GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2020

Local delivery fleets are ideal for electrification given their predictable routes and significant dwell times at the depot.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. ” The company says it is already in talks with major consumer brands, retailers and food packaging suppliers.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

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. In 2017, containers and packaging made up a significant portion of municipal solid waste (MSW), about 80.1 It's easy to use and easy to sanitize. million tons (29.9

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

Global logistics giant FedEx on Wednesday announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. But FedEx has a goal to move its entire package pickup and delivery fleet to zero emission by 2040. The company says that by 2025, half of FedEx Express' new package and delivery fleet purchases will be of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs).

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

By nature, cosmetics packaging is small and intricate, made up of many parts that are difficult to clean after use, resulting in the majority of this packaging going directly into landfills. The global packaging industry is set to reach over $1 trillion by 2021. But it doesn’t have to be like this.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

You also know the solution: In addition to recyclable and compostable alternatives, reuse models are quickly emerging as a fundamentally better alternative to single-use ones, not to mention that converting 20 percent of the world’s disposable plastic packaging into reusables is a $10 billion opportunity. . Circular Packaging.

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altenergymag

MAY 1, 2023

Wagner Logistics warehouse management provides increased throughput, industry counsel and sustainable paper handling expertise for WestRock

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Charged

JULY 24, 2024

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), based in Portland, Oregon, and Salem Carriers, a dedicated contract logistics company headquartered in North Carolina, have collaborated to electrify DTNA’s inbound logistics operations at the Salem Carriers hub near Charlotte.

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Charged

JULY 9, 2024

Designwerk Technologies, based in Winterthur, Switzerland, has developed a DC fast charging station for commercial EVs that’s packaged in a container format. Our technology enables logistics companies to cover a wide range of charging scenarios sustainably, and the buffer storage relieves the load on the power grid.”

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GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

Vehicles such as the big rigs that carry goods across state lines, vans that drop off packages at your front door, garbage trucks that pick up our waste or the forklifts that move pallets across the floor in warehouses. The company just delivered one of its e-tractors to musician Jack Johnson to be used on a farm on the north shore of Oahu.

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Charged

JANUARY 29, 2024

This session will highlight best practices and practical solutions ranging from: • Regulations • Package design • OEM and supply chain management • Data and reporting technology • Carrier considerations. Planning, designing and executing an end-to-end EV battery return program doesn’t need to be difficult if you have the right gameplan.

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CleanTech Group

AUGUST 24, 2021

In 2020, the e-commerce share of retail sales increased from 16% to 19%, the largest jump to date. Driven by pandemic lockdowns, home.

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Charged

OCTOBER 11, 2020

We combined Rivian’s technology with our delivery logistics knowledge, and the result is what you see here—the future of last-mile delivery.”. “We We prioritized safety and functionality to create a vehicle that’s optimized for package delivery,” said Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe. “We Sources: Amazon , Green Car Reports , Car and Driver.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The logistics behind product passport use might seem complicated at first glance but are, in fact, straightforward: all a consumer needs to do is scan the product QR code with their phone to access DPP information. Traceability systems are to be in place to enable tracking all procedures leading from raw materials to the finished product.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Subscribe here.How many Amazon packages were rapidly shipped to your home this week thanks to Black Friday and Cyber Monday?For This article is adapted from GreenBiz's newsletter, Transport Weekly, running Tuesdays. For many of us, plenty.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Paper-based packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has joined with companies HVC and Bluemats to unveil an ambitious plan for the first full beverage carton recycling plant in the Netherlands. A new domestic facility would therefore be an enormous benefit from both an environmental and logistics perspective.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Current Amazon drivers weighed in on the vehicle’s design and functionality, offering input on topics from the feel of the seats to the ease of getting in and out, package loading and unloading, and visibility. The central display screen is integrated with Amazon’s logistics management, routing and package delivery systems.

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2022

Research explores best practices that can drive adoption of re-usable packaging systems. From coffee cups to cereal boxes, the past few years have seen myriad pilot projects explore how to encourage consumers to switch from single use, disposable packaging to reusable options that can slash resource use, costs, and carbon emissions.

