Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Over 20,000 cash rewards have been redeemed by consumers as part of the first nationwide digital deposit return scheme (DDRS) trial led by recycling tech firm, Polytag, recycling tech app, Bower and major UK retailer, Ocado Retail. Up to £4,000 worth of rewards were obtained during the nine week long trial.

Retail 147

Retail Recycling Recycling Packaging 147

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

A circular economy for electric vehicle batteries appears to be still some way off, but metal recycling expert EMR claims to be making inroads, and to be helping shape the future of the sector. EMR recycles thousands of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) every week at its more than 60 UK sites. A lot of this work is already underway.

Batteries 113

Batteries Recycling Recycling Automotive 113

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2021

The Dales Voe decommissioning facility in Shetland, operated by Veolia and Peterson, is said to be one step closer to becoming a centre of innovation for recycling offshore structures from the North Sea, following the successful collapse of the Ninian North platform using explosives for the first time.

Recycling 130

Recycling Recycling Logistics Waste 130

Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

Online retail giant Amazon has taken another step towards curbing plastic waste across its operations, today announcing that it has stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags and envelopes in its UK distribution network. times lower greenhouse gas emissions than stationary retail - including the returns process.

Plastics 73

Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 73

Business Green

AUGUST 20, 2020

Waste Knot Energy project to produce 240,000 tonnes of fuel pellets each year offering alternative to coal in steel and cement manufacturing. This amazing news further supports our ambitions to drive forward the clean energy agenda - further cementing our region's reputation as an innovator and world leader in decarbonisation.".

Waste 71

Waste Waste Logistics Investment 71

Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Creating a circular European battery industry Summary - Northvolt has partnered with Hydro to establish a first-of-its-kind battery recycling facility. The recycling plant will be established as a green field development, under a joint venture named Hydro Volt, and come online in 2021 in Fredrikstad, outside of Oslo. Brace yourself.

Recycling 78

Recycling Recycling Batteries Electric vehicle 78

Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Creating a circular European battery industry Summary - Northvolt has partnered with Hydro to establish a first-of-its-kind battery recycling facility. The recycling plant will be established as a green field development, under a joint venture named Hydro Volt, and come online in 2021 in Fredrikstad, outside of Oslo. Brace yourself.

Recycling 78

Recycling Recycling Batteries Electric vehicle 78

Charged

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

However, to extract ever more minerals by mining and dispose of the waste in landfills, would be to continue the practices that got the world into its current environmental mess. Furthermore, expanding mining operations here in the US is often extremely difficult, due to permitting regulations and logistical challenges.

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Recycling Recycling Transportation Batteries 102

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

With 2020 now upon us, Andrew Brady, UK CEO of EMR (formerly European Metal Recycling) reflects on what has changed in his sector since the start of the millennium, and offers perspective on its growing importance and the challenges that lie ahead. Economic growth has driven ongoing demand for waste metals since 2000.

Building Energy Monitoring 130

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Recycling Recycling 130

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Because of our scale, we know it's our responsibility to address textile waste and then overall be thinking about how to keep products in use for the long term, and to design out waste from the beginning,” said Jeannie Renne-Malone, who has served as the vice president of global sustainability at VF Corp since Sept.

Waste 479

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 479

Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The promise of renewable natural gas is a sustainability win that has been financially and logistically out of reach for even the largest companies. The Massachusetts-based recycler uses anaerobic biodigesters to create renewable natural gas from food waste. Just like you recycle cardboard, and you recycle glass or plastics.

Waste 58

Waste Waste Natural gas Methane 58

Charged

MAY 15, 2020

Services include: enabling clients with defective or end-of life batteries to compare, select and contract with battery recyclers on the Renewance Connect platform; turnkey recycling solutions; and other services to facilitate management of energy storage assets throughout the full lifecycle.

Batteries 101

Batteries Investment Startups Recycling 101

GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

The beermaker’s 2025 goals pledge bold advances in water strategy, returnable or recyclable packaging, renewable energy procurement (its U.S. She's also in charge of the 100+ Sustainability Accelerator, dedicated to startups that can bring technology-enabled innovation to AB InBev's operations.

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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Recycling Recycling 269

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

An attempt to digitalize, or automate, battery collection for recycling is underway in Belgium. When it comes to the collection and recycling of batteries, Belgium is said to be a leader. Automatically collecting information from the moment of storage onwards, can further improve the logistic process.

IoT 130

IoT Batteries Energy Monitor Recycling 130

Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

There are also third-party logistics services, device protection providers, and wholesalers and traders. All of these connections make the task of shifting to more circular life cycles for these sorts of gadgets - and cutting back on the potential for electronic waste - more complex and challenging.

Waste 41

Waste Waste Logistics Startups 41

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental is expanding its support for visionary entrepreneurs who are addressing climate challenges in innovative ways. Investors and innovators are taking note, and are pouring in to address climate change. These 15 climate companies will join an existing portfolio of more than 150 investments.

Soil 111

Soil Recycling Recycling Investment 111

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Lebanese tech start-up Mrüna has been deemed the winner of a new global innovation competition, InfraChallenge, run by infrastructure advisory group The Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub), which is based in Sydney. We are so honoured to be the 2020 InfraChallenge winners and to be representing innovation from Lebanon.

IoT 130

IoT Logistics Innovation Sustainability 130

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

All of these disciplines can be improved via sustainable business practices, and can result in higher efficiency, less waste, and lower costs. Consider the following: Manufacturing processes, including production, sourcing, fulfillment, distribution and logistics. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Management.

