GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

If IKEA can't resell an item, the company plans to recycle it or donate it to community organizations. . Here are a few of IKEA’s other recent waste reduction and circular economy efforts: The retailer plans to remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishing offerings by October 2021. 24 through Dec.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Plastics recycling, especially for mixed and contaminated plastics, remains a major pollution concern. When Ian Bishop and Ron Presswood first brought their idea for a recycling process that would create carbon and hydrogen to a professor at a Tier One University, they were told it was scientifically impossible.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

The UK is losing out on millions of pounds worth of metals crucial to delivering on its climate goals due to poor recycling rates and limited recyling infrastructure for waste electronics, fresh research has warned.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 89

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A seemingly ground-breaking project to create a circular end-of-life supply chain for the electric vehicle industry is being led by EMR Metals Recycling. Under current EU law and also post Brexit, manufacturers retain responsibility for the safe disposal of electric car batteries.

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Batteries Electricity Electric vehicle Recycling 189

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2020

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.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

London and South East recycling company is to debut its electric vehicle waste collections this month. Both electric 26 tonne RCV and 7.5 tonne box trucks are to be deployed for waste collections in and around the capital, with the first trucks put into service in Purfleet, Essex, later this month.

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Waste Waste Electric vehicle Recycling 56

Business Green

JULY 18, 2021

Initiatives to reduce waste and repurpose old products and resources pales in comparison to what is needed from businesses and governments, Chatham House report concludes. It estimates companies invest around $800bn a year in the circular economy, on top of $510bn from governments, and $46bn from financial institutions and investors.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

EMR Metals Recycling joins forces with Bentley Motors, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, and a host of partners to develop UK EV battery recycling supply chain. The fleet of plug-in vehicles is continuing to expand rapidly with sales figures of EVs and plug-in hybrids far outstripping demand for petrol and diesel cars.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 12, 2022

PNE), an emerging growth company engaged in the regeneration of lithium-ion battery (LIB) material, announced its closure of a seed funding round at $7 million for LIB recycling. It can, according to PNE, significantly reduce CO2 emission, energy consumption and water usage while avoiding landfill waste production. PNE’s LIB recycling.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

Unfortunately, politicians, city planners and companies often fail to do just that: a symptom that is evident in the lack of waste management, recycling, composting and repair infrastructure outlined in Biden’s otherwise quite comprehensive plan. Reuse provides economic opportunity. Foresight ensures social equity.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2021

These are: Excessive paper waste from mail campaigns, brochures, and contracts. E-waste from outdated and idle electronics. Invest in Electric Vehicles. Recycle or Donate E-Waste. INVEST IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES. When it’s time to update your fleet, go electric.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too. But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Let’s dig in. BP plc – BP p.l.c.,

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

UK developer secures investment to expand development of EV and grid storage batteries that can be repaired, reused and upgraded. Battery storage is set to play a central role in decarbonising the global economy, critical for renewable energy, electric vehicles and other key technologies.

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2020

Waste and metal recycler CEO Chris Sheppard said that decarbonisation is "key" to driving the green recovery of the global economy after the damage wrought by the coronavirus. Its efforts, it said, would be split across four key areas: renewable energy, energy productivity, transport, and material handling.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Tesla’s co-founder is pioneering a circular system for electric vehicle batteries Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 09/02/2020 – 01:30 This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about electric vehicle batteries and the massive potential for battery recycling and reuse.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental Excelerator, a leading nonprofit investor in climate technology for deep community impact, introduced its latest cohort, bringing its total amount of investments to $79M. These 15 climate companies will join an existing portfolio of more than 150 investments. invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M Of the $12.5M

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 30, 2021

An investment in the latest, most energy efficient appliances will not only lower your emissions output, but also save you money. While purchasing an electric or hybrid vehicle is an ambitious investment, there are federal tax credits and state and utility incentives to help offset the high upfront costs. In the U.S.,

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Myth 1: “Renewables can contribute only a small share of grid electricity because they only work when the wind blows and the sun shines” It’s true that wind and solar are variable resources that provide most power to the grid when the sun shines or the wind blows. These options can enable relatively high shares of wind and solar on a grid.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

They seek to reduce waste generation on campus, conserve energy and water resources, encourage sustainable modes of transportation, and integrate sustainability principles into academic and research programs. Waste Management: Waste management is a crucial aspect of these initiatives.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 24, 2023