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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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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

The beermaker’s 2025 goals pledge bold advances in water strategy, returnable or recyclable packaging, renewable energy procurement (its U.S. Clancy: How has the situation affected your packaging commitments and recycling strategy, if at all? And to achieve that circular packaging vision, there are a number of things we do.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

Organisations rely on offsite manufacturing, deploying systems that use pre-assembled package plants and ancillaries to minimise downtime. Another factor to consider: Are we talking about applying offsite manufacturing to a single component, sub-assembly, or a fully packaged plant? Risk reduction. When is it suitable?

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For the waste and recycling industry, the Act contains a range of measures designed to reduce the use of raw materials, encourage more recycling of waste, and reduce the amount of waste that is sent to overseas landfills. These IT systems exist in siloes and were not built to work with one another.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

Drones will be used to deliver packages on remote Scottish islands – that, at least, is among the visions intimated by nine new freight projects which have been awarded £1.2 million in UK government funding.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

The used textiles industry in the UK is valued at over one billion pounds annually, impacting sectors such as UK Charities, Local Waste Authorities, the Logistics Industry, the Packaging Industry, and will affect 1 in every 25 jobs in the UK.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

A big focus of the Sustainable from the Start program is reducing GHG emissions, sure, but also things like discouraging the use of non-recyclable packaging, because that's really important. Then we're also looking at how we build the carbon impact into carrier selection for third-party logistics. We're rolling it out now.

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Business Green

MARCH 19, 2021

Jesse Klein explores how some leading businesses are navigating the complex choices that shape efforts to deliver more sustainable packaging. As consumer products companies hunt for more sustainable packaging options, some - notably smaller brands - are turning to aluminum as an alternative to plastic. The big draw?

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Charged

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Commercial EV manufacturer Volta Trucks has signed a letter of intent with Siemens Smart Infrastructure , outlining a partnership to offer a Truck as a Service package that includes software control systems, facility electrification, charging infrastructure, energy management, building equipment and project finance.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Polytag, the recycling tech expert and connected packaging solutions provider is proposing a digital approach that offers more convenience, efficiency, and accessibility to consumers. Through cutting edge technology and end-to-end packaging solutions, this project has delivered on what consumers have been asking for.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Logistics Coordinator | lightsource bp. Manages the product supply agreement from a logistic perspective. Support the products supply agreement negotiations on the logistics related matters. 5-10 years’ experience in logistics management, warehouse management and/or project management. About lightsource bp. Experience.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

Packaged dry ice. CO₂ is used in the food, cold logistics and pharmaceutical industries. The captured carbon dioxide (CO₂) will be used by CCSL to create low-carbon and low-energy dry ice for use in the food, cold logistics and pharmaceutical industries. A dry-ice conveyor.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

Lindum, a UK expert on pallet wrapping and stability, says the new mobile test lab “will revolutionise the way UK businesses reduce costs, plastic and CO2 through pallet stretch film optimisation whilst alleviating the risks associated with changes to packaging.” Pallet stability test results being analysed.

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Charged

JANUARY 13, 2021

Now GM has turned up the voltage considerably, announcing not just a new EV, but an entire new “ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services to empower delivery and logistics companies to move goods more efficiently.”. GM says its new business venture, BrightDrop , will produce multiple vehicles.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 8, 2020

The most obvious and collective example of adaptation to COVID-19 can be seen in the industry’s lobbying of Congress as it crafts a follow-up stimulus package related to the economic damage caused by COVID-19. trillion stimulus package that passed in late March. The renewables industry was left out of the $2.2

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

While important details on Proposed Rule 2305’s levels of stringency and flexibility remain unavailable, the Southern California logistics industry could be facing compliance difficulties and significant costs. Latham & Watkins will continue to monitor and report on Proposed Rule 2305 and its potential impacts on the logistics industry.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

While important details on Proposed Rule 2305’s levels of stringency and flexibility remain unavailable, the Southern California logistics industry could be facing compliance difficulties and significant costs. Latham & Watkins will continue to monitor and report on Proposed Rule 2305 and its potential impacts on the logistics industry.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 9, 2020

did not include any provisions for renewables in its own stimulus packages released thus far. Heggarty does not foresee any major supply chain issues beyond localized logistics bottlenecks. The next seven-year budget has yet to be agreed and any progress made thus far was done so in the absence of any COVID-19 considerations.

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