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Addressing the challenges of aluminium recycling

Envirotec Magazine

Sorting technologies manufacturer TOMRA Recycling considers the limitations of existing sorting methods and explores the issues facing European scrap metal processors and aluminium producers investing in equipment to sort their own scrap material. Making the most of the latest technology.

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There’s gold (and lithium and cobalt) in all those EV battery packs

The Verge: Energy

Billions of dollars in incentives such as the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have spurred the creation of a so-called Battery Belt across the southeastern US, all fuel to fire an anticipated spike in electric vehicle demand. The solution, or part of it, might come from recycling.

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5 Green Technologies Small Businesses Are Using Increasingly More

GreenTech Gazette

Hybrid/Electric Vehicles. If vehicles are an essential part of your company, it’s worth looking into hybrid or electric vehicles, both of which have a lower environmental impact than standard vehicles. Investing in these can be expensive, so it mightn’t be an appropriate option for everyone.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. million in Neighborhood Grants.

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Can a global plastics treaty help tackle the pollution crisis?

Business Green

With countries set to discuss potential blueprint for a Paris Agreement-style treaty for tackling plastic waste this week, leading experts give their views on what it should look like. Yet in the six years since its birth, the Paris Agreement has undoubtedly transformed policy, investment, and economic thinking.

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Firms selected to pitch at climate tech innovation event

Envirotec Magazine

Entrants in the final furlong include an on-demand clothing manufacturing technology that eliminates 20 billion unsold garments each year, 100% compostable protective packaging that replaces single use plastic, and an Oxford University spin-out that changes the way valuable metallic resources are mined, refined, recycled, and processed.

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Sustainability Guide for Video Production: Getting Started

Green Business Bureau

If budget allows, transition to electric vehicles and research clean fuel options for heavy duty vehicles like biofuels. This may be an ambitious investment for some companies but it will ultimately pay for itself in the long-term. To start, opt for reusable silverware and dishes over single-use plastics and paper plates.