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Textiles and food packaging biggest source of PFAS in Yangtze River

Envirotec Magazine

Deed license ) The first study of toxic “forever chemicals” along the full length of Asia’s longest river, the Yangtze, has found 13 different types of PFAS, nearly half of them coming from textile treatments and food packaging. Image credit: Rod Waddington , CC BY-SA 2.0

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EV battery transport: How to overcome the challenges

Charged

But the rapidly growing EV market has brought with it complex supply chain challenges associated with transporting the large format lithium-ion batteries that power them. After all, in today’s rapidly growing EV market, it’s not a matter of if large format lithium batteries will have to be transported, but when.

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10 Eco-Friendly Packaging Alternatives for Your Business’s Shipping Needs

Green Business Bureau

One of the biggest culprits when it comes to an industry’s impact is packaging materials and accessories. This has led to a wave of innovative new eco-friendly alternatives from environmentally damaging packaging materials. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS. Similar U.S. They are also less expensive. CORRUGATED BUBBLE WRAP.

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£540k investment for “first of its kind” organic waste facility near Glasgow

Envirotec Magazine

Organic waste recycling firm Keenan Recycling has secured £540,000 from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular Economy Investment Fund. The firm will use the funding to expand and improve its integrated approach to collecting and turning organic waste into green energy from its new site in Linwood.

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The power of digital packaging

Business Green

Brands have a powerful field of influence on sustainability, and digital packaging innovation offers a chance to lead by example, according to Jose 'Pepe' Gorbea from HP Graphic Arts. The packaging problem. But packaging is necessary. That is really powerful when it comes to building a more sustainable future for packaging.

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Advocates call for long-term clean energy incentives in budget reconciliation package

Renewable Energy World

A coalition of more than 50 environmental, renewable energy, and transportation groups are calling on Congress to include long-term clean energy tax incentives in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package. Subscribe to Renewable Energy World’s free, weekly newsletter for more stories like this.

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Workplace EV charging: Lessons from sustainability trailblazers

GreenBiz

In addition to a review of the current literature, the team interviewed sustainability leaders in 24 organizations across the United States. Leading organizations have made a solid business case for providing workplace charging and other EV related employee incentives or benefits. Key strategies to maximize benefit.