Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 20, 2021

These handcrafted, beautifully modern stools are guaranteed for life, made with recycled materials and maintain a small carbon footprint. Emeco's new line of stools is handcrafted with a sleek, modern design.

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Solar Industry

MARCH 18, 2024

Silfab Solar has made an agreement with SOLARCYCLE to purchase ultra-low carbon domestic glass for its PV panels from the glass manufacturer’s forthcoming Georgia facility that will recycle materials from retired panels to make new solar glass.

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Recycled materials Recycling Recycling Innovation 64

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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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

One of its ambitions is to deliver “packages made entirely from renewable and/or recycled materials that are fully recyclable,” according to the company site. Our packages offer a lower carbon footprint when compared to other alternatives.”. And it seems to be moving toward that goal. “If

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Packaging Recycled materials Recycling Recycling 180

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials. Imperial College, UK and TCKT, Germany).

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Waste Waste Biotechnology Biotech 245

Business Green

MARCH 17, 2020

New district heating scheme to provide low carbon heat to nearly 2,000 homes, while 22,000 will benefit from greener electricity. Veolia has this week started delivering low carbon heat through a new district heating scheme powered by unrecyclable waste in Leeds.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In March, Samsonite announced "Our Responsible Journey," a new global sustainability strategy that outlines its commitments across four priority areas: Product Innovation; Carbon Action; Thriving Supply Chain; and Our People, including engagement, development, diversity and inclusion. Goals that are specific, yet ambitious.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 26, 2019

A team of plant-loving engineers have designed an innovative self-watering plant pot. POTR Pots are flat pack plant pots designed to self-water plants and are made from 100% recycled materials. Using recycled polypropylene means that the pots are not only eco-friendly , but incredibly flexible and durable.

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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

Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

The declaration tucks into the Exponential Roadmap Initiative , which appeals to "innovators, transformers and disrupters" aligning their business with the Paris Agreement aspiration of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 VMware has long viewed sustainability as core to its long-term innovation strategy. Redesigning products.

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Innovation Carbon Biotechnology Recycled materials 76

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Furnace used in steel making: Among the funding recipients was a programme that uses machine learning to improve energy efficiency and material loss in this sector. The projects awarded funding aim to optimise the use of materials, reduce and reuse waste, or lower energy consumption to increase sustainability in production.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As one of the companies working to recycle these turbines – and to create a sustainable, circular economy for the materials they contain – EMR is in a great position to correct this narrative. And these turbines are proving to be a rich source of high-quality, low carbon recyclable material.

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Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Climate change 147

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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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations. A small number of influential large companies are creating internal funds to support sustainability goals specific to circular economy initiatives, such as designing out waste and recovering materials from products used internally or sold in the market. Elsa Wenzel.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

With over 14,000 wind turbine blades expected to reach the end of their usable life within the next three years in the UK, recycling them will help the sector reduce its carbon footprint, according to the Wind Turbine Blade Recycling P2 report released by the Energy Transition Alliance.

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Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Technology 87

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Research shows that having a diverse workforce not only drives innovation and market growth , but also underscores the significant risks of perpetuating inequities when people of color are left out of creating the products and services we all use. . I caught up with her recently to talk about technology innovation and environmental education.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 31, 2022

facility is fitted with an innovative pilot manufacturing plant and hosts a terminal 600L bioreactor that will enable the production of over 2.8 Along with the offices, a new innovation kitchen will enable Ivy Farm’s team of in-house food scientists and development chefs to cook and experiment with the company’s mincemeat products.

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Europe Startups Recycled materials Agriculture 140

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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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Packaging is clearly an issue, but there are other challenges for brands wanting to lower their environmental impact, including carbon production, water waste and energy consumption. Be mindful of what you use as packaging materials (ideally, no plastic or hard-to-recycle materials) as well as any marketing materials you include.

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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. It comes on top of the firm's ongoing efforts to develop reuse and refill systems such as SodaStream, it added.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 76

The Environmental Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

SCS Global Services, standing for Scientific Certification Systems, provides consumers with the tell-all sign on whether or not a company has ethically reached proper product evaluation upon their use of recycled materials. They are using 50% recycled content in partnership with one of the world’s largest bike manufacturers.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 8, 2020

Sustainability, indigenous culture and contemporary design come together in Perkins and Will’s design for the new $85 million Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) at Seneca College’s Newnham Campus. Read more: Solar-powered innovation center targets LEED Gold in Toronto.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Importantly the incinerator can recycle material that was deemed unrecyclable. This technology is in sync with Siemens’ own goals of achieving a net zero carbon footprint by 2030 across all our production facilities and buildings globally.

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Waste Waste IoT Recycling 130

Greentown Labs

MARCH 21, 2023

Eighteen startups joined our community in the first months of 2023, working on innovations as diverse as an ammonia-based energy system, sneakers made from food waste, and nano-filters that reduce energy consumption in chemical separations. Amogy is building a novel, portable, carbon-free energy system using ammonia as a renewable fuel.

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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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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. Purchasing office paper products made from 100% post-consumer recycled materials.

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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. It comes on top of the firm's ongoing efforts to develop reuse and refill systems such as SodaStream, it added.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 49

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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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. Tip #3: Reduce the carbon footprint associated with sport-related travel. million tonnes of CO 2e.

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Sustainability Upcycling Carbon Organic 148

Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Trade group GCCA touts vision of a zero carbon global economy 'literally built with green concrete'. I envision a world in the not too distant future where the foundation of a sustainable, zero carbon global economy will literally be built with green concrete," he said.

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Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels 95

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. It comes on top of the firm's ongoing efforts to develop reuse and refill systems such as SodaStream, it added.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The carbon embedded in the model is estimated to be the carbon equivalent of 118 million metric tonnes of natural gas or 109 million metric tonnes of petroleum. In addition to the greenhouse gas emissions, the energy expended in the GPPTN is estimated to be the equivalent of 1.5

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Governments are increasing pressure to reduce reliance on single-use materials and increase recycled content. However, the waste industry is struggling to meet this demand because of the complexity behind sorting recycled materials such as plastic, compounding a missed $133 billion opportunity.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 16, 2023

Engaging consumers with their energy consumption has proved notoriously challenging but the rise of smartphones with their apps has opened a path to bring new innovations to this and other activities. Gamification is one such innovation and has been introduced by E.ON Innovation, describes as a “fantastic result”.

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Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Technology Energy 52

Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The programme is run by Amazon alongside the European climate innovation hub EIT Climate-KIC and UK-based climate NGO WRAP. The Accelerator is open to entrepreneurs across Europe and I'd love to see the UK's talent and innovation represented amongst the shortlist."

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

Aluminium is an infinitely recyclable material, with over 75% of all the aluminium ever produced still in use today. As we have seen in other packaging markets, digital innovations will revolutionise this industry. Since aluminium is so light, a label will typically add 10% to its weight, so cannot be used.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 130

Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Other concerns center on the greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical recycling process and, in the case of turning plastics into fuels, burning the end products, and whether those climate costs are less than those caused by creating virgin plastic. We can’t recycle our way out of the plastic problem,” Steward says.

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