Green Business Bureau

MARCH 22, 2022

Prism Electronics offers a variety of services including independent component distribution and asset recovery, IT asset disposition, certified data destruction and electronics recycling. The post Prism Electronics: Cutting Landfill Waste through Electronics Recycling and Repair appeared first on Green Business Bureau.

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Greenability Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Help keep toxic materials out of the landfill by recycling your old computers and e-waste at upcoming free electronic recycling events. Midwest Recycling Center will accept almost all electronics including computers and networking equipment, cell phones and chargers, and medical, home audio, recording and retail equipment.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Blockchain technology will revolutionise the trade of recyclable materials by providing each part of the supply chain with vital data and assurance about the quality of secondary commodities, says The Recycling Association, following recent trials.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 13, 2022

Their main focus has been to build a comprehensive recycling program and to reduce the company’s fossil fuel demand with effective energy management. Developing a comprehensive recycling program and energy management system. To drive these green changes, Maddox has given their employees a voice by creating a sustainability committee.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Whether you’re looking for a gift or have set a New Year’s resolution to be more organized, having a weekly planner is a great way to keep a record of important dates and documents. While many of us have converted to the digital realm for our calendar, a physical organizer acts as more than a basic schedule.

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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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Charged

JUNE 29, 2023

They are designed to ensure that the soaring demand (the EU is expected to have some 30 million EVs by 2030) is met by greener batteries with lower emissions, produced using recycled materials. Eight years after the regulation goes into force, battery-makers will be required to use minimum amounts of recycled cobalt, lithium, nickel and lead.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

This will enable the EU recycling industry to advance and strengthen its action plan. This is an opportunity for companies that influence, manufacture and organize EEE production and recycling. These key players can improve the foundation for WEEE compliance and recycling targets. What is WEEE Compliance?

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

The concept of producer responsibility – placing the cost of recycling of products at end of life onto those that placed the products onto the market, has been applied across the EU and in many other countries for years. Businesses will come under pressure to separate higher levels of materials for recycling.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2023

Based on a secure site, the new facility “is designed to provide the chemical, agrochemical, pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries in the region with the full range of compliant recycling and treatment options available for hazardous waste.”

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Charged

APRIL 12, 2024

Taking the form of a software system where all data is stored in distributed data spaces and responsibility for the data is decentralized, the passport will support seamless documentation of a battery’s life, from raw material extraction and production to use, reuse, and recycling.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The environmental impact of plastics is widely documented. For the plastics that do not end up recycled or as pollution, the incineration process also emits a lot of carbon. ” The plastics industry can switch to using recycled plastics to reduce the carbon involved in production. .”

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Some commitments are simply to ‘increase recycling’ with no target or plan for implementing it. But simply recycling will not be enough to achieve net zero. The level of commitment WRAP found varies hugely with some countries committing to a circular economy, but with no further details on how this will be achieved.

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Charged

MAY 16, 2022

Sustainability is the raison d’etre of EVs, so it’s obviously important to find a way to document the sustainable nature of the raw materials that go into EV batteries. According to Germany’s economy ministry, the consortium is the first project in Europe to attempt to design a digital product to meet these regulations.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 13, 2020

Equipment recycling. Equipment Recycling. In 2015, Apple collected over 2000 pounds of gold from recycled electronics. Rather than have dumps filled with potentially dangerous chemicals and valuable tech parts, companies can recycle equipment and enable other businesses to reuse the old parts and materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

During 2019, the UK Government set out its plans for reducing the levels of specific air pollutants, in a document called the Clean Air Strategy. In common with all of CPL Activated Carbons’ gas phase products, when the carbon is spent it can be recycled via the company’s UK-based thermal reactivation facility.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Best practices for biomedical waste management include regular training and education of staff, the use of personal protective equipment, and proper documentation of waste management activities. The program also includes a recycling component, which has resulted in the recycling of approximately 6,500 pounds of waste per month.

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Terra Infirma

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The wag who said “ISO140001 allows you to destroy the planet in a well documented manner” wasn’t exaggerating too much. She had realised that J&B’s facilities/expertise in handling, grading and selling loose, dirty and flammable materials could be applied to recycling. Customer demand.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A glass waste worker in a recycling facility in Sofia, Bulgaria in May 2016. Germany is now recycling half of its waste (50%), having improved year-on-year for the last five years. Some key findings from the data are documented below. Sweden (99%). Denmark (98%). Belgium (98%). Netherlands (98%). Austria (97%).

