Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 5, 2023

These diversions can have significant impact on the estimates of the pollutant’s flow towards our oceans, with the diverted water from rivers dispersing the tiny plastic particles across farmland from where they may be flushed back into other watercourses or neighbouring catchments.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

How BASF’s reciChain aims to improve traceability of recycled plastics The vision for BASF’s reciChain project is to take circularity into the real world by increasing traceability of recycled plastics. The company created a plastic additive that enables the traceability. View archived videos from the conference here.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 15, 2021

A Circular Economy for Plastics: How Companies are Moving from Strategy to Action Date/Time: April 1, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) As plastic waste continues to threaten the globe, companies are making ambitious commitments and joining with partners to do their part.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 18, 2021

We have glass, paper, plastics, rigid and flexible formats. We want to get it back in the market," said Rachel Goldstein, North America policy director for Mars. But all the work must be underpinned by strong, smart policy," de Thomas said. Mars, maker of candies and food, has diverse packaging needs. "We

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Corporate partnership accelerator program seeks innovations from startups in alternative proteins, waste plastics recycling, and prevention of food loss and waste. MCHC’s businesses include bioplastics, plastic films and sheets, food ingredients, and healthcare, among many others. SOMERVILLE, Mass., SOMERVILLE, Mass.,

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 21, 2020

billion denizens, China also produces the largest quantity of plastic. In fact, the University of Oxford-based publication Our World In Data (OWID) has documented China’s plastic production rate at 60 million tons per year. Three avenues are currently available for plastic waste disposal: recycling , incinerating or discarding.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Plastics recycling, especially for mixed and contaminated plastics, remains a major pollution concern. Elemental Recycling, a Greentown Labs member, recycles all plastics and tires to create high-purity graphene, graphite, and hydrogen in a process that’s CO 2 equivalent (CO 2 e) neutral. has a fair-trade agreement with.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

The escalation of COVID-19 across the globe has hampered recycling efforts in Europe and North America. If individuals have cardboard and plastics, then some local pickup services are still in operation. What do we do with household waste and recycling? Something that may cause backlogs in many different countries.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Furthermore, deposit return schemes could be implemented curb-side that could pre-sort the items based on their unique identifier, reducing the risk of cross contamination of plastics. If it could be used to identify this valuable source of plastic, a million tonnes of plastic could be saved from landfill per year in the UK alone.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 8, 2020

Plastic containers line nearly every shelf of any health and beauty aisle. When you run low, you can have three more packages sent directly to your home with free shipping throughout Europe and North America. "FORGO" plastic packaging with powder to liquid hand wash. See the original post here:Â . "FORGO"

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The five participants are disrupting the plastics, energy storage, and recycling value chains. Multilayer plastics—think bubble wrap, meat packaging, and other pre-sealed food packaging—are difficult to recycle, which means they end up in landfills or incinerators. Located in Somerville, Mass.,

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Writing in a blog post , Kate Brandt, chief sustainability officer at Google said the Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change had supported 22 start-ups across North America over the past two years, providing a range of services to promising early stage climate technology providers.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 26, 2021

Enexor BioEnergy, LLC, said it has been selected as one of 11 companies in North America to participate in the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change. Launching in June, the three-month program grants climate-change-focused start-ups access to Google programs, products, people and technology.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20. recycling system had been a mess for far longer — seeing as the country never fully developed the infrastructure to recycle anywhere near the amount of plastic waste it produces. Plastics Pact. Holly Secon. Of course, the U.S.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2021

Traditionally, toothpaste tubes are made from a combination of plastic and aluminium, which makes the packaging difficult to recycle. However, the new tubes replace the aluminium layer with a material made mostly of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE), which is one of the most widely recyclable plastics globally.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 9, 2024

upcycles carbon-negative biowaste for use in reducing the amount of fossil-fuel-based resin and carbon footprint in typical plastic products. As the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, Greentown brings together startups, corporates, investors, policymakers, and many others with a focus on scaling climate technologies.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Scrap car recycling is a major industry in North America. Even plastic and rubber sell well to customers, before the remaining vehicle frame and metal become scrap. In Canada, 1.6 million cars are recycled each year. About 95 percent of vehicles eventually make their way to the recycling yard. We provide some guidance below.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 21, 2020

