Grist

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s estimated that less than 1 percent of rare earths are recycled globally — from wind turbines, dead hard drives , and everything else. million “Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize.” Each of the winning groups is receiving a $75,000 cash prize to help advance its recycling idea. As the U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 20, 2021

cities, Replate is a tech-driven nonprofit that combats food waste by connecting food donors and food rescuers together. Food waste is both a social and environmental issue and by finding a way to fully utilize perfectly good food, insecure communities find relief and the environmental repercussions of food waste are avoided.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

I also have observed firsthand how technology-driven innovation is disrupting the traditional grocery supply chain, opening new doors to reducing food waste and helping the world to think differently about how we source food. For meal kits, packaging waste was one of those unintended consequences.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We all know that giving waste a second life is more carbon-efficient than incinerating it, but reaching a definition on what makes an item 'recyclable' is one of the most complex challenges policymakers currently face. Moreover, policymakers must also recognise that plastics value chains bear significant circularity potential.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

It got me thinking: Could we boost the carbon drawdown potential of clean technologies even further by supporting more women-led startups in the burgeoning climate-tech ecosystem? Carbon removal. Opus 12 is addressing climate change by using carbon emissions to create products traditionally derived from fossil fuels.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Deloitte and AstraZeneca have both joined a new not-for-profit body announced yesterday which is aiming to improve the environmental sustainability of the global healthcare sector and drive down medical waste. It is a huge waste of money and natural resources and a major contributor to healthcare's greenhouse gas emissions.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

However, to extract ever more minerals by mining and dispose of the waste in landfills, would be to continue the practices that got the world into its current environmental mess. Furthermore, expanding mining operations here in the US is often extremely difficult, due to permitting regulations and logistical challenges.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

With 2020 now upon us, Andrew Brady, UK CEO of EMR (formerly European Metal Recycling) reflects on what has changed in his sector since the start of the millennium, and offers perspective on its growing importance and the challenges that lie ahead. Economic growth has driven ongoing demand for waste metals since 2000.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The promise of renewable natural gas is a sustainability win that has been financially and logistically out of reach for even the largest companies. The Massachusetts-based recycler uses anaerobic biodigesters to create renewable natural gas from food waste. Just like you recycle cardboard, and you recycle glass or plastics.

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CleanTech Group

APRIL 23, 2024

Engineered alternatives to spider silk, carbon tracking and emission monitoring, hydrogen refuelling stations, and waste commerce tracking: Find Recent Deals worth looking at. The post Recent Deals – 23 April 2024 appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Business Green

AUGUST 20, 2020

Waste Knot Energy project to produce 240,000 tonnes of fuel pellets each year offering alternative to coal in steel and cement manufacturing.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Because of our scale, we know it's our responsibility to address textile waste and then overall be thinking about how to keep products in use for the long term, and to design out waste from the beginning,” said Jeannie Renne-Malone, who has served as the vice president of global sustainability at VF Corp since Sept.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The logistics behind product passport use might seem complicated at first glance but are, in fact, straightforward: all a consumer needs to do is scan the product QR code with their phone to access DPP information. Traceability systems are to be in place to enable tracking all procedures leading from raw materials to the finished product.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. RECYCLED STEEL. RECYCLED PLASTIC. RECLAIMED LUMBER.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

VIBES is a partnership between the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), The Scottish Government, Energy Saving Trust, Highland & Islands Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise, South of Scotland Enterprise, Scottish Water, Zero Waste Scotland and NatureScot. It is also now targeting becoming a net carbon neutral business.

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Elemental Excelerator

MAY 19, 2022

turned a sharp eye on the issue of plastic waste, the growing problem of electronic waste remains underappreciated. E-waste is defined as anything with a plug, electric cord, or battery — basically all of the proliferating devices that power our modern lives. million tons of e-waste generated globally in 2019, only 17.3%

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2022

Tip #2: Seek goods and materials that are biodegradable and compostable : Products that are made from 100% biodegradable and compostable materials contribute less waste to landfills. Tip #3: Choose materials that do not include toxins : Even materials that are biodegradable and recyclable can negatively impact the environment.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Ultimately, we cannot fix this with recycling alone. In contrast, research and on-the ground experiences with reusable packaging by Searious Business, a solution provider for zero plastic waste practices, show yearly financial savings of up to 30 percent compared to throw-away versions. However, these results cannot be achieved alone.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

into climate solutions and will spearhead the development of 15 transformative technologies crucial for heating and cooling our homes, reimagining critical resource extraction, advancing carbon removal and transforming our food system. The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 gigatons of CO2 annually by 2030.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

A holistic and well organized sustainability plan will include several key components: Part 1: Sustainability Drivers – This section summarizes the aspects of your business that use scarce natural resources, contribute to climate change, cause environmental harm or produce useless waste. How much do we waste? Is it hazardous?