Moment Energy Technology at a glance: Moment Energy , based in Coquitlam, BC, Canada, provides commercial-scale clean, affordable, and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries. Work with program partners: Moment Energy has received investments from M-Lab companies Asahi Kasei and ENEOS.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 18, 2021

Each of the “Detroit Three” automakers have announced major electric vehicle assembly investments in Canada over the past eight months, and President Joe Biden’s proposed $2-trillion infrastructure plan would pour US$174 billion into developing the EV market. Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler) will invest up to $1.5

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Batteries North America Automotive Electric vehicle 122

Charged

JUNE 27, 2022

The company has invested some $30 million at the new site, where it will produce the full range of ABB DC charging solutions. ABB says rainwater is collected for irrigation use, 100 percent of production waste is recycled, and all the energy used comes from renewable sources, including a 720 MW photovoltaic system.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Electric vehicle Recycling 78

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 2, 2021

With the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in place in the UK by 2030, sales of electric cars are expected to surge. Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for more than 1 in 10 vehicle registrations in 2020, up from 1 in 30 in 2019, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

A raft of battery, electronics, mining, and recycling projects have scooped up a share of £25m in government funding this week designed to help scale up the supply chain for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and recycling in the UK.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

billion over the next 10 years into initiatives that will allow it to replace chemicals in its cleaning products made from fossil fuel feedstocks with greener alternatives — an investment it described as critical to meeting its aim of achieving net-zero emissions from its products by 2039. Unilever's "carbon rainbow" classification system.

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38 North Solutions

MAY 3, 2024

1 The credit is an investment tax credit, meaning it equals 30 percent of the qualified investment for such taxable year with respect to any qualifying advanced energy project placed in service in the taxable year. Refurbishes, expands or establishes an industrial or manufacturing facility for the production or recycling of: a.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 27, 2022

For instance, an initiative for the current year might be “ replace all lighting with energy-efficient alternatives like LEDs ” or “ replace our fuel-powered delivery vehicles with hybrid or electric vehicles ”. Typically ESG scorecards are used to communicate your results to the investment community. Is it hazardous?

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. Electricity.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The auto giant is moving forward with ambitious plans to invest $11.4bn in new EV and battery factories in Tennessee and Kentucky. Ford CEO Jim Farley, whose grandfather devoted his professional life to the automaker's Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, worries everyday about employment risks related to the electric vehicle transition.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The Rochdale based vinyl doors manufacturer are ready to reach their ambitious target by investing in clean technology and better energy efficiency. The company has already installed solar panels on its premises and is the first UK company to trial using recycled bottles to manufacture door vinyl. Coffee and TV.

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Carbon-neutral Fashion Carbon Sustainability 195

Green Business Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

In addition to past initiatives of recycling office supplies and granting remote work opportunities to staff, School Specialty has taken on several more ambitious projects such as launching Green Business Bureau’s Zero Waste Initiative at all four of their locations across the U.S. Sustainability is Green Team Power.

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2020

Three day test period on the city streets will gauge the performance of the waste truck's battery with a view to full deployment later this year. Maria Warner, waste and recycling services manager at ODS, said that trials taking place this week were "a very significant investment" for the firm and "a major step forward for Oxford".

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The UK’s buildings are still regarded as among the most wasteful in Europe, with some worst-case scenarios estimating as much as 36% of a bill is wasted energy. The devil will be in the detail for the Government’s climate commitments and investment in infrastructure.”. Net zero skills gap. Taxing renewables.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 4, 2022

OMRAN Group and Diamond Developers have launched ‘The Sustainable City – Yiti’, which has an investment value of nearly $1 billion. The city is designed to recycle 100% of its waste and water. It will be a fully integrated, urban, mixed-use master project spread over an area of 1 million square meters. Aligning with net zero.

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Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability Smart Cities Energy Monitor 98

Business Green

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The global retail giant is beefing up its take-back service to mark Black Friday, but its sweeping sustainability plans extend far beyond recycling and re-use. If IKEA can't resell an item, the company plans to recycle it or donate it to community organisations. Black Friday is upon us. We don't want to encourage people to overconsume.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

Four of the six projects to have been awarded funding are from the University of Birmingham, including the Reuse and Recycling of Lithium Ion Batteries (ReLIB) project which is being led by Professor Paul Anderson, co-director of the Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials at Birmingham's School of Chemistry.

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Batteries Lithium Recycling Recycling 41

Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Recycling and reuse of EV batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines could vastly reduce reliance on imported products and materials from China, according to Green Alliance analysis. This is also about ending needless waste.

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