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 158

Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

That’s the question that kicked off the Circularity Challenge, a six-month Greentown Launch program designed to accelerate partnerships between startups and corporates to bring innovative technologies to market. Corumat, based in California, micro-engineers bioplastics to reduce plastic waste. Read more here. Read more here.

Startups 72

Startups Plastics Recycling Recycling 72

AGreenLiving

MARCH 12, 2020

Designed by Shanghai-based firm YANG Design , the Green Concept House is a futuristic concept that envisions a residence where sustainable technologies are embedded into the living spaces to create a zero-waste, 100% self-sustaining home. The rest is here: A zero-waste, self-sustaining home of the future.

Home Energy Monitoring 28

Home Energy Monitoring Waste Waste Energy Monitor 28

Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

The company said it also plans to "invest heavily" in quality control of devices sold on its marketplace, build a dedicated machine learning team to improve its algorithms, introduce new services around logistics and repair, and expand on services for its sellers, such as sourcing spare parts.

Investment 68

Investment Recycling Recycling Logistics 68

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In addition, Vodafone has introduced an ‘Innovation Fast Lane' scheme to help with cashflow for small, innovative technology start-ups, simplifying contracting and enabling lower payment terms, capped at a maximum of 21 days from the date of receipt of invoice.

Building Energy Monitoring 90

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Health IoT 90

Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Waste-to-fuel plant planned by UK oil refining firm and US sustainable jet fuel company Fulcrum BioEnergy aims to start delivering cleaner jet fuel to airlines in 2025. The project will use a waste-to-fuel process already being deployed by Fulcrum at a pioneering SAF production plant in Reno, Nevada that is set to come online later this year.

Aviation 94

Aviation Sustainability Waste Waste 94

Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The number and quality of entries to this awards really are testament to the remarkable level of innovation and investment that is transforming the UK economy and environment for the better. We look forward to celebrating all of our finalists at the inaugural UK Green Business Awards ceremony in June."

Business Energy Monitoring 69

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 69

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

years ago after heading strategy and innovation at Royal Philips, took over as CSO after Simon Lowden retired last fall. "I Things like recyclability impediments. Then we're also looking at how we build the carbon impact into carrier selection for third-party logistics. Andrew, an avid scuba diver who joined PepsiCo about 4.5

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Sustainability Recycling Recycling Packaging 400

GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

Consider that the cosmetics industry brings in a booming $500 billion every year and imagine the waste created by default. As businesses, we can manufacture and sell products with no packaging, create closed-loop recycling systems and collaborate with suppliers to create innovative solutions for reducing waste — all while thriving.

Retail 515

Retail Packaging Waste Waste 515

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Exposing students to working sustainability programs offers practical insights into the logistics of such programs. There is evidence to support the idea that healthier physical spaces benefit students academically and contribute to cost reductions. It is one thing to learn about sustainability but quite another to see it in action.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Education Logistics Recycling 52

Charged

AUGUST 24, 2020

It’s usually one of the first objections cited by EV naysayers: batteries can’t or won’t be recycled, and they contain hazardous materials that will end up in landfills. In fact, no such sinister scenario is likely—most of the components of Li-ion batteries are valuable, and it’s quite feasible, technically and economically, to recycle them.

Batteries 126

Batteries Lithium Recycling Recycling 126

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Innovation areas : Due to HEFA’s commercial success, some technologies are being developed to make other types of biomass compatible with the process, such as pyrolysis to convert woody or cellulosic biomass into a usable bio-oil. Syngas is commonly sourced from municipal waste, industrial processes, or woody/cellulosic biomass. 

Aviation 61

Aviation Hydrogen Waste Waste 61

The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

If the whole world made a commitment to a zero waste lifestyle today, where could we be in 10 years? Join us as we look at six visions of a zero waste future that will give you hope, inspiration and motivation to be the change you want to see! All waste will be disposed of via recycling or composting rather than landfills.

Waste 273

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 273

CleanTech Group

JANUARY 15, 2020

Every year, the Global Cleantech 100 selects the innovative companies poised to make a significant commercial impact in the next five to ten.

Carbon 200

Carbon Innovation Logistics Waste 200

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

All of these disciplines can be improved via sustainable business practices, and can result in higher efficiency, less waste, and lower costs. Consider the following: Manufacturing processes, including production, sourcing, fulfillment, distribution and logistics. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Management.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

All of these disciplines can be improved via sustainable business practices, and can result in higher efficiency, less waste, and lower costs. Consider the following: Manufacturing processes, including production, sourcing, fulfillment, distribution and logistics. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Management.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

AGreenLiving

MAY 19, 2020

The beermaker’s 2025 goals pledge bold advances in water strategy, returnable or recyclable packaging, renewable energy procurement (its U.S. She’s also in charge of the 100+ Sustainability Accelerator, dedicated to startups that can bring technology-enabled innovation to AB InBev’s operations.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Recycling Recycling 28

Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

A flurry of green packaging innovations and plastic waste management projects have won a share of £30m from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Those snapping up funding include recycling company Plasgran, which aims to mechanically recycle used food-contact packaging back into food-grade packaging material.

Packaging 68

Packaging Plastics Innovation Recycling 68

Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rubi endeavors to repurpose CO2 emitted from manufacturing and convert the waste stream back into commodity inputs, all while avoiding the green premium. What does it take to engineer a system built on enzymes and where has Rubi implemented innovative solutions? So you get a lot of waste. We call it an enzymatic cascade.

Building Energy Monitoring 86

Building Energy Monitoring Fashion Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 86

Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

How ambitious and robust will the legally-binding targets on air quality, water, biodiversity, resource efficiency and waste reduction be? For example, how effective will the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) be at holding public authorities to account?

Biodiversity 36

Biodiversity Waste Waste Climate change 36