AGreenLiving

APRIL 29, 2021

Scientists at Hong Kong Polytechnic University have found a way to use bacteria’s natural stickiness to pull microplastics from the environment. Their vision is that microplastics in polluted water will adhere to tape-like bacteria nets, making a plastic blob that can easily be recycled or otherwise disposed of. “It It worked in a lab.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Pharmaceuticals As one of the largest contributors of micropollutants, the pharmaceutical industry has the potential to play a significant role in tackling micropollutant contamination; increased investment in research, broader adoption of advanced treatment technologies, and collaboration are crucial.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

Particles from brake and tyre wear include copper and zinc, microplastics and a group of chemicals called polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). It’s been estimated that more than 60,000 tonnes of microplastics alone are being emitted on the road network annually. They not only pervade the air but also settle on the road surface.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Michelin has announced an ambition for all of its tyres to be entirely made from renewable, recycled, bio-sourced "or otherwise sustainable" materials by 2050, with the manufacturer yesterday announcing a plan to ramp up its research, development, and partnerships in pursuit of greener tyre technologies.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 10, 2024

It uses an innovative polymer, Hydropol, instead of conventional plastic. It does not break down into harmful microplastics, so it still has a safe end-of-life even if it is not disposed of as intended. The new paper packet was developed in partnership with Evopak, a manufacturer of sustainable paper based flexible packaging.

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Green Tech Challenge

MAY 23, 2019

More specifically, microplastic. Mussels, tuna, sardines, sea bream, hake, you name it; all contain an amount of microplastics consumed while in the sea. Research conducted by Orb Media found microplastic particles in bottled water as well. How do Microplastics come about? All of these are secondary microplastics.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

Innovate UK's Jonny Voon explores some of the most exciting green ideas this year, ranging from UK lithium mining and plastic recycling breakthroughs, clothing that 'grows' with the children wearing it. Key to a sustainable recovery is innovation. While uncertainty persists, there are lots of reasons to be hopeful. Impact Recycling.

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Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

The spotlight If you’ve read any climate-related news in the past several years, you’re probably familiar with the scourge of microplastics. A study published just last month in the journal Toxicological Sciences tested 62 placentas, and found microplastics, in varying concentrations, in every single one.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

Uber is an example of disruptive technology, which is defined as an innovation creating a new market/value network that outcompetes existing operations. In the same way, remote work software has become a leading green disruptive technology, drastically changing the way we run our business and work together.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging solutions and innovation. Are you making the switch to alternative greener solutions and technologies ? Material designers, suppliers, converters, mechanics, and innovators are working to solve these issues. Eco friendly retail packaging solutions and innovation. Waste avoidance.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Environmental effects Particulate matter from tyre wear is a significant source of ‘microplastics’ in rivers and oceans, and tyre wear in cities could pose up to a four-fold greater risk to the environment than other microplastics.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 26, 2024

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. ZS2 Technologies creates magnesium-based advanced building products that can store up to one-fifth of their weight in CO 2 via a proprietary carbon-capture technology.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The recurring, year-long program focuses on product and technology development, market development, fundraising, and management and team development. These early-stage startups are working on innovations from vertical-axis wind turbines to carbon-negative concrete. Aquasaic (Cambridge, Mass.) Its founder is Andre Gafford.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2022

The result is that too often, the most promising climate innovations run right into a brick wall of the status quo. It’s clear that we need to accelerate climate policy innovation with the same urgency and equity lens that we devote to tech innovation. That’s why we launched the Policy Lab on Earth Day in 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Most plastic pollution comes from inadequate collection and disposal of larger plastic debris known as macroplastics, but leakage of microplastics (synthetic polymers smaller than 5 mm in diameter) from things like industrial plastic pellets, synthetic textiles, road markings and tyre wear are also a serious concern.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Startups with ideas for a circular economy are being encouraged to join the Circular Economy Accelerator programme, which will meet this winter in Circular Valley® – located in the Rhine Ruhr area of Germany, a region being positioned as an emerging hotspot for innovation in technologies that facilitate recycling and reuse.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Now, a wave of technology innovation and funding from an eclectic group of companies ranging from Google’s parent Alphabet, to the Seed2Growth fund linked to Lukas Walton (grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton), to Cargill and Chevron Ventures (both focused on fish-feed ventures) is changing the tide again. Among the emerging U.S.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 9, 2020

Scientists are leaning into the idea of lab-grown food as a solution for food shortages around the globe, and while the idea may not sound appetizing, advancements in cell technology have moved towards more palatable, and even enjoyable, food options. BlueNalu is developing innovative cell-based seafood. However, the U.S.

