Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

With data illustrating how to enhance design for recycling guidance, improve design decisions and optimise sorting of flexible plastic packaging with NIR. CEFLEX worked with stakeholders from across the value chain to assemble the extensive set of packaging material samples for testing.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

The fund aims to help reduce litter and increase recycling by collecting more glass, plastic bottles and cans and put these items back in the loop to be recycled. million plastic and glass bottles and cans collected and recycled. We believe that, by working together, we can make a real difference in tackling waste.”

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

The United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) launched a good practice guide in July, intended to help with assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts of waste incineration. And the guidance is informed by original analysis of the real world performance of waste incinerators, says UKWIN. Image credit: Arran Bee , CC BY 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Environmental charity Hubbub launced – on 5 October – an in-depth guide for local authorities on how to roll out a successful recycling on-the-go campaign and thereby increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill or incineration. million plastic and glass bottles and cans were collected and recycled.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Circularity refers to a circular economy – a regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emission, and energy leakage are minimized by slowing, closing, and narrowing energy and material loops. Fortunately, ‘circularity’ — the concept of using and wasting less — can solve several of these problems simultaneously.

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Greenability Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2023

Recyclespot.org, a program of the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management District, has updated the regional recycling guidelines alongside local recycling haulers and sorting facilities. There are many changes to what plastics can now be recycled. Now, fewer plastics are able to be recycled.

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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. The full report is available for download here.

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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. UL and HP Inc.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Pathways to Net Zero – Circular Economy Strategies for Climate Action A circular economy is a regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emission, and energy leakage are minimized by slowing, closing, and narrowing energy and material loops. billion tons come from secondary materials.

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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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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.

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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. At the end of the day, the name of the game is collaboration,” said Samuel Alemayehu, Global Director of the waste management company Cambridge Industries Ltd.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 24, 2022

Download Now. Eliminate plastic. Eliminate waste. 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. ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Cynthia and colleague at a waste-to-energy plant. 03:02 – Cynthia talks about McKinsey.org’s mission and why it chose to focus on waste. 07:34 – Cynthia discusses why existing systems on the ground made Southeast Asia and Argentina strategic starting points for tackling managing waste. View/download transcript.

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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 ?

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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? How can we reduce waste and prevent pollution? Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g.

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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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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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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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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.

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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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AGreenLiving

MARCH 5, 2021

Use of resources has tripled (automatic PDF download) since 1970 and could double again by 2050 if business continues as usual. For example, shifting towards recycled materials would alleviate the need to produce virgin plastics and synthetic fibers, which would significantly reduce fossil fuel use and associated emissions.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Download Now. But the assessment would not be wasted as it would enable a company to set future goals and establish a roadmap to compliance. It does not cover all the other dimensions of being a sustainable business including management of waste, pollution, recycling, reuse, plastics , vehicles, commuting, delivery, manufacturing, etc.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 16, 2021

‘Non-Fungible Tokens’ (NFTs) could serve as a material passport across the plastic supply chain, by Robert Weegenaar Summary - Blockchains are proving extremely useful for tracking materials across all sorts of supply chains and creating transparent and immutable audit trails. Crypto’s are HOT at the moment. What are NFTs?

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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. 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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R-Squared Energy

MAY 23, 2021

The report is Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Secto r, and it can be downloaded here. There were three main types of behavioral change described in the NZE: Reducing excessive or wasteful energy use. There is tremendous energy wasted keeping water heaters at higher temperatures than necessary. Electrification.

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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). How leading companies, including Microsoft, approach audacious sustainability goals.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2020

Dame Ellen MacArthur, founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which has been instrumental in catalyzing collective corporate action to address key circular economy issues such as plastics and food waste, kicked off the conference. Download it here. Reflections on circular economy progress (34:00). State of the Profession.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 27, 2023

The GBB Sustainability Program shows you how to reduce your energy bills, reduce waste, conserve water and save money in many small ways that add up to big savings. Download Now How the Green Business Certification Program will work Leveraging the Green Business Bureau sustainability program is all online and easy.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Save Our Shores recommends downloading the Clean Swell App to keep track of the items in your trash pile. Ocean pollution, particularly plastic from inland as well as boating activities, has become a massive environmental issue in recent years. Animals are harmed by items like six-pack rings and plastic bags. The cycle is toxic.

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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. Modern cities are designed, as urban planner and theorist pioneer Leon Krier puts it, to be a “global waste of time, land and energy, mobilizing the entire population in the performance of daily tasks.”

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 16, 2021

Hot topics at the event will include wellness, renewable energy, sustainable food solutions, environmental justice, zero-waste living and youth environmental activism. You can become part of a global community gathering information about the planet by downloading the Global Earth Challenge app.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2020

A ‘how-to’ guide on the benefits of becoming an insect farmer was published by Zero Waste Scotland on 14 January. And you can feed your flies or crickets on Scotland’s vast mountain of food waste from supermarkets and other businesses – all of which means you’ll be helping to combat the climate crisis too.”

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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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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. 45X credit eligibility, including assessment of legal entity structure Review new and existing manufacturing sites for Sec.

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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. A large portion of the heat previously wasted can be utilized to produce district heating.

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Elemental Excelerator

MAY 11, 2022

In addition to crossing a valley of death when getting ready to raise their first round, startups operating in essential industries such as energy, water, agriculture, mobility, and waste must cross more valleys of death than a typical SaaS startup. A downloadable version of the Commercial Inflection Point Scale is available here.

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