper, biobased, compostable, and lightweight products.

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Waste Waste Plastics Packaging 78

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Many popular fruits and vegetables that stay in stock year-long like blueberries and kiwi are often shipped from other countries and contribute to tons of carbon emissions. Fruits and tree nuts require less land and water, making these foods a low-carbon option. Use less plastic, in all forms. Buy organic.

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Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 148

Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The site also uses cladding and insulation made from recycled materials, including sheep's wool and washing machines that would have otherwise gone to landfill. "At Customers also have access to an array of on-site EV charging points.

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Recycled materials Recycling Recycling South America 80

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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Biodegradable Packaging Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 146

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Many popular fruits and vegetables that stay in stock year-long like blueberries and kiwi are often shipped from other countries and contribute to tons of carbon emissions. Fruits and tree nuts require less land and water, making these foods a low-carbon option. Use less plastic, in all forms. Buy organic.

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Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 133

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Propel Solutions joined Green Business Bureau, in part, because of the process improvement work they do with their clients, which already included promoting sustainability and working with them on ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Establishing a paper recycling program. Establishing a glass/plastic/aluminum recycling program.

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Sustainability Recycled materials Recycling Recycling 102

Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

A study conducted by the University of Kentucky found that the dominant contributor to the carbon footprint and variable costs of field-grown trees is equipment use, or, more specifically, the combustion of fossil fuels which occurs at harvest time. Reuse Containers and Use Eco-friendly Materials.

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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Organic 148

Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The EU has unveiled sweeping new plans that could crack down on everything from mini shampoo bottles and disposable coffee cups to excess packaging and virgin plastics. After several years of pandemic-induced stalemate, could a major new front in the war on plastic waste be about to open up? And then, progress appeared to stall.

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Packaging Waste Waste Plastics 42

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2022

To give you some perspective on the importance of sustainability in the sports industry we consider the carbon footprint of the 2010 South Africa World Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and the 2016 Rio Olympics together. Look to eliminate plastic. Tip #3: Reduce the carbon footprint associated with sport-related travel.

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Sustainability Upcycling Carbon Organic 148

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Just as you have blue bins for recyclable materials, brown bins are meant only for organic materials. Composting converts organic waste into soil carbon, averting landfill methane emissions in the process. Here are some useful tips: Simple and effective ways to manage food scraps and prevent ‘yuckiness’. Get a brown bin.

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Waste Waste Methane Recycling 167

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The programme, launched in 2013, was designed to drive a more circular economy and encourage reuse and repair across a number of priority areas, including food, textiles, plastics, electricals, chemicals, healthcare, and the built environment. per cent and 13.4 per cent, respectively. per cent, against a 2020 target of 3.5

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Waste Waste Policy Building Energy Monitoring 82

Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

The maker of KitchenAid, Maytag, and Brastemp products announced earlier this week it would reduce its direct emissions to net zero by switching its global plants and buildings to renewable energy, investing in energy efficiency improvements, and purchasing carbon offsets.

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Recycled materials Recycling Recycling Law 91

Business Green

JUNE 9, 2020

Harit argues the company's recent success in achieving 'carbon neutral' status, awarded by the Carbon Trust in April, is an important stepping stone towards the firm reaching its longer-term '100 per cent circularity' pledge. As such, Harit says she expects Evian to reach its 100 per cent recycled bottle goals sooner than expected.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Carbon-neutral 54

Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Over the last decade, Coca-Cola European Partners has been on a carbon reduction journey. Three years later, in 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a Special Report in which it made clear that carbon reduction targets needed to be more ambitious - aligned with a 1.5-degree per cent over the last decade.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 45

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

This could be by reducing an organization’s carbon footprint while also establishing a healthy work-life balance for employees. E.g. Delta Air Lines and Microsoft Corp pledged to drastically curb their carbon emissions, taking into account the carbon footprint of their associated law firms.

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Law Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 148

Sustainability Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

With the spread of Covid-19, the use of single-use plastics is up and is compounded by the use of personal protection equipment (latex gloves, disposable masks, plastic eyewear) which spell bad news for the environment. Sure, the recycling crisis is part and parcel of the recent trade disputes between the U.S.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 64

Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

A study conducted by the University of Kentucky found that the dominant contributor to the carbon footprint and variable costs of field-grown trees is equipment use, or, more specifically, the combustion of fossil fuels which occurs at harvest time. Reuse Containers and Use Eco-friendly Materials.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Organic Building Energy Monitoring 78

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The programme, launched in 2013, was designed to drive a more circular economy and encourage reuse and repair across a number of priority areas, including food, textiles, plastics, electricals, chemicals, healthcare, and the built environment. per cent and 13.4 per cent, respectively. per cent, against a 2020 target of 3.5

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Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 51