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 6, 2024

The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would dramatically cut the amount and toxicity of plastic garbage New Yorkers throw away by targeting the source. The ACC is fighting to weaken the bill , which it claims is “ overly restrictive ” in its definitions of toxic substances and recycling.

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Green Technology

JULY 26, 2017

They also document the fate of these plastics, reporting that around 9% have been recycled and 12% incinerated. The post Study: Nine Percent of the Plastic Produced Since 1950 Has Been Recycled appeared first on Green Technology. Seventy-nine percent are now in landfills or the natural environment. times the size of Texas.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 13, 2020

Increase Recycling. In healthcare, there will be a lot of material that needs disposing of and often, these will not be recyclable. Healthcare facilities need quick and easy access to documents and having a digital system in place can make this easy, in other words, reduce storage needs and reduce your environmental impact, too.

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Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

Read Next Petrochemical companies have known for 40 years that plastics recycling wouldn’t work Joseph Winters That plastic production should be correlated with plastic pollution is intuitive, but until now there has been little quantitative research to prove it — especially on a company-by-company basis.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

It also generates all the required regulatory documents to demonstrate that the necessary pre-acceptance and disposal considerations have been completed. As the system is paperless this eliminates the need to print paper forms, consignment notes, work orders and invoices which reduces the carbon footprint. .

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Presented as a major step forward in helping the industry tackle its carbon reduction commitments, the Materials Passports Framework presents the first standardised approach to documenting and managing materials throughout their lifecycle.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This issue pushes these smaller businesses to market their sustainability efforts predominantly online with no internal technical documentation to back up what they’re accomplishing. The goal for STTLG is to transition this challenge into a positive and successful engagement with the end client.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 14, 2021

Keeping data online, using electronic documents, and automating processes like accounts payables are effective strategies to decrease paper waste. Of course, if you do need to use paper, make sure it is recycled rather than thrown away with the rest of the trash. Set Up Recycling Bins in Common Areas. Conclusion.

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The passport metaphor is an apt one, as the GBA appears to envision going beyond existing traceability solutions to create a document for each individual battery. Traceability and tracking of battery materials is a hot topic, thanks to “Buy American” provisions of the IRA and BIL in the US, and similar regulations under development in the EU.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

Use again – for example, using recycled metal and plastics to make vehicles and recycling vehicles at the end of their life could save 1.5Gt of emissions and 3.33Gt of materials. “By Regenerate – for example, using seasonal and local food and other methods of sustainable food production can save 2.07 Gt of emissions and 3.4

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The aim is to help consumers make more informed purchasing choices and help waste operators further develop the re-use of articles and the recycling of materials. Waste operators can use the data to increase the reuse of articles and further develop recycling processes. Background. weight by weight of SVHCs.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

The F-gas regulations aim to reduce the use of HFC refrigerants, through better control of their containment in existing applications and their recovery for recycling or destruction – and compliance with them is not optional. SEPA has discretion on whether to impose a civil penalty and whether to impose the maximum amount.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The document – called ‘Selection and installation of plastic inspection chambers for underground drain and sewer systems’ – emphasises the importance of product choice and correct specification for operational efficiency and asset longevity.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

A new waste handling solution is seemingly set to cut submission times for quarterly returns for waste carriers who have a registered, onsite, waste transfer station by eliminating the need for manual documentation. At the same time, Waste Go eliminates paper, reduces potential errors and speeds-up document access and review times.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

A draft document of an official plan set to be published on 27 May sheds light on what types of low-carbon investments the EU intends to prioritise through its heavily-trailed green recovery plan, as it looks to reboot the economy while moving the continent closer to its climate goals.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Implement a Comprehensive Recycling Program . While your office is likely recycling its paper and plastics, you can take recycling to the next level by expanding your program to include glass and metals. If your local municipality doesn’t have recycling streams for glass and metals, reach out to waste management companies.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Stanford science historian Ben Franta and I continue our discussion of these key documents, what they say, how they were found, and what this means for the fossil fuel industry. Document 7: 1981. THACKER: What I love about this document is that you can see they’re kind of getting concerned. Document 8: 1981.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The new service is initially launching trials in more than 20 Co-op stores[1] with kiosk-style ‘pods’ intended to make it quick and easy for shoppers to sell their old devices such as phones, tablets, e-readers and smartwatches, which then get repaired, refurbished, reused, or recycled. The electronic waste problem in numbers[4].

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