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Policy briefing sets out how industry can move away from fossil fuel feedstocks and embrace low carbon and sustainable alternatives
Episode 367: Plastics platitudes, carbon capture critique
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Sifang Chen, managing science and innovation advisor at Carbon 180, unpacks ocean carbon capture. Jo and Joy Banner, co-founders and co-directors of The Descendants Project, explain why we should "stop giving fossil fuels a lifeline."
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Hidden Fossil Fuels: Plastic Production Drives Climate Change
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 23, 2024
Study shows that plastic production could be nearly one third of the global carbon budget and emits four times more greenhouse gases than the airline industry.
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The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets. There’s a new kid on the block of sustainability claims being made by businesses: "plastic neutrality." Thanks to the rise in plastics pledges, an emerging and undefined market for plastic offsets is just beginning to take shape. Lauren Phipps. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:30.
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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
Not only that, but eFuels can also replace petroleum as a key component in the creation of chemicals and plastic solvents. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
Plastic waste incineration skyrockets carbon emission rates
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
burning plastic stands in the way of goals to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050. For the U.K., An open letter by to the prime minister encourages change.
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Novel system converts CO2 and plastic waste into a clean fuel
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 20, 2023
Researchers have demonstrated a novel system for transforming captured carbon and plastic waste into sustainable fuels and other valuable chemicals using solar energy. The researchers took their inspiration from carbon capture and storage (CCS), where CO 2 is captured and then pumped and stored underground.
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Group attempts to turn plastic waste into a useful soil additive
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 10, 2023
Researchers from University of California, Riverside, have detailed a method to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal or char that has a whopping surface area of about 400 square meters per gram of mass. The plastic-to-char process was developed at UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering.
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Going plastic neutral: Footprints, credits and offsets
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Going plastic neutral: Footprints, credits and offsets. What does it mean for companies to go "plastic neutral" and what will it take to scale, track and standardize effective plastic-offsetting infrastructure? But what about going “plastic neutral”? But what about going “plastic neutral”?
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£400m to be invested in UK plastic recycling facilities
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Bertie Stephens, group CEO of Clean Planet Energy , said: “Clean Planet Energy’s mission is to remove over one million tonnes of non-recyclable plastic waste from our environment, every year. Clean Planet Energy’s ecoPlant is intended to process non-recyclable and hard-to-recycle waste plastics that would otherwise be sent to landfill.
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What happens to biodegradable plastics if they enter the sea? New study
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 15, 2024
Plymouth Marine Laboratory writes Our new study investigates what happens when biodegradable plastics enter the ocean, and whether these increasingly popular alternatives to conventional plastics are safer for marine ecosystems, or whether they come with their own risks. million metric tons in 2023 to almost 5.3
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WRAP updates voluntary agreements, outlining circularity vision for food, plastic and textiles
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Climate action NGO WRAP published annual updates of its voluntary agreements for the food, plastics and textiles sectors on 1 December. WRAP launched its first voluntary agreement in 2005 and has since expanded its programme to address food and drink, plastic pollution, and fashion and textiles.
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Is carbon offsetting enough?
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
How carbon offsetting compares to carbon reduction. It made clear that more must be done to reduce and offset carbon emissions. In the years since 2015’s Paris Climate Accord, many industrial businesses have begun using carbon offsetting strategies to balance the emissions of their operations.
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Swiss firm reveals first ever shoe made from carbon emissions
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Seemingly a leap forward in sportswear firm On ’s efforts to move away from petroleum-based resources, a new shoe range – marketed as “Cloudprime” – seems the first foray by a footwear company into using carbon emissions as the primary raw material for the midsole.
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Innovative biomaterials to help the world replace plastic
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
In the past century, contaminants such as plastic turned the world upside down. Plastic litters the Earth and contributes to carbon emissions. The theme of adaptation and resilience calls on the world to find new ways to adapt to climate issues and be innovative enough to get past ecological contaminants.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19
GreenBiz
MARCH 1, 2021
Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19. One of those is reducing plastics in Boots-owned brand packaging, in line with the UK Plastics Pact 2025. Ellis: When the Plastics Pact came along, it was formulating and putting in place a series of targets to capitalize upon work that we were already doing.
