Grist

AUGUST 10, 2023

Last month, the American Chemistry Council, a petrochemical industry trade group, sent out a newsletter highlighting a major new report on what it presented as a promising solution to the plastic pollution crisis: using “recycled” plastic in construction materials. A view of houses built with bricks made from plastic waste in Costa Rica.

Plastics 98

Plastics Construction Recycling Recycling 98

Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

Group of academics, campaigners and politicians warn against delaying plastic pollution crackdowns in US and UK. At the same time, the use of plastic bags for food deliveries has once again become widespread, as supermarkets have sought to speed up delivery processes in response to soaring demand. It is estimated around 4.7

Plastics 64

Plastics Microplastics Pollution Health 64

The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Our oceans, teeming with life, are under siege by a silent threat – plastic pollution. Understanding the impact of plastic pollution is crucial, and so is recognizing our role in mitigating this growing crisis. Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Life Plastic debris takes a brutal toll on marine animals.

Plastics 195

Plastics Microplastics Pollution Waste 195

AGreenLiving

JUNE 9, 2020

Speaking of pollutants, the fishing industry also contributes heavily to beach and coastal pollution through petroleum and plastic waste in the form of broken nets and other debris. and increased demand is expected. However, the U.S. ” Related: What do Americans think about fake meat products?

Seafood 36

Seafood Innovation Microplastics Pollution 36

Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Textiles and clothing items are notoriously difficult to recycle, and large amounts of old clothing still end up being sent to landfill in the UK each year, where microplastics from synthetic textiles pose a particular problem in polluting waterways.

Microplastics 100

Microplastics Recycling Recycling Fashion 100

GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors. By 2030, it expects demand for seafood to be 30 percent higher than 2010 levels. Kelp-based "shrimp" is kosher and won't trigger a life-threatening shellfish allergy.

Seafood 535

Seafood Startups Meat alternatives Innovation 535

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

That was followed by the growing popularity of ice hockey from the 1880s onward, which increased the demand for more rink construction. Unfortunately, contemporary ice-making and maintenance technologies consume large amounts of energy and produce refrigerant gases that cause pollution , making them environmentally harmful.

Global warming 36

Global warming Carbon-negative Microplastics Pollution 36

Business Green

JUNE 28, 2022

Businesses and investors are increasingly demanding metrics for measuring nature risk, but clear guidelines remain some way off yet. Coral reefs are bleaching and dying, coastal ecosystems are being degraded, and pollution from land and plastics are harming marine species to an alarming degree, he warned.

Biodiversity 36

Biodiversity Microplastics Climate change Pollution 36

Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 19, 2019

We see particularly strong opportunities in increasing the affordability and availability of new mobility options for residents in low- to moderate-income communities, who often have the longest commutes and suffer the most from pollution. ” * * *. Hawaii goals.

Building Energy Monitoring 72

Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 72

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

Fast fashion is the term for the high-turnaround, low-cost, trendy clothing and accessories created to maximize profit and meet demand. This has been the common practice for years without consumers blinking an eye; however, trends are shifting and consumers are demanding more ethical goods. The average U.S. Environmental Impact.

Fashion 183

Fashion Waste Waste Retail 183

Business Green

MAY 16, 2022

Environmental Audit Committee welcomes government's plans to boost research, enforcement, and investment to help tackle water pollution. Conservative MP Philip Dunne, chair of the EAC, noted that sewage was poured into England's waterways 370,000 times last year, a level of pollution he branded as "simply unacceptable".

Pollution 36

Pollution Microplastics Government Investment 36

Business Green

APRIL 18, 2022

The second-largest (and growing) source of climate pollution in Europe. A principal cause of stress-inducing noise pollution and life-shortening air pollution in European cities. For these highest emitters, climate pollution from driving is second only to flying (which, on average, generates twice as many emissions).

Energy Monitor 39

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Transportation 39

Grist

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

There’s an irony here: In order to gain this more-than-sky-high perspective, astronauts and space tourists have had to take an incredibly polluting journey. Some warned that NASA’s technology was polluting the Earth with rocket exhaust and industrial manufacturing. Sending everyone into orbit clearly isn’t an option.

