Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In 2022, four projects were each awarded grants of between £150,000 – £300,000, from 245 applications, to develop their innovative solutions that challenged the ‘make…use…throw-away’ culture of modern society. The £1 million fund was made possible by the sales of 10p plastic bags through the John Lewis Partnership.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 9, 2024

Innovation in the building sector is critical to achieving decarbonization, as the sector is responsible for 40 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions. To change this, we need innovations that reinvent how buildings and their materials are planned, built, sourced, and managed. and Houston, Texas, Jan.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Fortuna Cools recently announced the launch of the Nutshell Cooler, a collapsible cooler made using upcycled coconut fiber sourced from the Philippines and designed to outperform plastic. The company worked with local coconut farmers from a fishing village on Lubang Island to create the innovative, insulating material.

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The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Recycled polyester is made from discarded plastic bottles, not just reducing plus-based waste but also conserving precious resources. These environmentally-friendly methods aim to minimize waste, conserve energy, and reduce harmful emissions. What is Recycled Polyester? What is Cupro Fabric?

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fourteen startups joined our community in the third quarter of 2022, working on innovations as diverse as a carbontech solution for aluminum manufacturing, an AI platform for tracking scope 1 and scope 3 vehicle emissions, and waste-biomass-turned-biochar for replacing cement. Manufacturing.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 22, 2021

Given the vast amount of waste that is typically generated from in-person events, FNTECH has sought various solutions for reutilizing these often thrown away items. By nature, virtual events are a greener form of assembly compared to in-person events given the elimination of onsite waste and print materials (agendas, pamphlets, etc.)

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 18, 2019

To better manage plastic waste , Los Angeles is in talks with Technisoil, an innovative manufacturing company, to viably incorporate plastic into the city’s roads. Typically viewed as an ecological scourge, plastic waste can also be seen as a valuable resource when repurposed. can implement as well.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Our oceans, teeming with life, are under siege by a silent threat – plastic pollution. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the marine environment every year, wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems and the creatures that call them home. Entanglement in plastic debris is another major threat.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2020

COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. Digital technologies are opening up new ways for us to consume fashion without the waste or carbon footprint… . More investments to scale circular innovation are critical. Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Using a combination of cutting-edge genetic engineering, state-of-the-art biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and innovations in mechanical and chemical engineering the companies to manufacture chemicals using a process that soaks up waste carbon, rather than emitting it.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 22, 2021

Given the vast amount of waste that is typically generated from in-person events, FNTECH has sought various solutions for reutilizing these often thrown away items. By nature, virtual events are a greener form of assembly compared to in-person events given the elimination of onsite waste and print materials (agendas, pamphlets, etc.)

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

The roles of markets and consumers, education, trade, partnerships and innovation are key to driving the circular economy transition, speakers said. One of those enterprises is Ecopost, which has upcycled 5 million kilograms of plastic waste into building materials and created over 2,000 jobs for youth and women.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 12, 2021

A material not often considered when it comes to construction is plastic. Instead of relying on materials that require mining, extracting or a lot of processing, recycled plastic offers an excellent sustainable alternative for many construction projects. straw, recycled plastics, etc.). UpCycle – Austin, Texas.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 22, 2020

This activity can be beneficial to both staff and management of an organization as it enables business leaders to engage with employees, listen to challenges they face, observe and understand the process, identify sources of waste or opportunities for improvement in their daily operations and improve collaboration.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sneakers made from food waste. Active Surfaces is working to make these innovations possible. DRINKICKS DrinKicks is developing sneakers made from food waste and recycled materials in an effort to engage the sneaker-enthusiast community in circularity. Ultracapacitors built with hemp sourced from Black and Indigenous farmers.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2021

They work together in a hive of activity to suggest, test, trial and implement the latest innovations. The latest innovation to be implemented is a plant to plate EvoGro system. The worms were brought onsite along with a composter to help reduce food waste, another area that the sustainable champions are passionate about.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2022

Their main goal is to find innovative solutions to enhance the environmental and sustainability performance of sports. Optimize food and waste management by practicing good inventory management. Look to eliminate plastic. Many programs and teams should follow in their footsteps and create team jerseys from upcycled materials.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Give grandpa one of 13 color options, all manufactured using an innovative fabric made entirely from plastic bottles. The mill sells by-products to the dairy industry, and there is nearly zero waste in the Semolina Pasta kitchen. The Upcycled Cribbage Board from Art of Play is made from maple and other hardwoods.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

There’s no doubt about it — we are in the midst of a plastic pollution crisis. We’ve all seen the viral images of turtles with straws stuck up their noses, or whales washed up with bellies full of plastic bags. And one of the biggest contributors to this plastic crisis is the space we operate in: the cosmetics industry.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 7, 2022

The fresh and innovative patterns add a unique flair to walls and countertops with minimal environmental impact. Each tile is made using upcycled post-consumer materials. In addition to a focus on material selection, the company is dedicated to pairing with green manufacturing partners in order to minimize resources and waste.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 12, 2022

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Canada) utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials. Somerville, Mass. and New York City, N.Y., Full Cycle Bioplastics (San Jose, U.S.) Full Cycle Bioplastics (San Jose, U.S.)

