Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

Nestle, Danone, Unilever and PepsiCo among firms to set out united vision for how nascent chemical recycling industry can be delivered in a way that is sustainable and green. Our focus must be to reduce dependency on plastics and improve packaging design, curbing the use of problematic materials and excess packaging," he said. "But

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A key area where businesses can focus their carbon reduction efforts is manufacturing processes, both in terms of energy usage and the carbon footprint of raw materials. For the plastics that do not end up recycled or as pollution, the incineration process also emits a lot of carbon.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 26, 2023

With careful planning and precision, temporary buildings can be constructed with minimal material waste. Moreover, manufacturers often use recyclable or reusable materials, further reducing the environmental impact associated with construction. Due to their portability, they can be easily relocated as needed.

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Business Green

MAY 30, 2022

The manufacturer of soft drinks including Lucozade and Ribena is planning to use 100 per cent recycled plastic in the production of its 500ml bottles in Great Britain and Ireland by the end of the year, but it has also sent a warning to the industry that it faces ongoing shortages of recycled PET (rPET).

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

“Businesses have a big impact on how well recycling in the UK is shown so it is important for them to set the trend and reduce and improve their waste and recycling in the most efficient and eco-friendly way possible,” says recycling experts QCR Recycling Equipment. Optimise your recycling habits.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Recycled Aluminum: Shaping the Future Responsibly Aluminum, renowned for its lightweight and pliable characteristics, is extensively utilized in the construction of exhibition booths. It holds a remarkable position as one of the world’s most recycled materials. million European homes for an entire year.  

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Illustration by Sisi Kim for The Verge Smarter tech and new recycling techniques might just mean our EVs get even greener. Here’s how Redwood Materials is putting recycling at the heart of the burgeoning battery belt. The solution, or part of it, might come from recycling.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

Rebuilding recycling to go circular. The circular economy is a solution for our future health and wellness and recycling has a vital role to play. A circular economy is not possible without recycling, yet it can’t happen through recycling alone. The Recycling Partnership’s 2020 State of U.S. Keefe Harrison.

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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. Used aluminium drink cans can be recycled and back on supermarket shelves as new drink cans in as little as 60 days. Recycling aluminium takes 95% less energy than producing it from its raw materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study. To recycle these efficiently, they must be disassembled and the resulting waste streams separated.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 28, 2023

Consider purchasing pet supplies like biodegradable litter produced from recycled paper or wood, as well as pet food that is manufactured with organic and ethically sourced components. Adopting not only gives a loving home to a pet in need but also helps reduce the demand for breeding, which can contribute to pet overpopulation.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 12, 2022

When a company invests in that quality and makes the pan from recycled materials, it’s a double win. Each size is made from 100% recycled aluminum. However, achieving high quality comes at a cost, especially in a pan that offers Swiss expertise alongside 100% recycled materials. There’s nothing flimsy about it.

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Charged

JULY 26, 2023

As demand rises for battery raw materials, EV industry players are working to reduce the environmental costs of extraction. Closing the loop: recycling, end-of-life, and recycled materials markets. We need to mine minerals for EVs, but we need to do it right.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

In order to limit the negative environmental impact, prudent businesses are seeking ways to address the top environmental issues in the construction industry: Improper waste disposal and management with very little recycling. Long-distance sourcing of materials that contribute to extensive transportation emissions. In the U.S.,

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2021

Reduce Waste and Recycle. Further, hotel waste consists largely of common recyclable materials – aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, plastic bottles and landscape waste – all materials that could be processed into a new useful material. Improve Energy Efficiency.

