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The Environmental Blog
JULY 4, 2022
Most people understand the importance of recycling. Reusing and repurposing materials decreases the need for new manufacturing, which, in turn, reduces emissions and waste. However, not everyone realizes that lightbulbs need proper recycling, too. Less Pollution. Light Bulb Materials Can Be Reused. LED Upgrades.
GreenBiz
MARCH 5, 2021
More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. percent gets recycled and used again. Protect human health and biodiversity. Every year, more than 9 million deaths occur due to air, water and soil pollution.
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Business Green
APRIL 13, 2022
Nestle, Danone, Unilever and PepsiCo among firms to set out united vision for how nascent chemical recycling industry can be delivered in a way that is sustainable and green. Just last month, 175 national governments agreed to draw up a legally-binding global treaty to combat plastic waste and pollution by 2024.
Grist
OCTOBER 1, 2022
When dealing with the life cycle of plastic, hundreds of solutions await, from alternative bioplastics that might be able to degrade themselves through the magic of fungus, to complex chemical recycling that can break plastics down to become other petroleum products or to be rebuilt good as new.
The Environmental Blog
APRIL 5, 2022
Look for words surrounding the phrase ‘recycled content’ Upon reading this, you can more confidently tell whether or not the producers are incorporating sustainable practices within their manufacturing process. Certification measures the percentage of recycled content to make an accurate claim in the marketplace.”
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Carpet Recycling UK, a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling, oversees 73% of diverted carpet waste being sent to incineration at an approximate climate cost of £16.5 Less than 2% of carpet waste is actually recycled. million a year to society. million a year in unpaid climate harm alone.
Charged
JULY 26, 2023
Mineral mines can contaminate surrounding waters and ecosystems, jeopardize the health and safety of local communities and workers, and run roughshod over sacred Indigenous lands,” writes author Jordan Brinn. But EV batteries did not create this problem, and are far from the only products that require mined materials.
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