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Collection of currently overlooked plastic waste could be a cost winner, suggests study
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
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., schools, offices, etc.). Non-household end-use plastic waste is generated by ‘end-users’ from commercial activities (e.g., industrial activities (e.g.,
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Bradford becomes first Yorkshire and Humber council to specify plastic roads
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 12, 2022
Bradford Council has worked with waste plastic road company MacRebur to become the first local authority in the region to specify road surfacing material that contains recycled plastic. Based in Lockerbie, MacRebur has been processing waste plastics otherwise destined for landfill or incineration since 2016.
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Kubik scores $3.3 million to upcycle plastic waste into low-carbon building materials
Impact Alpha
JUNE 26, 2023
ImpactAlpha, June 26 — Buildings account for 40% of total global carbon emissions, because of how building materials are produced, what materials are. million to upcycle plastic waste into low-carbon building materials appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The post Kubik scores $3.3
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Studying tiny plastics in the air
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Large pieces of plastic can break down into nanosized particles that often find their way into soil and water. Researchers have developed a sensor that detects these particles and determines the types, amounts and sizes of the plastics using colourful dot films. Perhaps less well known is that they can also float in the air.
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Is global plastic pollution nearing an irreversible tipping point?
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 2, 2021
Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new study by researchers from Sweden, Norway and Germany published on 2 July in Science. “The world promotes technological solutions for recycling and to remove plastic from the environment. .
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'I Am a Plastic Bag' is made from recycled single-use plastic bottles
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 2, 2020
Following the sold-out success of “I Am Not a Plastic Bag” in 2007, designer brand Anya Hindmarch has launched a new product, called "I Am a Plastic Bag" aimed at recycling single-use plastic and leaving behind a net-zero carbon footprint from production.
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Natural clean-up: Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 27, 2022
A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. The bacteria break down the carbon compounds in plastic to use as food for their growth.
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Dow’s Jim Fitterling on tackling plastic waste and the company’s sustainability goals
GreenBiz
JUNE 17, 2020
Dow’s Jim Fitterling on tackling plastic waste and the company’s sustainability goals. In a conversation with GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower, Dow CEO Jim Fitterling details strategy for the company’s latest sustainability commitments — including being carbon neutral by 2050. That includes looking at Scope 1 through 3 emissions.
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Partnership to manage waste and recycling associated with plastic pipelines
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 31, 2023
Polyethylene pipes A new total waste management partnership brings together plastic pipeline solutions manufacturer Radius Systems and waste management expert Axil Integrated Services (Axil). As such, we are glad to partner with Axil to manage waste proactively and sustainably across our sites.
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SpadXTech Aims to Disrupt Vegan Leather Market with Plastic-free, Carbon-negative Material
Greentown Labs
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
But pleather and vegan leather bring their own problems as well, as these alternatives are usually made from plastics. Plastic pollution is part of what pushed Lina M. The end-product is carbon-negative, González explains, because the microbes upcycle carbon and SpadXTech exclusively plans to use renewable energy for its processes.
Recycling carbon fiber reinforced plastics waste is a challenge, but researchers find a way to make it work
TechXplore
APRIL 18, 2024
Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are lighter and stronger than metal and are used in a variety of industries, including aviation, aerospace, automotive, marine, and sporting goods.
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How Do Plastic Moving Bins Protect the Environment?
The Environmental Blog
JANUARY 3, 2022
Using plastic moving bins actually protects the environment when compared to cardboard boxes. We must consider various aspects when trying to understand how plastic moving bins protect the environment. of plastic moving bins make them suitable for environmental protection. The Manufacturing of Plastic Moving Bins.
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New Report Calls Out Chemical Recycling as a ‘False Solution’ to the Plastics Crisis
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The plastics and petrochemical industries’ latest purported solution to the plastic pollution crisis – chemical or “advanced” recycling – is essentially a public relations and marketing strategy designed to distract from the urgent need to curb plastic production, a new report contends. Chemical recycling itself is not new.
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Powerhouse Energy Group Subsidiary Appointed to Build Pioneering Production Unit to Manufacture Carbon Nanotubes From Waste Plastic
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 19, 2024
Powerhouse Energy Group plc (AIM: PHE), a company pioneering integrated technology that converts non-recyclable waste into low carbon energy, is pleased to announce Engsolve’s, a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of.