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

Sustainable food management is a systematic approach that concentrates on reducing wasted food, supporting local communities and employees, and mitigating the environmental impact of operations over the complete life cycle of food items. Our food supply chain has a high carbon footprint contributing to climate change. In the U.S.,

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Waste like toxic materials, and not recyclable wastes. Here are some tips when implementing go green marketing: Green Design: Use a big recycle symbol on your product packaging to encourage recycling after initial use. Effluents like production water quality. Water use such as volume required to produce.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

.” The biopolymers are combined with graphene, a variant of carbon (or allotrope , to be precise) whose modern rediscovery and isolation at the University of Manchester in 2004 led to a Nobel Prize. Such plastics make up 23 percent of marine waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

That puts vans on the road emitting CO2, so it controls that as well, which we want as everyone is striving towards net zero and carbon neutrality. There is also a nice revenue stream from recycling used cooking oil.”. . The more callouts we have for drainage issues, the more times we need to send someone to service the unit. .

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

To be classed as net zero, a company must achieve a balance between the carbon it emits into the atmosphere and the carbon it removes. The company has already installed solar panels on its premises and is the first UK company to trial using recycled bottles to manufacture door vinyl. Coffee and TV.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

The beermaker’s 2025 goals pledge bold advances in water strategy, returnable or recyclable packaging, renewable energy procurement (its U.S. Clancy: How has the situation affected your packaging commitments and recycling strategy, if at all? So, that's our vision and our commitment. . And yes, we are seeing impacts of this, too.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

A new government website launched on 14 August will offer UK businesses advice and support to reduce their energy bills while cutting their carbon emissions. Research shows that 90% of SMEs are keen to tackle climate change, but find it difficult to know how or where to start to find the right solutions to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 29, 2022

These actions are needed as the brewing process is energy-intensive, uses large amounts of water, and generates high volumes of wastewater and organic waste. For instance, a single pint of beer can have a carbon footprint as high as 900g CO 2e (for bottled beer that’s been extensively transported). BREWERY SUSTAINABILITY GUIDE.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Lighting giant Signify has today announced a series of sustainability milestones, claiming it has achieved 'carbon neutral' status for its global operations, which it said are now also powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It produces over two million tons of low carbon cement annually and is responsible for around 10-15% of the cement supply in the markets in which it operates. Figure 2: Group carbon footprint by ton of product Steel industry decarbonization The steel sector’s direct and indirect emissions represent 7% of CO2 emissions globally.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

Climate change has been linked to carbon emissions, yet another reason for businesses to change. All of these disciplines can be improved via sustainable business practices, and can result in higher efficiency, less waste, and lower costs. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Management. Business Travel.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink. Transform Program Leader, Fight Food Waste Co-op Research Center; Brisbane, Australia. LinkedIn .

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CleanTech Group

MARCH 21, 2023

Farms turned into unstoppable carbon-leeches; 95% recycled solar panel material; and satellite services to prevent space from becoming an enormous bin; recent deals.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2021

Manufacturing including production, sourcing, fulfillment, distribution and logistics. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Finance and Accounting including applying carbon credits, minimizing paper billing and printing and remote working. Waste team – What waste do we produce and where does it come from?

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

So we gave people a set of tools, so that they can estimate, for example, the carbon and the water footprint of products and development, and what are the choices that they make early that are going to affect those footprints. Things like recyclability impediments. So we've conducted life-cycle analyses, carbon footprints.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 27, 2020

The following link from the Carbon Trust provides a comprehensive guide to conducting your own audit and steps to follow if you wanted to achieve investment grade quality energy audit on your own. Minimize Waste. One of the biggest improvements that can be made is developing a proper recycling program for your company.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Waste-to-fuel plant planned by UK oil refining firm and US sustainable jet fuel company Fulcrum BioEnergy aims to start delivering cleaner jet fuel to airlines in 2025. The project will use a waste-to-fuel process already being deployed by Fulcrum at a pioneering SAF production plant in Reno, Nevada that is set to come online later this year.

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