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Business Green

APRIL 11, 2021

With funding from the plastic bag charge Waitrose launched a £1m grant fund for innovative plastic-waste busting ideas - Hubbub's Trewin Restorick sets out the key achievements. The research studied the impact on the mussels and how the microplastics could be captured ensuring they didn't get released into the marine environment.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 27, 2020

New research combining Planet’s high cadence satellite imagery and other innovative technologies has successfully found the sources and pathways of plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea. The study by Kikaki et al.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. In general, there is a lot of dynamism and innovation in this sector, and that is a good thing," said Torsten Pohl, head of the Nestlé Product Technology Center in Singen, Germany, via email.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The government said plans developed by Oceanways for a fully automated 'net positive' submarine fleet, powered entirely on green hydrogen, could help cleanse the oceans of toxic pollution by collecting microplastics on its pilot route between Glasgow and Belfast. As the cruising sector?bounces

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Researchers are even finding microplastics in human organs. . But there are two things that can change that dynamic: Global legislation to address plastic pollution, and new technologies aimed at recycling and repurposing used plastics. Climate treaties have driven innovation in the area of reducing carbon emissions.

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Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

While technology has half the solution, the community brings the other half. Rapid decarbonization through electrification can eliminate 70-80% of emissions by 2035 with the technologies we have today. to build an innovation economy and meet our national climate commitments. These companies help us do just that.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 17, 2021

That process brings microplastics right back to our table inside seafood and field-grown crops. This innovative design also helps the preservation of biodiversity as it prevents the compression of turtles’ eggs and any vegetal ecosystem in the sand.” Plastic in the environment has become a circular problem.

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Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 14, 2022

Heard from 16 incredible innovators in Cohort X. Dove deep into the intersections of technology and community and policy. Elemental’s Cohort X took the stage in thematic groups, speaking about industry trends, company momentum, and the benefits of involving community in technology deployment. Office of Naval Research.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 22, 2024

Price fueling innovation Prices are projected to keep rising , creating opportunities for (old and new) mine operators and reactor developers to play.  ☀️ Tandem PV , a Stanford, CA-based perovskite solar technology developer, raised $6m in Series A funding from Uncorrelated Ventures and Planetary Technologies.

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Martin LaMonica

DECEMBER 28, 2018

But much of the plastic pollution in the oceans is microplastics – many times smaller than the width of a human hair. Environmental epidemiologist John Meeker from the University of Michigan writes that the health effects of these microplastics, which are also found in many consumer products, are largely unknown. Rivers and lakes.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Related: Startup creates compostable, single-serve coffee bags for your busy mornings Bruvi is also an innovative product meant to cater to all types of caffeine-lovers. They are not only 100% recyclable, but they are also designed to break down without leaving microplastics behind in a landfill environment.

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Clean Energy Trust

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In fact, if tap water had a list of ingredients on the back of the faucet, it would read something like this: water, fluoride, chlorine, copper, lead, mercury, microplastics, nitrates, perchlorates, herbicides, traces of various pharmaceuticals, and the occasional pathogen. especially for a startup?—?can can be an endless path to nowhere.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 6, 2024

A good EPR [Extended Producer Responsibility] bill will not only support New York’s mechanical recycling infrastructure; it would also allow for innovation, including science-based advanced recycling solutions.” Microplastics have been discovered in human blood, lungs, and breastmilk — and most recently in human placentas.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 19, 2024

Venture investors are taking note, footing the bill for new hydrogen technologies at the rate of $1.4bn in 2023 , topping the charts for most-funded energy sector last year at 19% of energy investment.     On the innovation front, investors got nerdy about grid tech hardware (e.g. Except when it doesn’t.

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

The critical window for action to transform the plastics system across Europe in order to meet both circular economy and climate goals is narrowing, with a major ramp up in innovation, policy ambition, investment, and corporate cooperation urgently needed over the next five years. That is why we decided to commission this report," she added.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 31, 2021

Its design allows the Manta to extract microplastics from 10 mm upward and up to 1 meter deep. As a result, the Manta will provide solutions to global plastic pollution and also act as an ambassador for the restoration of marine ecosystems and innovative plastic-collecting technology. +

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 14, 2023

Deals of the Week (8/7-8/13) Venture Fundings ⚡ Verdagy , a Monterey County, CA-based industrial hydrogen electrolyzer developer, raised $73M in Series B funding from Temasek Holdings, Shell Ventures, Bidra Innovation Ventures, Bluescope Steel, Galp, and other investors. BlackRock , a New York, NY-based investment firm, launched a $1.2B

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 19, 2019

Working at the intersection of technology and community, our compass is our place-based approach to innovation. But a few questions remain: why those technologies, and not others? As an island archipelago, Hawaii is an ideal place to deploy and measure the impact of a combination of technologies. Hawaii goals.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Renewable rubber Bridgestone’s “Wireless-In-Wheel” technology. Bridgestone’s Bill Niaura, executive director of sustainable innovation and circular economy, says guayule is a drop-in replacement with many potential advantages. Truly sustainable tires are becoming a reality, but will it be enough? Chief among them?

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