Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

With less than a year to go until the Plastic Packaging Tax is introduced in the UK, a study by Veolia appears to show that 83% of businesses asked were NOT aware of the tax. The Plastic Packaging Tax is Government policy aiming to directly increase plastic recycling in the UK and cut carbon emissions. However, challenges remain.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging guide. In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A new Quality Recycling Process (QRP) for flexible packaging, from CEFLEX (a consortium of European firms working on flexible packaging recycling) and its stakeholders, appears to demonstrate the viability of high value applications for recycled polymers from a mechanical recycling process.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Thousands of people will have the chance to train for careers in nuclear fusion technology, under UK government plans unveiled on 16 October. The UK is already a world leader in fusion technology and is well placed to share its knowledge and expertise around the globe. billion since 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Viridor has chosen the very latest in sensor-based sorting technology from TOMRA Recycling for two of its polymer recycling plants. When designing the Avonmouth plant, Viridor approached TOMRA directly for an end-to-end solution, having previously successfully used TOMRA’s technology in its other MRFs.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

Many people want to do their bit for the environment, and a lot of brands are getting on board with the idea too, especially in regard to the packaging they choose to use. Excessive packaging is a big contributor to environmental issues such as pollution, landfills, and carbon footprints, and a lot of it really is unnecessary.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

billion Global Impact Fund, which closed earlier this year, made an undisclosed investment in. ImpactAlpha, November 17 — The private equity giant’s $1.3

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Greentown Labs

MAY 7, 2024

Over the past six months, the Greentown Go Make 2023 startup cohort has worked closely with Shell to accelerate partnerships to deploy and commercialize technologies for carbon utilization, storage, and traceability. “The Go Make 2023 program was incredibly transformational for our company,” says Caravel Bio’s CEO Emily Weinberg. “We

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

Rescue packages on either side of the Atlantic appeared to be well in hand by Monday morning, with the Biden administration approving (late on Sunday US time) a bailout seemingly sufficient to cover even uninsured (i.e., Image credit: July Ko / Shutterstock.com. over $250k) deposits to the tune of trillions of dollars.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Rocket Industrial helps organizations reduce waste with their innovative packaging solutions. ? of landfill garbage is packaging material of some kind, meaning waste reduction demands a global shift to avoid throwaway solutions, and supporting this shift is the packaging distribution company Rocket Industrial. generated 291.4

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Since the world was introduced to the first meal kit over a decade ago, the industry has matured in size and familiarity, but it also has endured notable criticism surrounding packaging and its perceived impact on the environment. For meal kits, packaging waste was one of those unintended consequences.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

That's the hope of several early movers in circular economy investing, who shared their insights at the GreenBiz 21 virtual event in early February. . Also about one year ago, Nestlé launched its $2 billion sustainability fund , to support companies developing innovative packaging and recycling technologies through 2025.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Soft drinks giant unveils new goal to double share of drinks it sells through reusable packaging. The new commitment to boost packaging reuse across its products is also designed to help deliver on the company's overarching target to reduce virgin plastic per serving by 50 per cent by 2030 and deliver net zero emissions by 2040.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 29, 2022

Additionally, an AI-powered inspection platform bolsters electric asset health maintenance, Elia Group illustrates expedited energy transition investments and a politically charged interconnector reaches financial closure. Joe Manchin stated that he had reached a deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a budget reconciliation package.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

Following the acquisitions of Suez Water Conditioning Services in 2018 and Clearwater Technology in 2019, alongside a number of bolt-on acquisitions and strong organic growth, our water and air compliance business now has the broadest service capabilities and coverage in the UK.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2021

Numerous companies have set 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging goals such as Colgate-Palmolive and Kellogg. Virtually all these companies, though, are not tracking whether their packaging is actually recycled and what new products their packaging becomes. These questions are harder to answer.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

New wave of funding announced to help bring hydrogen, CCS, and nuclear technologies to market. of new funding for next-generation nuclear technology projects, and a £5m boost for carbon capture research efforts. The new funding package also includes a £2.5m The scheme is expected to launch during the summer.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 25, 2024

The investment will significantly expand Honda’s presence in Canada, further onshore North America’s EV supply chain, and up Honda’s EV game. Honda’s investment joins an impressive list of EV and battery projects destined for Canada, demonstrating just how much our country stands to gain as the world shifts to a cleaner economy.

