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5 opportunities of a circular economy

GreenBiz

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. percent gets recycled and used again. Every year, more than 9 million deaths occur due to air, water and soil pollution. We would need 1.5 Reduce emissions.

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‘We can’t recycle our way out’

Grist

When dealing with the life cycle of plastic, hundreds of solutions await, from alternative bioplastics that might be able to degrade themselves through the magic of fungus, to complex chemical recycling that can break plastics down to become other petroleum products or to be rebuilt good as new.

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The Return on Investment (ROI) of Sustainable Business

Green Business Bureau

A positive Return On Investment (ROI) and Sustainability go hand in hand, as many sustainable business practices save money, create a competitive advantage, open new markets and attract customers and employees. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. Increased Sales. Waste Management.

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Major milestone reached for international grass-roots waste management platform

Envirotec Magazine

One of the projects, AACEAM Ambiental, collects plastics from the Amazon rivers and other natural areas, and sorts and recycles it. With further funding, the project aims to expand the activities to other municipalities, increasing, by up to 70%, the amounts collected and recycled. All aboard with AACEAM Ambiental.

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Wagamama opts for recyclable ramen bowls in battle against waste

Business Green

Wagamama is removing most of the plastic from the packaging used in its food deliveries and shifting instead to fully recyclable materials, in a move the restaurant chain claims could remove up to 330 tonnes of virgin plastic from its supply chain each year.

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Sustainability Guide for Plumbers: Getting Started

Green Business Bureau

The effects of said practices are costly: Poor materials can pollute their surrounding environment. Poor materials can prove to be dangerous to the health of those within the home. Poor materials are inefficient, wasting both water and energy. Recycle old pipes and appliances. Recycle Old Pipes and Appliances.

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Taking an inventory of the global plastics problem

Envirotec Magazine

Because of their low cost, durability and versatility, plastics are everywhere–including in the environment–and only 9 percent of the plastic ever generated has been recycled. There is an urgent need to take actions like limiting global virgin plastic production from fossil fuels and designing products and packaging for recyclability.”.

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