Envirotec Magazine

JULY 20, 2023

There is an urgent need to increase the availability of recyclates that meet industry requirements and boost the overall volume of recycled content in plastic products, says the report from Eunomia Research & Consulting. Inform ongoing certification initiatives (e.g., Inform ongoing certification initiatives (e.g.,

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 100

EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Download EDF's Circularity Report “Circular Economy Crucial for Paris Climate Goals,” United Nations Climate Change, 2019 How did we get here? Download EDF's Circularity Report Circularity requires rethinking traditional linear models of production and consumption and instead adopting a more sustainable, closed-loop system.

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Automotive Plastics Waste Waste 80

Low Impact

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Explore how to reduce plastic use in the kitchen, living area, bedroom, bathroom and even the garden, with the help of our friends at Ethical.net. Plastic packaging is, of course, not the end of the story; most of us also have a huge array of plastic items in our homes. Reduce plastic use in your kitchen.

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Plastics Ethics Biodegradable Organic 103

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

And yet craft brewers often feel they have no choice but to contaminate aluminium beverage cans with plastic labels or shrink sleeves. Here, Rob Day, CEO at Tonejet looks at beverage can decoration, the damage caused by the use of plastic labels and sleeves on cans and why alternative digital technologies are the sustainable solution.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 130

EDF + Business

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Download Report Introduction Today’s global economy consumes 100 billion tons of materials, of which only 7.2 Download Report Circularity requires rethinking traditional linear models of production and consumption and instead adopting a more sustainable, closed-loop system. billion tons come from secondary materials.

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Automotive Plastics Waste Waste 52

GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

Here are some highlights from this week's precursor, which featured an interview on the viability of reusable packaging, and two panel sessions — one on the future of recycled plastics in an age of cheap oil and one on the role of repair in circular economy strategies. Download it here. Register here for the session at 1 p.m.

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Biodiversity Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 322

Greenability Magazine

JULY 14, 2020

When you recycle disposable razors, blade cartridge units and razor plastic packaging, TerraCycle will help build a playground from recycled materials for a military medical center. It will be awarded to a local Fisher House Foundation location for military children. The challenge deadline is August 31.

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Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Packaging 60

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

These are: food systems, the built environment, fashion and textile, electronics, and packaging. One of those enterprises is Ecopost, which has upcycled 5 million kilograms of plastic waste into building materials and created over 2,000 jobs for youth and women. Download the presentation on the report. Download the full report.

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Africa Upcycling Fashion Organic 100

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails Heather Clancy Fri, 09/04/2020 – 02:00 Week in Review Stories discussed this week (4:08). It’s time to value waste collectors for their pivotal role in the plastic supply chain What does “climate risk” actually mean ? UL and HP Inc.

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Packaging Waste Waste Plastics 28

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You can download the entire report here. It is being considered more often as a sustainable alternative to plastic packaging , which gives farmers another potential buyer. Aquaculture becomes a net-positive. Heather Clancy. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 00:15. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021.

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Seafood Startups Health Organic 526

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only 9% successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report. Almost half of all plastic waste is generated in OECD countries, according to the Outlook.

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Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 242

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Brands should make it happen Suzanne Shelton Tue, 09/22/2020 – 01:00 I hope you’ve downloaded our latest free report, “Engaging Middle America in Recycling Solutions.” Some companies have started including new labeling on their packaging showing which parts of the package are recyclable (see sample image).

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Packaging Recycling Recycling Plastics 36

AGreenLiving

JUNE 16, 2021

FreeWater provides beverages in eco-friendly, BPA-free packaging paid for by the ads printed directly onto the bottles. Beverages are packaged in aluminum bottles or paper cartons. A new philanthropic marketing startup based out of Austin, Texas is providing companies with a way to advertise while doing good.

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Startups Packaging Africa Plastics 36

Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2022

Products & Packaging – Do our products use sustainably sourced and eco-friendly materials? Is our packaging also safe for people and the planet? Do we use plastic bottles for water? Download Now. Download Now. PRODUCTS and PACKAGING CHECKLIST. How does manufacturing our products impact the environment?

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 158

GreenBiz

MARCH 29, 2021

You can download the entire report here. While the Basel Convention criminalized transboundary movement of hazardous waste (of which most electronics are classified) to limit some human health implications of electronics waste streams, plastic waste is another story, only recently having been included in the convention. Lauren Phipps.

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Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 441

Sustainability Consulting

MAY 20, 2020

Less demand for plastic : The world has produced approximately nine billion tons of plastics to date. Coffee cups lids, beverage bottles, utensils, food packaging, and plastic bags all contribute to the total amount of plastic used. of generated plastic waste is sent to landfill, contributing 18.5%

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Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Plastics 59

AFN Sustainable Protein

JANUARY 10, 2023

Editor’s Note: Sonalie Figueiras is the f ounder & editor in chief of Green Queen Media and founder of sustainable packaging and plastic reduction marketplace Source Green. Download The APAC Alternative Protein Industry Report 2022 – The Future is Asian now. .

