Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Deloitte and AstraZeneca have both joined a new not-for-profit body announced yesterday which is aiming to improve the environmental sustainability of the global healthcare sector and drive down medical waste. It is a huge waste of money and natural resources and a major contributor to healthcare's greenhouse gas emissions.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

As part of the program, the home furnishings company, widely known for its flat-pack packaging and ready-to-assemble furniture, will be taking back a range of IKEA products: bookcases and shelf units; small tables; chairs and stools without upholstery; and chests of drawers.

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Sustainability Retail Recycling Recycling 490

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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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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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Waste like toxic materials, and not recyclable wastes. Here are some tips when implementing go green marketing: Green Design: Use a big recycle symbol on your product packaging to encourage recycling after initial use. Effluents like production water quality. Emissions like ozone depletion problems and greenhouse gases.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Packaging Recycling 210

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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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Recycling Recycling 279

Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

Online retail giant Amazon has taken another step towards curbing plastic waste across its operations, today announcing that it has stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags and envelopes in its UK distribution network. times lower greenhouse gas emissions than stationary retail - including the returns process.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 72

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

VIBES is a partnership between the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), The Scottish Government, Energy Saving Trust, Highland & Islands Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise, South of Scotland Enterprise, Scottish Water, Zero Waste Scotland and NatureScot. It has also reused waste materials to landscape and create community spaces.

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Business Energy Monitoring Innovation Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2021

Making reverse logistics circular requires forward thinking. And as any company building a circular economy strategy knows, building an effective reverse logistics strategy takes plenty of upfront planning and close collaboration across a value chain — whether the good in question is a consumer product or one used in a commercial setting.

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Logistics Packaging Waste Waste 405

Charged

AUGUST 24, 2021

It’s not just batteries that Tesla is recycling—the company claims that “any materials that are possible to recycle, we recycle,” and that, at Gigafactory Shanghai, just 4% of the total waste generated is not recyclable. “We Source: Tesla via Electrek.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Reusable packaging provides untapped payoffs for business. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. The case for reusable packaging.

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Packaging Plastics Retail Logistics 493

Business Green

JUNE 8, 2021

Corona claims it has become the first global drinks brand to achieve a 'net zero plastic footprint', after ramping up its plastic waste collection and recycling efforts and conducting an extensive plastic audit of its operations. Corona said the achievement was an "important first step" in its drive to eliminate plastic from its supply chain.

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Plastics Packaging Pollution Recycling 88

Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Online marketplace Esty has pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions within the next decade, targeting both its direct emissions and those from its value chain, including emissions from seller activities such as shipping and packaging. per cent reduction in value chain Scope 3 emissions by 2030, the US company said.

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Logistics Climate change Packaging Carbon 76

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The Traca solution has been developed to match the requirements of the UK Government’s Resources & Waste Strategy. Furthermore, the government has indicated in its recently published Resources and Waste Strategy that the regulator will be moving to an electronic Annex VII system over the next few years anyway.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

Amazon customers in the UK will no longer receive items shipped from its fulfilment centres that contain plastic air pillows, the company has announced, in the latest move designed to curb the tech and retail giant's waste footprint. times lower greenhouse gas emissions than stationary retail, including the returns process.

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Plastics Packaging Recycling Recycling 36

Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

Priority areas for action are expected to include measures to curb emissions from agriculture, packaging, distribution, and operations. The company said it would focus on both reducing emissions from its operations and supply chain and enhancing resilience to climate impacts.

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Logistics Climate change Packaging Europe 90

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. Consider that the cosmetics industry brings in a booming $500 billion every year and imagine the waste created by default.

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Retail Packaging Waste Waste 519

GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

Reusable packaging in the time of COVID-19. Reusable packaging is faced with proving its trustworthiness alongside disposables in a world that is standing six feet apart in the grocery aisle. Disposable packages are painted as sterile, while durables are tainted with suspicion. Mon, 05/18/2020 - 01:00.

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Packaging Retail Plastics Health 513

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Using IoT, the solution treats wastewater onsite, negating the need to transport waste and recycled water, with a series of water tanks that imitate aquatic habitats found in nature, and seemingly without the use of added chemicals, desludging, or vast infrastructure investment.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

To be a completely carbon free company by 2022 , Crystal Doors will look at indirect emissions not related to the manufacturing or logistics processes, including how their employees travel to work. Coffee and TV is a London-based creative studio that has worked with the likes of Gucci, Rolls Royce and H&M.

