Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

A new BEIS funded project aims to help food and drink companies effectively communicate their environmental performance. Different food businesses have developed and adopted various environmental metrics and it can be time-consuming for food businesses to collect data from different supplier systems. businesses.".

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Business Green

MAY 4, 2021

The Co-op has announced its own-brand food and drink will be 'carbon neutral' by 2025, as it unveiled a new 10-point climate plan designed to help it achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040. The firm said it had achieved carbon neutrality across its food, funeral care, insurance, and power businesses last month. "Now

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Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2020

The food and drink industry is on track to hit its emissions and water goals, but efforts to halve food waste by 2030 need to be redoubled. However, further work needs to be done to accelerate progress to curb food waste and engage more companies with sustainability goals, the report shows. target baseline of 2011.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

This article was adapted from the GreenBiz Food Weekly newsletter. Nearly two in every three Americans drink coffee, and many of us grab a cup to go. And that’s just one drink in one country. Sign up here to receive your own free subscription.This week I want to talk about our coffee cup problem. That’s a lot of cups.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

Many countries worldwide still use the outdated WHO limit (50 µg L-1 or parts per billion) for inorganic arsenic in water introduced in 1963, including several Asian countries such as China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Nepal, where rice is the main staple food.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2023

Analysis of climate claims being made by major food and drink producers concludes that greenwashing has become a 'major business risk' for the sector Greenwashing is rife across food packaging and advertising, misleading consumers, undermining companies that are genuinely embracing sustainable practices, and putting investors at risk.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Certain toxic compounds, like quinine, taste “bitter” to bees, so the researchers sought to find out whether this sense of taste could help them avoid drinking pesticides. In the behaviour experiments, the bees consumed the same amount of food, regardless of whether the solution contained pesticides or not.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It will also discuss how to finance the scaling up of AD and biogas technology in the country. ADBA represents a sector which adds so much value to the global efforts to meet net zero targets”, said Maurice Golden MSP ahead of the event.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2022

There has been an astounding decline in guideline values for PFAS in drinking water in the last 20 years. For example, the drinking water guideline value for one well known substance in the PFAS class, namely the cancer-causing perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), has declined by 37.5

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Business Green

APRIL 18, 2024

Environmentally-focused images and words in adverts make people believe products are eco-friendly, Advertising Standards Authority study finds

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The issue of PFAS contamination of drinking water sources has been under the media spotlight in recent weeks, scrutiny that is likely to increase in 2024, writes Beatrice Martin UK water companies have an exceptional track record on water quality compliance. Once in the environment, PFAS are extremely persistent.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

Implementing separate food waste collections – lunch hosted by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) on 15 June at the NEC Birmingham. The report highlights the benefits for Local Authorities (LAs) of adopting anaerobic digestion (AD) as a food waste recycling option to achieve net zero targets and save taxpayers’ money.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2021

Breaking the cycle with upcycled food. Soon — just as the plastic milk gallon in the dairy aisle and the beer can in the alcohol section have the three arrows signaling the packaging is recyclable — food products at grocery stores will have a new label to indicate the product is made with upcycled ingredients. . Jesse Klein.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

More than 20 major supermarkets, food manufacturers and restaurant chains have called on the UK government to strengthen plans to tackle deforestation in supply chains, urging ministers to expand proposed restrictions to encompass all deforestation, not just that which has been defined as illegal.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Scientists have demonstrated that the bacterium Escherichia coli – often associated with contaminated food – can be used as part of a system to detect heavy metal contamination in water. It can be broadly deployed to monitor toxins at their sources in drinking and irrigation water and in agricultural and industrial runoff.

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Defend Our Future

AUGUST 2, 2019

The vibes were great, the food and drinks were tasty, and the energy was upbeat. The post Drinks, Food, Trivia, and Climate: Kicking off Our DC Chapter appeared first on Defend Our Future. But good times with good people were only part of the reason for getting together. We can’t wait to get started! . Sign up here. .