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Earth Day Home Energy Monitoring Ozone Energy Monitor 90

Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

Plastic waste is on track to triple by 2060, according to the latest report from the OECD think tank, which warns that recycling capacity and circular economy policies are failing to keep pace with still surging global demand for plastics.

Plastics 92

Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 92

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

During this era, humans began releasing concentrated amounts of carbon and other emissions, causing extreme air pollution and marking the start of the constant rise of atmospheric CO2, leading us to where we are today. . The Anthropocene.

Resilience 78

Resilience Building Energy Monitoring Ocean acidification Business Energy Monitoring 78

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

Fast fashion is the term for the high-turnaround, low-cost, trendy clothing and accessories created to maximize profit and meet demand. This has been the common practice for years without consumers blinking an eye; however, trends are shifting and consumers are demanding more ethical goods. The average U.S. Environmental Impact.

Fashion 78

Fashion Waste Waste Retail 78

Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Campaigners are stepping up calls for a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, as evidence grows that voluntary measures are struggling to turn the tide of plastic waste. In 2019 alone, 22 million tonnes of plastic materials leaked into the environment, of which microplastics smaller than 5mm in diameter made up 12 per cent.

Plastics 36

Plastics Pollution Recycling Recycling 36

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2021

Every year, a million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals are killed by plastic pollution, while the average person eats about 70,000 particles of microplastic each year, with the long-term effects still not understood. Much of the waste ends up in the world's oceans.

Plastics 54

Plastics Fossil fuels Packaging Pollution 54

GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Only five years ago, few corporate leaders had plastic pollution on their official radar. Digital networks and online platforms scaled to meet spiking demand during social distancing. Yet Dame Ellen MacArthur herself is floored by the rapid pace of change in business that has been forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Plastics 351

Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 351

AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors. By 2030, it expects demand for seafood to be 30 percent higher than 2010 levels. Kelp-based “shrimp” is kosher and won’t trigger a life-threatening shellfish allergy.

Seafood 36

Seafood Startups Meat alternatives Innovation 36

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

It can also help healthcare system operate more efficiently locating critical equipment and monitoring status/condition of tracked items to save money and lives, relieving the current pressures and helping prepare for future periods of high demand. Tyre Collective.

Innovation 97

Innovation Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 97

Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

Critics argued that with demand for red meat already declining, the watchdog should have advocated for an even faster transition away from meat. The world's rapacious demand for seafood means that as of 2015, a third of fish stocks are deemed to be fished at unsustainable levels. In the EU that rises to about 27kg per head.

Seafood 90

Seafood Plastics Sustainability Government 90

Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

We are still seeing too much pollution from sources we have known about for years: sewage, farming, industry and road-run off. Meanwhile new threats are seeping into our waters, including microplastics and so-called forever chemicals. But while continuing to demand better, we should recognise the major progress that has been made.

Pollution 30

Pollution Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Climate change 30

Business Green

AUGUST 28, 2020

Only five years ago, few corporate leaders had plastic pollution on their official radar. Digital networks and online platforms scaled to meet spiking demand during social distancing. Yet Dame Ellen MacArthur herself is floored by the rapid pace of change in business that has been forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Plastics 84

Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 84

Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In addition, Glencore said it was looking to respond to soaring global demand or copper, which is a key component of grid infrastructure and clean technologies. The Foundation said it is looking to expand across a number of regions of the world suffering from heavily polluted waterways. Baxi hails Dutch hydrogen boiler breakthrough.

Waste 36

Waste Waste Hydrogen Government 36

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

Having employees working from home will lower your real estate and operational costs, increase worker productivity, and improve employee satisfaction while reducing pollution from commuting to work. Air pollution in the UK halved on the first day of lockdown – results that were reflected in cities across the globe such as New York.

Technology 147

Technology Climate change Biodiversity Sustainability 147

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Polluting packaging agents build up to foul habitats and ecological systems, creating unstable environments which threaten human well-being and security. Pollution : Uncontrolled disposal. This figure highlights a supply-demand discrepancy in the U.S. Waste recycling/recovery : Chemical recycling.

Packaging 78

Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78