Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only 9% successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report. Almost half of all plastic waste is generated in OECD countries, according to the Outlook.

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Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 242

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Conventional food production of the modern day, along with packaging and distribution, has been tied to environmental, societal and financial burdens in different parts of the world. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation.

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Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 148

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Conventional food production of the modern day, along with packaging and distribution, has been tied to environmental, societal and financial burdens in different parts of the world. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation.

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Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 133

Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

Governments must work together to avoid tidal wave of plastic waste, think tank warns. Plastic waste is on track to triple by 2060, according to the latest report from the OECD think tank, which warns that recycling capacity and circular economy policies are failing to keep pace with still surging global demand for plastics.

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Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 91

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2021

Bioplastics As An Alternative to Petroleum-Based Plastics. The development of bioplastics – plastics that are biodegradable and made of natural materials – provides businesses with eco-friendly alternatives for packaging and products, especially single-use items that contribute a lot of waste.

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Organic Biodegradable Plastics Packaging 195

Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

A new study from Canadian non-profit Ocean Wise has shown that synthetic fibres, many released from clothing and textiles during domestic laundry, make up a large proportion of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean. This new research confirms that over 70 per cent of Arctic ocean plastic microfibre pollution is coming from our clothes.

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Plastics Microplastics Fashion Pollution 90

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2021

The world’s biggest banks are indiscriminately funding firms responsible for devastating marine ecosystems and fuelling climate change via their plastics production, a new report from Portfolio Earth concludes. The plastics crisis is one of the most serious environmental crises facing the world.

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Plastics Fossil fuels Packaging Pollution 53

EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The European Union and its Member States have been frontrunners in establishing ambitious climate policy. Decarbonizing packaging Since the 1950s, the world has produced over 9 billion tons (bt) of plastics. Of these plastics, around 36% are used in packaging. of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Packaging Carbon-neutral Plastics Recycling 44

Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Campaigners are stepping up calls for a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, as evidence grows that voluntary measures are struggling to turn the tide of plastic waste. At the same time, plastic waste has more than doubled, rising from 156 million tonnes to 353 million tonnes over of the same period.

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Plastics Pollution Recycling Recycling 36

Grist

JULY 21, 2022

Unlike several other Earth Day weekend cleanups going on farther down the beach, this group has been given special instructions that will help them categorize and log everything they find, from food scraps and toys to tiny pieces of foil and, of course, many types of plastic. Is the trash from camping? Is it from fishing gear?

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Plastics Pollution Microplastics Home Energy Monitoring 111

Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

A sweeping strategy to boost reuse, repair, and recycling across a multitude of consumer products has been unveiled by the European Commission this week, with stricter rules planned for food, plastics, textiles, construction, and electronics in a bid to cut down on waste and pollution.

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Packaging Recycling Recycling Plastics 97

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

Think about sustainable procurement to engage employees in reducing consumption of items such as paper, food , drink, laptops, phones, and packaging. 8: Minimize single-use plastic . An LCA will flag materials such as plastic as unsustainable. This causes problems in our oceans, with microplastics residing in food chains. . #9:

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Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

Think about sustainable procurement to engage employees in reducing consumption of items such as paper, food , drink, laptops, phones, and packaging. 8: Minimize single-use plastic . An LCA will flag materials such as plastic as unsustainable. This causes problems in our oceans, with microplastics residing in food chains. . #9:

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78