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

3 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed the first federal limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water in the US. 5 New sensitivity in food contaminant analysis POPs pose a significant threat to human health and the environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The most recent anti-littering guidance places the blame for littering firmly on high street fast-food restaurants. Therefore, this makes it is a tough judgement call for enforcement officers to make when facing a group of individuals, who have had a night in the pub after a few drinks. The latest guidance. Litter Heat Map.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2024

Food sustainability firm partners with events operator that serves 15 million fans a year at Silverstone, Twickenham, Lord's Cricket Ground, and Wembley

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

RecoLab manages the city district of Oceanhamnen’s unique system for separating three waste flows, the Three Pipes Sewer System (Tre Rör Ut) – one pipe for baths, dishwashing, and washing machines; one pipe for ground food waste; and one vacuum pipe for toilets. Grey water can also be recycled into drinking water and returned to the city.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

The firm says it could potentially benefit more than 20 sectors across the globe, ranging from municipal wastewater treatment to high-value mineral extraction, healthcare, food processing and industrial waste, to agriculture and rural drinking water. One patent has already been granted and four more are in the pipeline.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

An anti-food-waste initiative is celebrating its first anniversary and the milestone achievement of having over 40 food and drink brands signed up. It also encourages food brands to move from Use By to Best Before labels where safe to do so, all in a bid to reduce unnecessary food waste.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

Second quarter food startup roundup. Welcome to the second quarter edition of Food Weekly’s startup roundup. The food systems that feed billions of people rely on synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, yet the application of that fertilizer generates nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that accounts for 7 percent of U.S. Food & Agriculture.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dry anaerobic digestion facilitates the treatment of garden waste in addition to food waste, and transforms these wastes into green gas, biofertilisers and bioCO 2 for use in the energy, agriculture and food and drink sectors.” TWh of green energy – and there were 6.8 million tonnes of garden waste available in 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

He said the tests carried out by Bluewater and verified by the independent worldwide bio-analytical testing group Eurofins show the company’s purifiers can remove up to 99.99% of both microplastic particles and PFAS chemical pollutants from contaminated drinking water. Again, the Bluewater findings were independently verified by Eurofins.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

Championing the circular economy, the company has developed a novel biotechnology platform which uses low-value coproducts from the food and drink industry as a feedstock to initially grow microalgae rich in Omega-3 oils. Aquaculture is the largest consumer of fish oil produced globally which is used in fish feed. “Our

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Climate action NGO WRAP published annual updates of its voluntary agreements for the food, plastics and textiles sectors on 1 December. WRAP launched its first voluntary agreement in 2005 and has since expanded its programme to address food and drink, plastic pollution, and fashion and textiles.

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Charged

AUGUST 9, 2022

Schwegenheim is a perfect example of what the industry needs—ultra-fast charging with safe charging bays for trucks, close to strategic road networks and a place where drivers can take a break and refresh with food and drinks.”. According to bp, around 1,000 battery-electric trucks were sold in Germany in 2021. Source: bp.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

John Mullen, Managing Director for Synergie, said: “Traditionally AD has been used in the farming, food and drink industries to allow waste products to be converted into energy. This meant that we had to take an innovative approach to current AD technology to allow it to work with the more complex waste stream.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

Target applications range from municipal wastewater treatment to high-value mineral extraction, healthcare, food processing and industrial waste, to agriculture and rural drinking water. The agreement means Te-Tech will manufacture the technology. Salinity Solutions has so far raised over £1.5m

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 9, 2020

The amount of food that gets wasted or spoiled daily is enough to feed 20% of the world population say, experts. Food wastage is not only a problem of undeveloped countries, the United States and the UK also struggle with food wastage. There is a difference between food spoilage and wastage. How to Reduce Food Waste?

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

Phosphorus is an essential but often overlooked resource, which is vital for life on Earth and is extracted from phosphate rock for use in crop fertilisers, livestock feeds and food additives. Global food security remains threatened as many farmers struggle to afford sufficient phosphorus fertiliser for their crops.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The data collected suggests that authorities should be focusing on stretches of roads where vehicles drive at a slower speed or stop, such as traffic lights, junctions, slip roads and roundabouts, and after the exit points of fast-food outlets at junctions as that is where the litter is accumulating.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

To this end, Contact will soon be issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) from potential partners for capturing, cleaning, and converting of carbon dioxide from the Ohaaki power station to food-grade quality. The deadline for Ohaaki Food Grade CO2 production RFP submissions will be on 6 December 2023.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 30, 2021

“People have seen these plastics escaping into our drinking water, and our current drinking water system is not adequate enough to remove these micro and nanoscale plastics. “We don’t know the health effects, and the toxicity is still unknown, but we continue to drink these plastics every day,” said Chowdhury.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2022

It’s an easy step-by-step guide to how to have fun and have a drink without it costing the earth.” The best practice includes Manchester Food and Drink Festival which swapped out single-use for reusable cups in 2019. While larger festivals have improved in recent years smaller festivals still need a bit of support.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 23, 2023

In a bid to improve kerbside recycling rates, households across the region are being encouraged to recycle their aluminium wrapping foil and foil trays, food and drinks cans, as well as empty aerosols and metal screw tops.

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