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AGreenLiving

MAY 13, 2020

Each zone is a showcase of innovative products and ideas and seamlessly connects to the next space. All materials used in construction are eco-friendly, biodegradable and made from waste material. The second zone is the Circular Economy , where examples of plastic waste upcycled into new, value-added products are showcased.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2020

The two groups have combined already-established and community-led marine debris and plastic waste interception programmes from the Dominican Republic with a UK volunteer network producing sustainable eye protection.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

As analysts, investors, journalists, and other experts offer up their predictions for this year’s climatetech areas to watch, Greentown’s featuring just a sampling of our startup members innovating in these key categories. What are you predicting for this year of climate action and climatetech innovation? Let us know on LinkedIn!

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

Paul Dillinger, head of global product innovation at Levi Strauss & Co., There’s got to be a better design solution to address end of life, how [products] can easily be refurbished, upcycled and disassembled. With that mindset, Dillinger led the design of Levi’s innovative Wellthread shirts, jackets and jeans, which launched in 2015.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Sustainability is a business opportunity to be captured through innovation and testing new ideas. First, summarize business aspects that consume energy, water and other natural resources, generate waste, impact the environment and contribute to climate change. How much do we waste? Do we use plastic bottles for water?

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Plastic pollution is a major climate threat and now there’s a unique solution. It is the world’s first mobile industrial-grade plastic trash upcycling platform. “We are proud to support the work of designers everywhere as they continue to innovate, create and collaborate in pursuit of a better world.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 28, 2021

Footwear is a major source of post-consumer waste. Another daily-use product, coffee, also contributes to environmental waste to the tune of around 25 billion kilograms annually. Called XpreSole Panto, the boots are available in high-top or low-top options made with upcycled coffee grounds collected from local coffee shops in Taiwan.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In order to meet climate goals, the building industry needs to emphasize innovation and modern sustainable architecture practices. For example, elements throughout the space were designed for reuse with reversible joints to allow them additional life at another project site in the future instead of adding to construction waste.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Do you think addressing food waste in the office is too much of a bother? Doesn’t most waste happen in our households, restaurants and other food institutions? Reports show that most of America’s food waste comes from consumers – of which 60% makes up the workforce. How to Prevent Food Waste in the Workplace.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

The new range of clothes is made exclusively from recycled, renewable or 'innovative' materials, with the online retail giant claiming the collection has been created to test a range of "circular" or "sustainable" technologies and textiles that could eventually become mainstays of the fashion industry of the future.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2020

Coca-Cola's European arm has announced backing for recycling start-up CuRe Technology, with a view to establishing an innovative pilot factory to turn waste plastic bottles back into high quality packaging for food and drink via a single, on-site process.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In the past few years, as consumers looked to cut down on plastic waste at the grocery store, more mainstream supermarkets turned to bulk shopping bins as a solution. In 2017, when LimeLoop, an IoT solution for sustainable e-commerce shipping logistics, started, it was in response to the amount of waste caused by e-commerce.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2020

Coca-Cola European Partners has announced backing for recycling start-up CuRe Technology, with a view to establishing an innovative pilot factory to turn waste plastic bottles back into high quality packaging for food and drink via a single, on-site process.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2021

Fast food chain reveals how 'in the weeds detail' helped deliver on ambitious waste goals. Chipotle's head of sustainability, Caitlin Leibert, celebrated her 10-year anniversary at Chipotle announcing a historic achievement for the brand: most of the company's waste no longer ends up in landfills.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The issues are many, from the resources needed to grow cotton or produce synthetic fabrics, usually from petroleum feedstocks, to the waste that ends up in landfills, especially for inexpensive and trendy clothing items that often have a short useful life. Finally, there are the innovators — entrepreneurs who see gold in all that green.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways Lilian Liu Wed, 10/14/2020 – 01:30 COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. More investments to scale circular innovation are critical. The world’s first virtual reality (VR) fashion summit Oct. 4 summit takeaways 1.

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