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Charged

MAY 16, 2022

Charging and energy management specialist FreeWire Technologies has raised $125 million in new capital from BlackRock Financial Management and other investors, including bp ventures, Riverstone Holdings, Octave Ventures and Daishin Private Equity. Proceeds will also be used to expand the Company’s talent pool and invest in R&D.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

Research agency unveils winners of sustainable packaging competition, which it says aim to 'alter the UK's relationship with plastic'. A flurry of green packaging innovations and plastic waste management projects have won a share of £30m from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 24, 2023

Reducing emissions across supply chains, from production to packaging and distribution, is critical to making a net-zero future a reality. Energiency Technology at a glance: Energiency , based in Rennes, France, pioneers AI- and human-intelligence-driven energy-intelligence technology dedicated to manufacturing.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Industry Voice: Dow's Angels Domenech explains how innovative plastic packaging and recycling processes can drive down food waste, plastic waste and emissions. When global food supply chains are threatened, each stage of the chain and the technologies involved are propelled into focus and action.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

China competition more fierce than in advanced technological sectors — what has been termed the “ technology cold war ” — and China has already dominated clean energy industries. But China’s ascension to technological dominance is not inevitable. Nowhere is U.S.-China In order for the U.S.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The UK and India have today agreed new plans to accelerate investment in low carbon infrastructure on the subcontinent, announcing the launch of a new Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) India and unveiling plans to mobilise $1.2bn of green public and private sector investment in the coming years.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

trillion federal spending and tax extension package negotiated by congressional leaders over the weekend alongside a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. Schumer’s office also shared details of the Energy Act of 2000, a massive energy RD&D funding package brought into the broader spending package last week.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too. But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Let’s dig in. cents per share.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 11, 2021

trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, the chamber acted early Wednesday morning to pass a sweeping $3.5 On the heels of the U.S. Senate approving a $1.2 trillion budget reconciliation along party lines. Subscribe to Renewable Energy World’s free, weekly newsletter for more stories like this.

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Charged

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Cornish Lithium has secured an investment package of up to £18 million ($24 million) from metals investment company TechMet. The plant will help the company to optimize the low-carbon Lepidico processing technology for which it secured a 15-year royalty-free license in 2020.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2023

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen touts Green Deal Industrial plan to reform permitting, boost skills, improve raw materials sourcing, and attract green investment. And those who develop and manufacture the technology that will be the foundation of tomorrow's economy will have the greatest competitive edge.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

Company announces goal to ensure Walkers, Doritos, and Lay's crisps use recycled or renewable plastic packaging by end of the decade. The company said it will trial new packaging from this year, piloting a renewable plastic for its Lay's range in France and recyclable Walkers crisps' packets in the UK.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

The recommendations contained within the report include revalorising plastic ‘waste’ to support green growth and incentivise the emergence of next generation plastics production and recycling technologies. Incentives for waste management bodies to recirculate plastics, fostering the growth of new production and recycling technologies.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 13, 2021

ZeroAvia says it is on track to achieve commercialization for its hydrogen propulsion technology in 2024. With the new investment, the company has raised $115 million. Initially, ZeroAvia targets the technology to be used in smaller planes for commercial passenger transport, package delivery, agriculture, and beyond.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Entrants in the final furlong include an on-demand clothing manufacturing technology that eliminates 20 billion unsold garments each year, 100% compostable protective packaging that replaces single use plastic, and an Oxford University spin-out that changes the way valuable metallic resources are mined, refined, recycled, and processed.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

could double its capacity for new wind and solar power, save billions of dollars and cut millions of tons of carbon-dioxide emissions from its generation fleets if federal incentives can be aligned to deploy a suite of technologies to unlock the full capacity of transmission grids. “We just didn’t know the magnitude.”

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Compostable plastic packaging, smart recycling technology, and tackling hard-to-recycle items are among 10 university-led research projects to secure a share of £8m funding announced by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) yesterday.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2022

The solution set is relatively clear: Target the production, design and disposal of plastics and packaging; invest in infrastructure and recycling technologies; establish and harmonize policy; center communities and climate. What will it take to address the plastic waste crisis?

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 19, 2022

While there are calls for some developing nations to seek compensation from the world’s biggest emitters at COP27 in a few weeks, developing nations must also look to technology to mitigate the impacts of climate change – or adapt. million, it’s still clearly under-invested. Climate investing in 2021.

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