The program is focused on disrupting the plastics, energy storage, and recycling value chains. Imagine turning the most difficult-to-recycle plastics into fuel or virgin plastic rather than sending them to landfills. . Shell aims to use 1 million tons of plastic waste annually by 2025, according to a press release.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Cleartrace announced a $20M financing round , from several strategic investors, including Greentown partner EDF Energy North America. Radical Plastics is conducting field trials of mulch film produced by its patented technology with Johnny’s Selected Seeds.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Greentown teamed up with BASF and Stanley Black & Decker to find the top startups from across the world that are capable of disrupting the recycling industry and plastics and energy storage value chains. Corumat, based in California, micro-engineers bioplastics to reduce plastic waste. At the Feb. Read more here.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 3, 2020

Julie Zaniewski, North America sustainability director at Dow, says that the company’s plans for 2020 include living out its sustainability strategy. That includes keeping plastic out of the environment and bringing circular economy solutions to life.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

German chemical company, BASF, and EDF Energy North America signed a 35-MW wind power purchase agreement (PPA) that will bring 25 MW of wind power to BASF’s Verbund site in Freeport, Texas, and 10 MW of wind power to the Pasadena, Texas, site.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Form Energy’s CEO Mateo Jaramillo was selected as one of Business Insider’s 100 People Transforming Business in North America. million to support circularity in plastics, joined The Alliance to End Plastic Waste , and struck up a partnership with Porsche to trace sustainability in the carmaker’s supply chain. population.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

My wife, Randy Rosenberg, executive director of the nonprofit Art Works for Change , created the exhibition, which has traveled North America the past few years.). Essentially, it is housing that also serves as a cricket farm and, hence, a source of food for its human residents.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Record high carbon prices, Colombian plastic pacts, and floating solar farms all feature in this week's Global Briefing EU carbon allowances set new record of €101 a tonne The EU's carbon market chalked off another major milestone this week, as the price of EU emissions allowances (EUAs) topped €100 a tonne for the first time.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

steel and plastics). This facility will enable sustainable closed-loop production of critical materials for the battery industry, such as cobalt, nickel and lithium, right here in North America, supporting the development of EVs and other sustainable energy applications.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 24, 2020

The Circularity Challenge , run with BASF and supported by Stanley Black & Decker , is a six-month accelerator focused on disrupting the plastics, energy storage, and recycling value chains. the Greentown Labs Global Center for Cleantech Innovation is the largest cleantech incubator in North America, operating a 100,000 sq.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Carbon capture specialist could also scoop another $500m from Brookfield under terms of deal to build CO2 recycling plants across Europe and North America. US-based LanzaTech uses a biotechnology to transform CO2 emissions from heavy industry into fuels and chemicals.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Greentown partner ENGIE North America was a sponsor of the sneaker drive , which brought together local nonprofits, business owners, educators, and many climate champions. FRAKKTAL Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a synthetic plastic polymer made from fossil fuels, and it forms one of the most common types of plastics.

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Plastic and paper and fertilizers aren’t going away, and the embodied energy and embodied emissions for that are really significant,” she adds. In the future, the company will address chemicals and plastics. Twelve percent of U.S. energy consumption goes to separating and purifying chemical compounds.”. Located in Somerville, Mass.,

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Chantelle Ludski is serving as the North America and Asia Pacific COO for the Anthesis Group sustainability consultancy. Previously she served as chief administrative officer for the Americas at Renewable Energy Systems, and global chief risk officer at engineering consultancy Arcadis. Advocating.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

This reporting was made possible in part due to a media briefing sponsored by Beyond Plastics, Inclusive Louisiana, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and The Descendants Project, which included local meals in Louisiana. Part of that strategy appears to be redefining its expanding petrochemical and plastics business as a solution to climate change.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 25, 2022

They are part of the brand’s push for a more sustainable future and an end to plastic waste. Related: Adidas 100% recycled jacket is solving plastic pollution Between the shoe’s fun colors and cool style, you would never guess it’s made of upcycled parts.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

She has campaigned to halt climate breakdown throughout her career, including by supporting marine conservation, halting coal expansion in India and palm oil-driven rainforest destruction in Indonesia, and getting banks to end the financing of tar sands projects in North America.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

10, 2021 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, today announced Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) as its newest Terawatt Partner—the highest level of engagement with the incubator. Somerville, Mass.,

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 22, 2021

Tom leads Brightmark’s plastic feedstock supply efforts in North America. His life mission has been to improve our environmental footprint and is passionate about enabling innovative technologies through project finance; first in energy and now plastic waste. Director of National Feedstock Origination, Brightmark.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 14, 2020

The five participants are disrupting the plastics, energy storage, and recycling value chains. The Netherlands-based, eight-person company is running pilots in the plastics and textiles industries, and aims to scale in 2020. . There’s a level of quality to your material that you can prove easily,” Sabur says.

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