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Carbon-neutral Fashion Carbon Sustainability 195

Business Green

APRIL 15, 2021

With the clothing industry under mounting pressure to curb the textile waste mountain created by so-called 'fast fashion' and curb emissions from its delivery vehicles, two of the UK's leading fashion and logistics brands have teamed up to launch a new initiative designed to help extend the life of second hand clothes.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The UK's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been besieged with delays since it was introduced in Defra's 2018 Resource and Waste Strategy as a credible way to address the linear nature of our packaging economy. Alice Rackley is CEO at packaging tracing specialist Polytag. SRC7] LINK: [link].

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

From 18 April, Uber Eats customers in Central London have been given the option to order their takeaway in reusable containers and easily return them – all in a bid to tackle single-use packaging. When placing their orders, Uber Eats customers can opt-in to receive their food in reusable packaging.

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Packaging Logistics Retail Innovation 246

Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2021

Manufacturing including production, sourcing, fulfillment, distribution and logistics. Waste team – What waste do we produce and where does it come from? How can we reduce waste and prevent pollution? Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. How much do we waste? Is it hazardous?

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 144

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 28, 2022

Environmental charity Hubbub is today (Tuesday 28 June) launching ‘Reuse Systems Unpacked’, a report uncovering the challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging systems. The research also identified the main motivators and barriers to people using reusable packaging schemes for food and drink. Key recommendations.

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Packaging Logistics Policy Waste 246

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

All of these disciplines can be improved via sustainable business practices, and can result in higher efficiency, less waste, and lower costs. Consider the following: Manufacturing processes, including production, sourcing, fulfillment, distribution and logistics. Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste.

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 158

The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

If the whole world made a commitment to a zero waste lifestyle today, where could we be in 10 years? Join us as we look at six visions of a zero waste future that will give you hope, inspiration and motivation to be the change you want to see! All waste will be disposed of via recycling or composting rather than landfills.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental’s 12th cohort focuses on a range of societal challenges, including sustainable urbanization, building decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, last-mile logistics, recycling optimization and regenerative food production. Of the $12.5M invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The speaking program began with introductions from Greentown Executive Vice President Ryan Dings , BASF President of Bioscience Research Peter Eckes , Stanley Black & Decker CTO Mark Maybury , and MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Program Manager Suzanne Greene. Read more here. Read more here.

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Startups Plastics Recycling Recycling 72

Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

The new strategy will see the company slash its use of plastic packaging, switch to zero emission logistics and delivery vehicles, install new green refrigeration technology, and drastically curb food waste, the company said.

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Carbon-neutral Carbon Logistics Retail 95

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

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Transporting people and things around the world sustainably and managing the world's waste are some of today's most complicated and pressing challenges. The impacts of climbing onboard a plane for your annual summer holiday or tearing open the packaging on a shiny new iPhone, freshly shipped from China, are well known.

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CleanTech Alliance

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Join us on December 7 from 9:00-11:30 AM PST as we examine circular economy strategies across the transportation and logistics, plastics and packaging, and electronics/e-waste sectors.

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Logistics Innovation Plastics Packaging 10

Business Green

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

As part of the program, the home furnishings company, widely known for its flat-pack packaging and ready-to-assemble furniture, will be taking back a range of IKEA products: bookcases and shelf units; small tables; chairs and stools without upholstery; and chests of drawers.

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Sustainability Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 77

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Integrated IT systems and whole business reporting are essential for reducing waste and emissions and ensuring compliance with UK Environment Act, says waste management software provider ISB Global. It’s now been over a year since the UK Environment Act became law.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 245

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The LED light bulb manufacturer, formerly known as Philips Lighting, said it had reduced its operational emissions by more than 70 per cent since 2010, having shifted to more energy efficient technologies at its sites as well as more sustainable modes of transport, logistics and staff travel.

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Carbon-neutral Carbon Global warming Logistics 54

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In the past few years, as consumers looked to cut down on plastic waste at the grocery store, more mainstream supermarkets turned to bulk shopping bins as a solution. 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.

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Packaging Retail Plastics Waste 418