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EU Digital Product Passports aim to track items through the product life-cycle

Envirotec Magazine

European legislative bodies have mobilized themselves en masse since March 2022, which is when several proposals aimed at product sustainability saw the light of day, most notably a circular economy business model.

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Electrify America to install charging stations with battery energy storage for drayage trucks at the Port of Long Beach

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Electrify America will provide tailored charging solutions for a fleet of 60 electric trucks, including Class 8 Volvo and Kenworth trucks, operated by 4 Gen Logistics. The 30 new chargers will offer power levels from 150 to 350 kW. Source: Electrify America.

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Mutable mandate? Sizing up the new BNG requirements

Envirotec Magazine

But the law is too lenient. Even then, the complex logistics of gathering specific data, especially in hard-to-access areas or large habitats, will leave BNG’s credibility at severe risk of being compromised by a wave of inadequate and imprecise data. It will make no dent at all in the £5bn annual gap in funding for nature recovery.

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A new waste market is taking shape in Europe, following COVID-19, says recovery firm

Envirotec Magazine

The most important drivers are, of course, the pandemic, varying laws and regulations in Europe, and an increasing focus on sustainability and circular economy. Logistics and transport. Industry players both upstream and downstream depend on predictable logistics and transport to ensure their operations.

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5 Companies Committed to Hitting Net Zero in 2022

The Environmental Blog

In 2019, the UK passed a law to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Crystal Doors were named Manufacturer Of The Year at the 2021 Business Green Leaders Award and Small Business of the Year at the Sustainability Leaders Awards 2021 due to their dedication to being net zero by 2022. Crystal Doors.

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California’s electric truck mandates pose challenges—and opportunities—for small fleets

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Diesel-powered trucks are an endangered species in California—assuming that existing laws stand, all trucks in use in the state must be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2042, and interim targets will start to bite much sooner. The complementary Advanced Clean Fleets rule requires operators to buy only ZEVs by 2036.

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Replate: Using Tech to Combat Food Waste, Food Insecurity and Climate Change

Green Business Bureau

Further, these metrics can be combined with a sustainability program and used to benchmark goals. For Replate, joining Green Business Bureau has meant connecting with other sustainability-minded organizations and fostering relationships that support their mission to combat food waste across the country and beyond.

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