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From Trash to Treasure: The Role of Technology in Modern Waste Management

The Environmental Blog

There is a lot of latent energy in our waste. Whether that energy is turned into renewable fuels or clean electricity, it can reduce carbon emissions and resource depletion. It also helps reduce greenhouse gases by converting waste to energy rather than burning it. Another WtE technology involves gasification.

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A conversation with Ford's sustainability leader

Business Green

Ford pledges to use 100 per cent renewable energy for all of its manufacturing plants (by 2035), eliminate single-use plastics from its operations (by 2030) and achieve zero waste to landfill across its operations. Fehrenbacher: With so many things on the roadmap, what are the sustainability priorities for 2020? This year is a big year.