Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Colm Warren is Chief Executive of Belfast-based Natural World Products (NWP), a firm which converts food and garden waste into organic compost. Of all household waste, 29.3% was sent for composting over the period, accounting for around 56% of all reported household recycling from local authorities.

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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Most electronic waste isn’t recycled; instead, our dumped devices (and the toxic metals within) pile up in landfills, polluting the air and contaminating nearby soil and groundwater. The startup says its mission […]

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

CSA enhances soil health and builds climate resilience, while aiming to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. We evaluate if this sustainable agricultural practice can serve as a climate-smart agricultural practice in terms of food production, soil health, and environmental sustainability. What is biochar?

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Sucralose was found in surface waters throughout the study area corroborating the elevated nitrogen concentrations, enriched stable nitrogen isotope values and high surface water fecal indicator bacteria, demonstrating that drainage systems in Indian River County are contaminated by septic system waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

The biomethane industry, policy makers and regulators need to work closely together to fully realise these benefits, prioritising organic waste and residue feedstocks, incentivizing sustainable agricultural production and valorising biomethane co-products (digestate and biogenic CO2).”

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. The report highlights how soils are being damaged on multiple fronts thanks to a combination of unsustainable farming and industrial practices.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Later, when the Aroostook Band of Micmacs took over the site’s ownership, they found its soil was rife with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, cancer-causing compounds that are so difficult to break down they’re commonly known as “forever chemicals.”.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2021

Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about. For nearly two decades, Flowers, a recent awardee of the MacArthur Foundation "genius grant ," has been bringing attention to failing water and waste sanitation infrastructure in rural areas. Deonna Anderson. Wed, 01/06/2021 - 01:30. Read an excerpt here.).

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The Japanese knotweed removal industry generates thousands of tonnes of plant waste every year which is consigned to landfill sites where it either regrows or decays, giving off harmful gases such as methane. We recognise our business activities create waste and emissions to land, air and water which we seek to mitigate as best we can.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

An example of a pit latrine, where human waste is deposited in the soil where nature is able to safely sanitise it (image credit: Dr Simon Willcock, Bangor University). This includes pit latrine waste that gradually filters through the soil — a natural process that cleans it before it reaches groundwater.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Whether you’re a backyard chicken keeper setting up your first few poultry nesting boxes or a seasoned farmer, keeping up to date with modern practices is crucial to ensure the health and productivity of your poultry. Waste Management A major advancement in modern poultry farming practices is efficient waste management.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) conducted live demonstrations of its industrial Supercritical Water Oxidation (iSCWO) system for destroying PFAS chemicals before a delegation of government, remediation, and waste management company representatives on 29 August. It’s time to end the cycle of PFAS contamination for good.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In documents filed at the High Court, the group argue that the EA acted unlawfully by abandoning a previous commitment to legislate on toxic sewage sludge by 2023 – a problem they have acknowledged presents a risk to human health. Worse in fact, as the sludge poisons the soil before seeping into waterways. The rules are at fault.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Bill establishes a new “independent watchdog”, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), to fulfil this role, and it will seemingly hold the government to account on long-term, legally-binding targets in relation to biodiversity, air quality, water and waste management as well as its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The meaning of regenerative farming is that farmers can increase the health of the land where they sow the seeds. These changes can bring many benefits to farmers the health of the soil is increased, fresh crops are produced, and benefits to the climate are increased. Increase biodiversity and find methods to reduce costs.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 11, 2022

Packaging and food waste are some of the most common things in your daily life that you recycle. Paper, plastic, and glass are processed for repurposing, while food scraps make for composting that enriches soil while helping reduce landfill emissions. But what happens to old clothes? Why Recycle Your Clothes?