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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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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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Business Green

MAY 16, 2021

New prisons will have on site solar, efficient lighting, heat pumps and be built with recycled concrete and steel, government confirms. And it estimates a further 40,000 tonnes of carbon emissions will be prevented during the construction phase by using recycled concrete and steel.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

of landfill garbage is packaging material of some kind, meaning waste reduction demands a global shift to avoid throwaway solutions, and supporting this shift is the packaging distribution company Rocket Industrial. Whether that’s by recycling materials used, substituting products, or minimizing labor. In 2018, the U.S.A.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 were announced on 23 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. Launched in 2017, the awards have witnessed a dramatic and inspirational rise in the circular use of plastics through increased recycling and recyclability over the last the five years, said the organisers.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 5, 2022

According to the study, generally high inflation rates and the rapid rise in energy prices are threatening to put the brakes on the transformation of mobility in Germany. The study determined that costs and still-inadequate infrastructure are barriers to higher demand for environmentally friendly mobility – particularly for electric mobility.

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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. This system has 5x higher system-level energy densities compared to lithium batteries.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The chair’s padding is now made of recycled PET fabric, sourced from water bottles, that is both recyclable and compostable. On the outside, the upholstery fabric is made of open-end cotton yarn that comes from 100% recycled material certified according to the Global Recycled Standard.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2022

Also, take a moment to consider the construction process which institutes the use of large construction vehicles, and demands mass amounts of raw materials. This will reduce demand for new facilities. Install renewable energy technology – such as solar panels – throughout the facilities.

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Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2022

As the last few years have shown us, climate change combined with the COVID-19 pandemic has caused trends in sustainability to accelerate quickly and an increased amount of energy is being placed on finding solutions to shape the future. That’s a clear indicator that sustainability matters to customers and clients.

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2020

De Beers and nine of its suppliers and customers to draw up net zero plans in response to growing consumer demand for responsibly sourced diamonds. A detailed plan for achieving the net zero goal will be shared by the end of Q1 2021, he added.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Following my recent article – Lead-Acid Batteries Are On A Path To Extinction – I received an email from Battery Council International (BCI), the trade association for lead battery manufacturers, recyclers and suppliers. To summarize my view, I agree that the recycling issue must be addressed. jobs and make a $ 26.3 They agreed.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

SC Johnson will then collect the cups - which are branded with the firm's logo - and use the recycled plastic in its Scrubbing Bubbles bottles, linking the waste stream to a specific product. The move aims to help develop a market for recycled materials, said SC Johnson chairman Fisk Johnson. "We

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 22, 2022

billion from the US Infrastructure Law will expand domestic battery manufacturing for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid as well as for materials and components heretofore imported. billion from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to build and expand commercial-scale facilities?in The first set of projects funded by $2.8

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Most electronic devices are recyclable and contain valuable and reusable materials. Indeed, firms such as Amazon and Apple are exacerbating the problem by failing to support or incentivise the reuse, repair, or recycling of the electronic products they sell, the report alleges.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

The ever-increasing global population and the rise in environmental consciousness have created a demand for sustainable business practices. For example, biogas can be used on the farm to heat buildings, and for restaurants, it can be used as an energy source for cooking.

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Grist

MARCH 21, 2024

As a journalist covering climate, he’s had years of experience reporting on electrification, energy, and technology — and demystifying those often complex topics for the average consumer. Residential energy use accounts for roughly one-sixth of total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 13, 2020

At the heart of Hong Kong’s central business district, the 36-story Murray Road project designed by Zaha Hadid Architects has broken ground — and its energy-efficient design has already earned the building LEED Platinum and WELL Platinum pre-certification along with the highest 3-Star rating of China’s Green Building Rating Program.

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2020

To get there is plans to source 100 per cent green energy from 2020 onwards backed by investments in energy efficiency. This shift to e-mobility, however, risks inflating CO2 emissions within the firm's supply chains, particularly due to the energy-intensive production of high-voltage batteries.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

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. Green Office Services: employing green vendors for cleaning, product supplies, landscaping materials, and snow/grass removal.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 5, 2021

5 opportunities of a circular economy David McGinty Fri, 03/05/2021 – 00:12 More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. percent gets recycled and used again. percent gets collected and recycled.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

With more companies taking the leap into sustainability these days, recycling in the office has become one of the top green initiatives for corporate sustainability programs. The Benefits of Recycling in the Office. The fact is: All companies, even those with remote workforces, generate some form of waste. Enhances Company Reputation.

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