Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Agribed is sterile and helps to optimise bird health and welfare where the key benefit of its high absorbency ensures that poultry sheds stay drier and friable for longer. Other products include applications such as spillage absorbents, fibre board, filtration systems, food smoking, packaging and paint filler.

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Sustainability Waste Waste Soil 246

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. The inclusion of biodiversity is part of Textile Exchange's Climate+ strategy, which focuses on urgent climate action and recognizes that soil health, water and biodiversity will play a key role in this transition. New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. Liesl Truscott.

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Biodiversity Fashion Soil Climate change 451

Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Peacock will sell all of the electricity it generates under a long-term power purchase agreement to Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV), a joint venture between ExxonMobil and SABIC , which produces materials used to manufacture clothes, food containers, packaging, agricultural film and construction materials.

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Construction Energy Energy Agriculture 119

Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

The outer shell of the bottle, produced by the packaging manufacturer The Paper Bottle Company (Paboco), consists of sustainably-sourced wood fibre and is also bio-based. The plant-based PEF polymer lining, which has been developed by Carlsberg's partner Avantium helps to keep the products both fresh and fizzy.

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Packaging Sustainability Plastics Soil 36

Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Covid-19 support package to help the electrical waste recycling sector manage disruption caused by the coroinavirus crisis. Improperly recycled WEEE waste poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health. Applications for WEEE Fun support packages are now open.

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Packaging Waste Waste Electricity 62

E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The “Better Energy Storage Technology” (BEST) Act supporting battery storage technology, which advanced out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and could be a part of a larger bipartisan package that includes ARPA-E Reauthorization. For more details, contact E2 Federal Advocacy Director Sandra Purohit ( spurohit@e2.org

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Soil Energy Energy Health 78

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2022

HVAC refrigerant, often freon, leaks as a gas, making it difficult to detect and imposing a serious health hazard to humans and the environment the longer the leak persists. These products may also contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), making breathing in these chemicals a potential health risk. Reusing mop water to water plants.

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Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability HVAC Soil 148

Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The potatoes are grown with farming methods that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, help improve soil health, and increase local biodiversity, according to Puffin Produce, which is investing in carbon offset projects to neutralise any remaining emissions from the potatoes' production.

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Carbon-neutral Carbon Soil Biodiversity 89

Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2021

As we enjoy our new gifts, it’s sobering to think of packaging waste such as plastic mailers and bubble wrap adding to landfill or ending up in oceans. This is a concern not only for the oceans and the creatures that live there, but increasingly for human health as we consume plastic in the foods we eat. and Canada are sending 11.5

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Climate change Retail Packaging Plastics 98

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Delivering on their corporate mission and promise to create a deliver environmentally friendly bottles and packaging, Chlorophyll Water has announced that they have achieved a major step in their commitment to limit and ultimately cease their contribution to the world’s plastic epidemic. Chlorophyll Water is a proud GBB Member.

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Biodegradable Recycling Recycling Packaging 101

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

These are the innovators who are creating the huge companies of the future – ones that invest in workers, reduce pollution, restore our soils and lower the costs of food and energy.” The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 gigatons of CO2 annually by 2030. The why: Palm oil is responsible for 1.4%

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Soil Recycling Recycling Investment 111

Business Green

JUNE 15, 2022

As part of the plan, farmers are provided with training and support as they adopt regenerative farming methods that reduce pesticide use, carbon emissions, and soil erosion, while simultaneously improving organic soil matter and biodiversity.

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Soil Biodiversity Agriculture Resilience 69

Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2022

Other key areas of focus in the ESG strategy include sustainable farming, driving down packaging waste, and further slashing its water use, the latter of which is backed by a goal to replenish 100 per cent of the water used at Carlsberg breweries in high water risk areas by 2030. This is the right thing to do, for our business and society.".

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Packaging Recycling Recycling Agriculture 73

Green Business Bureau

JULY 21, 2022

The main challenges with building sustainability involve reducing overall impact to human health the and the environment. It will save you money in the long run in operational costs, reduce your environmental impact, and improve the health and lives of your occupants. Challenges. Increasing energy efficiency. Maintenance.

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Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

SoilKit is a soil test kit created by fifth-generation farmer Christina Woerner McInnis. This Alabama resident used her grandmother’s knowledge of soil health and modern soil chemistry to create a kit that will help aspiring gardeners keep their soil healthy. Consumers can purchase SoilKit right now.

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Soil Health Packaging Innovation 28

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

Bic has partnered with TerraCycle, however, to offer a Stationary Recycling Program that accepts all brands of empty writing instruments, glue sticks, and flexible packaging. a sofa that upcycles 200 plastic water bottles) and renewable sugar-based packaging.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Biodegradable Energy Monitor 148

The Environmental Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

With a planned and targeted strategy we achieved that and beyond, and state of Punjab was poster boy of this widely hailed success story but it came at the harrowing cost of human lives and health. It came, and came at the harrowing cost of human lives and health, scarring families for generations.

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Energy Monitor Health Agriculture Building Energy Monitoring 195

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

When a marine animal digests plastic, it can cause health issues such as infections, painful intestinal blockage, starvation or death by suffocation. Many times, plastic bags break down into microscopic pieces that get deposited into soils or contaminate waterways. Use eco-friendly products that decompose.

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Retail Plastics Sustainability Fashion 111

The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The health of human beings depends on the state of the environment as well. Moreover, poor methods of managing waste lead to an increase in soil and water contamination and air pollution. The good news is that you can reuse most of the products you buy from the store like plastic containers and food packaging materials.