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 31, 2022

Waste was splattered on the floor and walls, even around the electrical panels. All that s**t is dripping down on you,” says Torbett, a 51-year-old former employee of Austin Master Services, a radioactive oilfield waste facility in Martins Ferry, Ohio. The boots worn by a now-former worker of Austin Master Services.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

New product aims to meet one quarter of the UK demand by using waste streams from the paper industry. The solution uses waste streams from the paper industry to produce Agribed , a bedding material specifically developed to support the welfare of chickens and turkeys.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The figures provide detail on household waste collected across all local authorities during 2021, as well as waste landfilled and incinerated in Scotland in 2021. Standout findings include: Scottish 2021 household waste figures reflect the reality of easing pandemic restrictions. million tonnes of household waste (0.45

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

It is more urgent than ever to shift from linear, use-it-up-and-throw-it-away models to a circular economy: where waste and pollution are designed out, products and materials are kept in use for longer, and natural systems can regenerate. Protect human health and biodiversity. Protect human health and biodiversity.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

They address rampant challenges such as deforestation, energy overuse, and excess waste. Precision agriculture, employing cutting-edge sensors and digital tools to real-time monitor crop vitality, soil moisture, etc., Such insights guide decisions on irrigation, fertilization, or harvesting, ensuring yield spikes and waste reduction.

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Greenability Magazine

MARCH 16, 2021

Americans waste almost as much food as they eat. That translates to $165 billion in wasted food per year in the United States. production of uneaten food wastes 25 percent of fresh water and results in 23 percent of methane emissions. Some of that food waste happens on a large commercial scale. Additionally, U.S.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 16, 2022

We need to consider effective end-of-life strategies to ensure clean energy components don’t end up in our waste streams and landfills. Join us as we discuss how to avoid a solar and storage waste crisis! Eco-friendly processing will help everyone’s health. 9:05 – 9:40 Panel discussion.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can’t be used for many other crops. The water in natural land supports the cranberry bog and in return, the cranberry bog enriches the soil that supports outside land.". Farmers also addressed irrigation systems and sprinklers that had unnecessary runoff, causing water waste. .

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The restriction would hopefully prevent further groundwater and soil contamination and health risks for people and the environment. ECHA says it has investigated the environmental and health risks posed by the use of PFASs in firefighting foams at the request of the European Commission.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

Waste Products. Unfortunately, these products can soak through the soil and down onto the water table. These waste products can cause a number of health issues. You should note that the nitrates and nitrites in fertilizers can cause serious health problems in infants.

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Sustainability Consulting

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Electronic or e-waste is a growing problem at the consumer and company level. Unfortunately, the vast majority of e-waste ends up in landfill or shipped to developing countries to dispose of, usually by people working in unsafe conditions. If e-waste ends up being burned, these toxic chemicals are released into the atmosphere.

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Grist

MARCH 28, 2024

Amid the commotion, an invisible gas often escapes unnoticed, warming the planet and harming our health: methane. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas created by, among other things, decaying trash , and it often seeps through the soil and plastic covers meant to contain it. We need to have regulations in place.”

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

These cause them to be the most sectors with e-waste. What is e-waste? E-waste, or rather known as electronic waste, is a term used for end-of-life and old electronic appliances. In Vancouver electronics recycling is a big help to managing proper waste disposal. are the highest percentage of users of electronics.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The research underscores a trend that scholars have warned of for decades: climate change presents new and intensified challenges for human health. Experts are urging decision-makers headed to COP27 to center human health in this year’s discussions about climate change mitigation and adaptation. a) and RCP8.5 (b).”

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The researchers suggest using wastewater in underground irrigation systems, killing two birds with one stone by meeting water demand whilst purifying the waste water. This can pose serious health risks.” ” Using soil as a filter and buffer. The researchers used The Netherlands, densely populated with 1.9

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets. It is a catalyst for helping to restore natural balances," explains Casely.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

They will find ways to create devices built from sustainable and degradable materials with the aim of cutting down on the growing problem of electronic waste. The team aim to make the patch completely biodegradable, and capable of nourishing the soil once it reaches the end of its period of usefulness. McGill University in Canada.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio. It’s exciting to see so many startups targeting the problem of food waste. Atomo Coffee. I mentioned the coatings developed by StixFresh in my last roundup.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Up to £5m of interest-free loans for electrical waste treatment facilities and £600,000 of grants for charity-sector reuse organisations are now up for grabs. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Fund (WEEE Fund) has announced a £5.6m Improperly recycled WEEE waste poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health.

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GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

Agricultural waste from food crops either is traditionally left to rot or is burned, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. About 270 million tons of banana waste are left to rot annually, and in India, 32 million acres of rice straw are burned. Food Waste. Fri, 07/17/2020 - 00:15. Contributors.

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