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There’s gold (and lithium and cobalt) in all those EV battery packs

The Verge: Energy

Billions of dollars in incentives such as the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have spurred the creation of a so-called Battery Belt across the southeastern US, all fuel to fire an anticipated spike in electric vehicle demand. The solution, or part of it, might come from recycling.

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The Return on Investment (ROI) of Sustainable Business

Green Business Bureau

The old adage, “measure what you manage to get things done”, definitely applies in sustainability. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste. That creative power is potent.

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'The world is moving on': Coca-Cola's Therese Noorlander on plastic, packaging, and youth activism

Business Green

Clearly, the firm faces an enormous challenge over the coming decades to cater to growing public demand for action against plastic waste, climate change and other environmental concerns. Climate is definitely one of those conversations that we're currently having.". We are a global company, and we work with regional and local bottlers.

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'Testbed': Behind the scenes at Asos' latest 'circular' fashion collection

Business Green

Moreover, all the items have been designed using digital 3D technology, which reduces the need to manufacture samples in the design process further curbing demand for raw materials. The collection is, in theory, a taster of Asos' entire product range if the retailer is to achieve its 2030 sustainability goals.

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The Return on Investment (ROI) of Sustainable Business

Green Business Bureau

The old adage, “measure what you manage to get things done”, definitely applies in sustainability. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste. That creative power is potent.

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The Return on Investment (ROI) of Sustainable Business

Green Business Bureau

The old adage, “measure what you manage to get things done”, definitely applies in sustainability. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste. That creative power is potent.

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The U.S. Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20

GreenBiz

recycling market has been in free fall since 2018, when China, Malaysia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries announced that they would no longer import many types of recyclable material scraps. How do we agree to tight definitions that we haven’t agreed on before?" Of course, the U.S. Kersten-Johnston added.

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