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Asia Agriculture Demand Seafood 102

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Supermarket launches major new pilot scheme, offering 88 different products as part of the Loop packaging re-use scheme with more to follow later this year. Tesco has partnered with the Loop packaging re-use service to introduce reusable packaging across 10 of its east of England stores, the supermarket giant announced this morning.

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Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 91

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

  Download this report with additional charts and commentary here. Download the public report The full report, 2024 predictions, underlying data, and charts are available for Sightline Climate clients here. 2024 is looking to be a critical year as climate tech continues its journey from the lab to large scale deployment. 

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 144

Earth Gratitude

MAY 4, 2016

The ebook features contributions from @RainbowLightNS (developers of Ecoguard(r) 100% recycled plastic packaging), H.R.H. Learn about others who are transforming their lives and communities in the new, free, Earth Day Gratitude mini ebook (@EarthDayThanks). in your own time zone, at least once a month and on Earth Day each April 22nd.

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Earth Day Plastics Recycling Recycling 40

EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

How Companies are Growing Profits and Making Climate Progress Case Studies Download Report Introduction The transition to net zero is the greatest economic threat and multi-trillion dollar opportunity of this generation. Decarbonizing packaging Since the 1950s, the world has produced over 9 billion tons (bt) of plastics.

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Packaging Carbon-neutral Plastics Recycling 44

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 20, 2023

Packaging innovation could pave the way to making reuse the everyday choice of consumers in UK supermarkets, according to a report released on 16 June. However, the new research – carried out by plastic pollution campaign group City to Sea – appeared to reveal that: Consumer demand is high.

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Innovation Retail Packaging Plastics 130

GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

We were just as worried about plastics in the ocean and climate change in early March as we were last summer, but that concern plummeted in May. . For instance, last summer the one environmental issue 27 percent of us felt we actually could do something about was plastic waste. This was not the case pre-pandemic.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 354

Charged

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Using active power components in advanced, isolated packaging addresses the high-power charging challenges by enabling higher power density and significantly reducing the efforts in thermal management in circuit designs. Handling higher power requires advanced packaging of high-power semiconductors.

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Packaging Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Batteries 94

Earth Gratitude

APRIL 23, 2016

The Prince of Wales , Leon Krier , Rainbow Light (developers of 100% recycled eco-packaging), GOI Peace Prize winner Lynne Twist , the founders of Life is Good and more. Download your free Earth Day Gratitude ebook at [link]. Visionary contributors to the ebook include H.R.H.

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Earth Day Sustainability Organic Plastics 40

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2020

Food waste is worse for the planet than plastic short-term in terms of carbon emissions. When food is thrown away, that wastes not only its nutritional value but also the water, soil, nutrients, work hours, energy, transport and plastic packaging involved in producing and selling it. The guide can be downloaded here.

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Waste Waste Plastics Soil 165

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You can download the entire report here. It is being considered more often as a sustainable alternative to plastic packaging , which gives farmers another potential buyer. Aquaculture becomes a net-positive Heather Clancy Mon, 02/22/2021 – 00:15 This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021.

Seafood 28

Seafood Startups Carbon Health 28

AGreenLiving

JULY 1, 2020

How hard would it be to say no to single-use plastics for an entire month? People who sign up for Plastic Free July are about to find out. The global movement is asking people around the world to be part of the plastic pollution solution. Plastic Free July started back in 2011.

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Plastics Waste Waste Microplastics 36

AGreenLiving

MARCH 29, 2021

You can download the entire report here. While the Basel Convention criminalized transboundary movement of hazardous waste (of which most electronics are classified) to limit some human health implications of electronics waste streams, plastic waste is another story, only recently having been included in the convention.

Plastics 28

Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 28

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2023

Examples include synthetic polymers (plastics) like polyethylenes (#2), polyethylene terephthalate (#1), polyvinyl chloride (#5), and polystyrene (#6). For instance, polyethylene plastic bags will decompose over 20 years to produce microplastics that remain in the environment. Petroleum-based materials are derived from crude oil.

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Biodegradable Plastics Organic Waste 147

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

As COVID came to dominate 2020, she helped donate more than 600,000 meals and 100,000 pounds of packaging to food banks. But she noticed they only served pre-packaged, mass-produced, instant coffee grown elsewhere. Coffee beans have been grown in East Timor for more than 400 years. "To

Building Energy Monitoring 528

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 528

AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

As COVID came to dominate 2020, she helped donate more than 600,000 meals and 100,000 pounds of packaging to food banks. But she noticed they only served pre-packaged, mass-produced, instant coffee grown elsewhere. Coffee beans have been grown in East Timor for more than 400 years. “I guess they just really like me.”

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 36

Grist

JANUARY 29, 2020

The blast sent Robby Payne into a plastic tank of liquid cattle feed, knocking him unconscious. Some states, including Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, provide chemical information to the public on a state government website — either as a downloadable spreadsheet or a searchable web application. Texas is one of the most secretive.

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Law Retail Agriculture Government 107