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Global warming Waste Waste Ozone 195

Energy Innovation

JULY 28, 2020

It is also designed, at its core, to generate economic and health benefits. It is keenly attuned to the health benefits of a clean energy future. The package of policies would also avoid an estimated 62,000 premature deaths annually by 2050 and deliver nearly $8 trillion in climate and health benefits by 2050.

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Grist

OCTOBER 10, 2019

PFAS (or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, if you prefer long, science-y words) are a broad class of chemicals that have been linked to a number of adverse health effects, including cancer. Once you’ve ingested them, be it through contaminated water, food, or air, PFAS can linger in your body for weeks or even months.

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Packaging Health Soil Government 87

Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

And yet, opportunities exist through climate-friendly recovery packages to not only stimulate economies, but also reduce emissions while promoting social and environmental co-benefits. They point to the EU’s $1 trillion, 10-year Green New Deal as an example of a climate-friendly, politically right-sized recovery package. Hepburn et al.

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Policy Packaging Fossil fuels Politics 59

Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) have been used for decades to make a huge range of products - from non-stick frying pans and clothing to mobile phones and packaging - but evidence has continued to mount over their harmful consequences for planetary and human health.

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Health Soil Innovation Packaging 68

Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Small-scale growers, selling via farmer-focussed supply chains, are better able to deliver public goods due better calibrated supply and demand and to customer understanding of issues such as seasonality, waste and packaging avoidance and trade-offs between crop damage and agrochemical use.

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Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Energy Monitor Soil 74

Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The initiative includes plans to leverage over $4bn billion of new public sector investment in agricultural innovation, including the development of climate resilient crops and regenerative solutions to improve soil health, and support for making these techniques and resources affordable and accessible to hundreds of millions of farmers.

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Government Carbon Agriculture Biodiversity 91

DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

According to an analysis published by Oxford University’s Our World in Data project, the transport, processing, retail, and packaging of food, account for only a small share of emissions, while most GHG emissions caused by animal agriculture result from the production of the meat itself. cropland and help the U.S.

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Agriculture Climate change Methane Soil 90

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

"The opening of this fund complements the significant work already underway through Countryside Stewardship and the Sustainable Farming Incentive to support regenerative agriculture and promote soil health and financial resilience for farms," he added.

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Biodiversity Agriculture Resilience Government 68

EDF + Business

JUNE 7, 2023

For example, recent studies indicate that farmers who adopt soil health practices are less likely to file prevent-plant crop insurance claims after heavy rainfall events. My fellow panelists described how credit packages and the pricing of credit is changing, as ag lenders have greater access to data on risks.

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Agriculture Climate change Resilience Organic 52

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 8, 2022

Dry cleaning chemicals such as Perc are not only bad for human health but for animals and the environment as well. Contaminate water supplies and soils, making them toxic for the animals and plants that live there. Cause severe environmental accidents when it seeps down into the soil and reach drinking water aquifers.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor 148

Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Nature is crucial for our survival, our mental health, and also our economy, argues WWF's Gareth Redmond-King. Part of my coping package involves nature and its positive impact on my mental health. And not just for our air, water and food, but also for the beauty of our world and what that does for our mental health.

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Health Packaging Carbon Global warming 65

The Environmental Blog

JULY 23, 2023

From cleaning supplies to personal care items to household goods, many of these products contain harmful chemicals that can pose significant risks to our health and the environment. However, what lies beneath the appealing packaging is often a cocktail of chemicals that can have adverse effects on our health.

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Biodegradable Health Packaging Ethics 195

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 24, 2020

In fact, both Teflon and Scotchgard were phased out years ago, but these harmful PFAS still persist in the environment — in soils and especially in water , such as the rainwater that supplies drinking water. What’s worrisome, too, is that PFAS can accumulate in the human body, thus compromising health. But more work is still needed. +

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Packaging Health Soil Pollution 28

Business Green

MARCH 30, 2020

Added to its crowdfunding push, Heal intends to seek support from companies and charitable foundations and intends to explore its eligibility for the Nature for Climate Fund, the £640m package unveiled in the government's recent Budget to support tree planting, afforestation, and peatland restoration programmes in England.

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Government Soil Biodiversity Agriculture 88

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Responding to DeSmog’s findings, Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at Brussels-based policy and advocacy group, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL), said: “[W]hen working on chemicals- and pesticides-related policies, the imbalance of stakeholders in favour of industry interests is striking.”.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 26, 2022

SF Environment is also a great place to work, offering an attractive benefits package that includes healthcare and retirement. BIPOC communities are disproportionately exposed to environmental stressors that include air and soil pollution, illegal dumping of toxics and other materials, industrial land uses and transportation impacts.

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Transportation Electric vehicle Climate change Policy 40

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 25, 2022

Activists and scientists have found alarming levels of radioactivity in samples collected along the road and soils outside Austin Master Services, an oilfield waste processing facility with a history of sloppy practices in eastern Ohio. Soil nationwide generally has a radium background level of about 1 picocurie per gram, and the U.S.

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Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Grist

JUNE 2, 2023

But the city and the state environmental agency hadn’t thought much of it, since the contamination, at a combined 200 parts per trillion, or ppt, was not thought to be at a level that was harmful to human health. The decision to regulate PFAS represents a huge win for public health. That win will come at a cost.

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