Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

“What the data is saying is that if the status quo doesn’t change in a huge way — if social norms around the rapid consumption and production of new materials don’t change — we won’t see what we want,” Cowger told Grist. By that date the company also aims to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one it sells.

Plastics 100

Plastics Pollution Recycling Recycling 100

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Can you find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials? Where do you install recycling bins and for what materials and waste? In other words, how can the use of everyday materials in the office be substituted with more sustainable, recycled, and reused materials? Hazardous waste.

Waste 148

Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 148

Grist

APRIL 10, 2024

This note from Brian Hart has particularly stayed with me: “I would first point out that those of us who were forming households in the late ’60s and early ’70s, were building with tons of recycled materials. The topic seemed to hit home — this newsletter holds the record for most reader replies!

Recycled materials 102

Recycled materials Recycling Recycling Plastics 102

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 3, 2021

In the document, the science advisory group calls for far-reaching policy action. Buildings should be designed to be disassembled and recycled at end of their lifetime. Many building materials can be reused, recycled and recovered. Circularity has many facets”, explains Prof.

Policy 147

Policy Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Construction 147

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

For example, while The Sustainable Electricals Action Plan resulted in a number or new guidance documents geared at improving product durability, the project has not managed to set waste targets. It all adds up to a waste and recycling sector facing a significant opportunity following years of decidedly mixed progress.

Waste 82

Waste Waste Policy Building Energy Monitoring 82

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 28, 2021

Use rechargeable batteries whenever possible and recycle non-reusable batteries properly. If donating isn’t an option in your area, research to locate an electronic recycling program to avoid tossing your old camera or microphone in the landfill. Other organizations specialize in textile recycling and reclaimed metal and wood.

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Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 148

AGreenLiving

AUGUST 24, 2020

The back section includes a padded compartment with a side zipper for a 16-inch laptop, a document sleeve and four additional pockets. Bags are made out of PFC-free and recycled fabrics and materials, helping save the environment from excessive carbon dioxide emissions and water consumption compared to similar products.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 28

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

For example, while The Sustainable Electricals Action Plan resulted in a number or new guidance documents geared at improving product durability, the project has not managed to set waste targets. It all adds up to a waste and recycling sector facing a significant opportunity following years of decidedly mixed progress.

Waste 51

Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 51

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 8, 2022

In addition, to get a complete picture of your hotel’s current sustainability, you should calculate your carbon footprint and document any Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices currently in place. Apply the 6 R’s- rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, recycle. Rethink your practices by using recycled materials.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 148

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

Tip #3: Reduce waste, recycle, and compost. Below we’ve listed a few ways you can reduce waste (paper, cardboard waste, plus more) at the office and adopt a circular economic model: Invest in an online, cloud-based documentation platform to reduce the need for paper. Recycle more than just paper.

Law 148

Law Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 148

Grist

MARCH 21, 2024

The spotlight When Grist writer Tik Root set out on a journey to decarbonize his home, he didn’t intend at first to document the effort. CORRECTION: In last week’s newsletter, about alternatives to synthetic fabrics , we failed to note that textile recycling company Renewcell filed for bankruptcy last month.

Natural gas 75

Natural gas Fossil fuels Electricity Recycled materials 75

AGreenLiving

JULY 2, 2021

She vets vendors for greenwashing saying, “We do everything from reading their website, emailing them for clarity, asking for their certification documentation or anything I feel we need for clarity. It’s often just a little alarm that goes off in the way the product or material is described.

Recycling 28

Recycling Recycling Upcycling Education 28

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Aldersgate Group has called on the government to urgently establish a "comprehensive and ambitious plan of action" for decarbonising heavy industry, arguing the various policy documents unveiled by Ministers to date need bolstering to deliver the industrial emission cuts necessary to establish a net zero economy by 2050.

Policy 68

Policy Government Carbon Investment 68

Business Green

JULY 14, 2021

The economic, environmental, and social benefits of shifting from a linear model of production of consumption to a circular economy have been well documented. The UK exports a significant quantity of its waste to European countries and lacks the infrastructure to process and recycle materials that would otherwise be sent to landfill.

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Government Fashion Waste Waste 39

Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

See the tracker here This is a living document, let us know if there’s anything we’re missing by submitting this form. Deals of the Week (8/14-8/27) Venture Fundings 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion batteries from recycled materials producer, raised $1.2B Are you going to be in town?

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 52

Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The 21st century is also going to require vast amounts of aluminium; the light, recyclable material is a vital ingredient in renewable energy infrastructure, electric vehicles, and long-lasting packaging that provides an alternative to plastic.

Carbon 53

Carbon Packaging Climate change Recycled materials 53