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From Trash to Treasure: The Role of Technology in Modern Waste Management

The Environmental Blog

From waste segregation to state-of-the-art WTE plants, innovative technology is helping transform trash into valuable resources. The purity of recycled materials can be increased using these systems to distinguish and isolate various plastic types according to their chemical makeup. Smart cities are leading the way.

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A conversation with Ford's sustainability leader

Business Green

There's been a lot of innovations over the last several years to get more plant-based, renewable-type of materials into our products. Right now, we have plant-based materials in over 20 million vehicles across the world. The interesting thing is this is not something that's new for us.