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Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. And so it is being presented as the first commercially viable alternative to plastics. Such plastics make up 23 percent of marine waste.
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Are businesses ready for the plastic packaging tax?
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 18, 2021
With less than a year to go until the Plastic Packaging Tax is introduced in the UK, a study by Veolia appears to show that 83% of businesses asked were NOT aware of the tax. The Plastic Packaging Tax is Government policy aiming to directly increase plastic recycling in the UK and cut carbon emissions.
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Taking an inventory of the global plastics problem
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 1, 2021
360 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced in 2018. A group from the University of Pittsburgh explains, and offers a view on why the world must transform plastic use from linear to circular. In 1950, 2 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced globally. Where did it all go?
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All that plastic in the ocean is a climate change problem, too
Grist
OCTOBER 17, 2022
When you think of plastic pollution, you might imagine ocean “ garbage patches ” swirling with tens of millions of plastic bottles and shopping bags. Microplastics — tiny plastic fragments that are less than 5 millimeters in diameter, a little less than one-third the size of a dime — have become ubiquitous in the environment.
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Turning Plastic into Hydrogen Fuel ~ The Role of Green Chemistry and Salts
Hydrogen Fuel News
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
A closer look at CIC energiGUNE innovative patent system for producing hydrogen fuel from plastic materials. CIC energiGUNE has pioneered an innovative catalytic system that uses ionic liquids to generate hydrogen from plastic waste. This hydrogen can then be used as a clean and sustainable energy source.
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The Brief: Catalyzing billions for the SDGs, petit French nukes, plastic-based concrete, carbon reporting for construction, family-office climate investing
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The post The Brief: Catalyzing billions for the SDGs, petit French nukes, plastic-based concrete, carbon reporting for construction, family-office climate investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Agents of Impact Call: Finding hidden impact and risk in municipal bonds. Opportunities to invest in muni bonds.
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Tools and solutions that stand out from Climate Week
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Action against plastics and fossil fuels. New tools to embed carbonization throughout businesses of any size. These developments from the climate confab in the Big Apple offer ways to move climate action forward.
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£6.1 million to help recycle plastic waste into construction products
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 22, 2021
million, including the help of PRN funding, the UK’s largest producer of damp-proof membranes is increasing its capacity for recycling ethylene-based plastics by 66 per cent. Mercers, which is based in Bolton, transforms plastic packaging waste into 100 per cent recycled damp-proof membrane. Thanks to an injection of £6.1
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Why the Oil and Chemical Lobby Is Taking Aim at New York’s Plastic Waste Bill
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 6, 2024
Last week at the New York State Capitol, more than 300 advocates joined lawmakers for a rally to urge the passage of a landmark waste reduction bill that proponents say is the best piece of legislation in the country aimed at lessening plastic trash. Thankfully they have not succeeded so far.”
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'Game changer': LanzaTech transforms captured carbon into plastic
Business Green
MAY 26, 2022
Company claims new production method presents major opportunity to slash environmental impact of plastic bottles and fibres. Carbon capture and recycling specialist LanzaTech claims to have found a way to produce plastic using carbon dioxide captured at steel mills or gasified waste biomass plants.
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Investigating pyrolysis for reclaiming carbon fibres from composite waste
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Recent research at Dooshisha University in Japan highlights the potential use of pyrolysis to recover carbon fibres from composites Minimizing energy consumption is a fundamental element in our journey towards sustainable societies, and advanced materials play a key role in this regard.
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Unlocking Hydrogen: Carbon Capture Explained
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 3, 2024
Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Post-combustion capture The core principle of carbon capture technology is simple yet incredibly sophisticated.
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Start-up spotlight: Recycling waste plastic into bricks
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 23, 2021
A Dorset start-up says it is turning plastic waste into building materials, and looking to empower communities in developing countries to do the same. What we’re doing was made possible by an open-source network called Precious Plastic , which has enabled us to use an open-source mould for our first prototype. The tech bit.
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German clothing detergent opts for bottles made from chemically recycled plastic
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2019
German industrial and consumer products manufacturer Henkel announced on 17 October that it has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic for the first time, working in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla. Mechanical recycling is limited by the fact that not all plastic waste can be reprocessed into useable material.
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