Envirotec Magazine

JULY 20, 2023

A new report calls for urgent industry action to define the appropriate quality specifications for mechanical recyclates. Currently, the plastics industry is not yet able to reach its recycling targets due to insufficient volumes of recycled plastic that meet the required quality for key packaging applications.

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Greenability Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2023

Learn how to recycle at home, what items can go in your recycling bin, and what items should be trashed. There are new guidelines for curbside recycling in the Kansas City metro. According to MARC , approximately 25% of what people put in their bins is not recycled and ends up in the landfill. Let’s do this!

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A major international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report – with a focus on Near Infrared (NIR) technology.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

While recycling, reuse and composting of packaging continues to increase significantly, a fifth of all food packaging could still find its way to landfill and incineration even in two decades time, according to a study commissioned by sustainable packaging specialist UPM Specialty Papers.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

I hope you’ve downloaded our latest free report, "Engaging Middle America in Recycling Solutions.". We also wanted to understand what could keep them engaged once they understood that they need to do things better or differently to ensure everything they chuck in the bin actually gets recycled. Tue, 09/22/2020 - 01:00.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

percent gets recycled and used again. Use of resources has tripled (automatic PDF download) since 1970 and could double again by 2050 if business continues as usual. And finally, it means ensuring that clothes at the end of their life are collected and recycled or repurposed into new clothes, further reducing resource use.

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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. Find additional items that can be recycled at TerraCycle. The challenge deadline is August 31.

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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. And yet craft brewers often feel they have no choice but to contaminate aluminium beverage cans with plastic labels or shrink sleeves. Recycling aluminium takes 95% less energy than producing it from its raw materials.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This can be achieved through long-lasting design, maintenance, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling. Download EDF's Circularity Report “Circular Economy Crucial for Paris Climate Goals,” United Nations Climate Change, 2019 How did we get here?

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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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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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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

It's time to value waste collectors for their pivotal role in the plastic supply chain. Safety and performance in recycled plastics. Download it here. Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails. Heather Clancy. Fri, 09/04/2020 - 02:00. Week in Review. Action plus ambition.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Download Report Introduction Today’s global economy consumes 100 billion tons of materials, of which only 7.2 This can be achieved through long-lasting design, maintenance, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling. billion tons come from secondary materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

Recommendations cover key areas such as accounting for the decarbonisation of the electricity supply, the impact of increased separate collection of food waste, and the potential to recycle much of the material currently used as incinerator feedstock.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Why every C-suite officer should care about plastic waste. Safety and performance in recycled plastics. Download it here. Plastic Waste. Episode 236: Banking for the planet and behind the scenes of Generation Green New Deal. Deonna Anderson. Fri, 09/11/2020 - 09:21. Week in Review. Action plus ambition.

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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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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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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2020

The Fairphone3 Plus (FP3+) retains the same design as the existing model but features improved front and rear camera and audio modules with a larger proportion of post-consumer recycled plastics used in its manufacture. The camera upgrades gave us that opportunity, especially around the plastics.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 24, 2022

Download Now. Recycle everywhere, properly. Eliminate plastic. Download Now. Topics include Laying the Foundation, Launching the Program, Environmental Initiatives, Social Responsibility Initiatives, Embracing Accountability, Celebrating Success, Completing a Certification, and Creating a Marketing Plan. Eliminate waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

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. These engagements were formally submitted to be part of the WCEF+Climate Action Statement.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2022

In the two years since the pandemic struck, the company has been carefully tracking consumer attitudes towards the sustainability-themed images it licenses through its Visual GPS platform, which combines insights from a trove of search and download data with extensive image testing and surveys in more than two dozen countries.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

At DuPont, we’re developing adhesive and plastic solutions that help automakers worldwide produce EVs that perform better than ever. Here are four ways DuPont adhesives and plastics are moving EVs forward. Please download the complete VW/BETAMATE 2090 case study below.]. Safer, cooler, and longer-lasting batteries.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Cynthia Shih is the climate change activist and Director of Knowledge at mckinsey.org who’s helping to redefine what recycling means for the 21st century. 03:59 – How to break down overwhelming problems into manageable bits… and what recycling in the 21st century looks like. View/download transcript.

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Greenability Magazine

MAY 4, 2020

You can help scientists track plastic pollution and air quality as part of Earth Challenge 2020 by making simple observations from your home and recording them on a phone app. To participate, go to Earth Challenge 2020 to download the app. Then start tracking plastic pollution and air quality data from your window or front porch.

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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.” That led us to ask the following questions: How often do you look for an item’s recycling label before discarding it?

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Engaging Middle America in recycling solutions. At Circularity 2020, I’m talking about how to engage people in recycling, and the two ideas are linked together. 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. . Suzanne Shelton.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2022

It includes your building, operations, vehicles, supplies, products, procurement, recycling, reuse, waste, policies and procedures. Waste and Recycling – What waste do we produce and where does it come from? Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. install recycling bins in the break room)?

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 5, 2021

percent gets recycled and used again. Use of resources has tripled (automatic PDF download) since 1970 and could double again by 2050 if business continues as usual. And finally, it means ensuring that clothes at the end of their life are collected and recycled or repurposed into new clothes, further reducing resource use.

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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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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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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. Redwood Materials raised $1bn to build its US battery materials and recycling facility.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

It’s time to value waste collectors for their pivotal role in the plastic supply chain What does “climate risk” actually mean ? Safety and performance in recycled plastics. Download it here. Action plus ambition. How leading companies, including Microsoft, approach audacious sustainability goals.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Download Now. It establishes three pillars of sustainable corporate development: ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY : Companies can improve their environmental sustainability by reducing their carbon footprint, reducing waste and wasteful practices, eliminating plastics and pollution. Download Now. B Corp Certification.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Safety and performance in recycled plastics. Download it here. Episode 236: Banking for the planet and behind the scenes of Generation Green New Deal Deonna Anderson Fri, 09/11/2020 – 09:21 Week in Review Stories discussed this week (9:30). Action plus ambition. Register for the discussion at 1 p.m. UL and HP Inc.

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EDF + Business

MAY 2, 2023

Advanced Manufacturing Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide Download Guide Produced by EDF in collaboration with Any company that owns or sources from industrial facilities may benefit from IRA incentives. Key Takeaways Covers a variety of investments (incl. billion earmarked for energy communities). 45X and Sec.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

A key element of this is reducing plastic waste; the OECD estimated that over 350 million metric tonnes of plastic waste was generated globally in 2019. Addressing plastic waste generation requires solutions from every sector, especially the plastics packaging sector, which utilizes about one-third of annual plastics production.

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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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