Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A new report – “Improving the loops of plastics in electronics” – shares the conclusions from a recent workshop on Waste of Electrical and Electronic equipment (WEEE) plastics, organized by BSEF, the International Bromine Council, during the International Electronics recycling conference (IERC 2022).

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

An 11-strong European consortium has secured funding for a project to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of generating waste sugars derived from household waste and producing a range of high-performance bio-based materials and products. Reduce environmental plastic pollution levels.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Simpler Recycling initiative brings clarity on what kinds of waste will be collected and how often (image credit: Peter_Fleming / Shutterstock.com). The Simpler Recycling initiative – previously known as Consistent Collection – was generally welcomed by waste and environmental observers.

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FuelCellsWorks

JANUARY 2, 2024

HUI to acquire 49% of Ohrid Organics to provide an income stream in 2024 and project update. Hydrogen Utopia International PLC, a company specialising in converting non-recyclable mixed waste plastic.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

As cities around the globe strive for more sustainable futures, the challenge of managing waste while reducing environmental impact has become increasingly critical. Innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies offer a promising solution to this challenge, transforming how urban centers handle waste and generate energy.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 28, 2019

According to Gemidan, plastic, glass and metal still pollutes the soil – despite PAS 110. Gemidan also claim that long-awaited regulation on local authority food waste collection will dramatically increase the amount of feedstock available for AD operators.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Going plastic neutral: Footprints, credits and offsets. What does it mean for companies to go "plastic neutral" and what will it take to scale, track and standardize effective plastic-offsetting infrastructure? But what about going “plastic neutral”? But what about going “plastic neutral”?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 13, 2022

City, Vietnam as one of 15 river locations around the world to tackle plastic pollution. The global partnership between the two organizations will implement advanced technology to intercept and clean up waste in some of the world’s major rivers. Coca-Cola and The Ocean Cleanup selected the C?n River in C?n

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2022

There are still major differences in the amount of waste generated across the world, and how it is disposed, a finding confirmed by a 2022 Global Waste Index compiled by waste management technology firm Sensoneo to mark Global Recycling Day (18 March). Illegal waste disposal is booming in Turkey.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Whether you’re a happy-go-lucky ‘wish-cycler’ – tossing waste in the hope it can be recycled – or one who routinely agonizes over different diameters of plastic wrapping, there’s no harm in picking up a clearer understanding of the whole process.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

An international group of scientists has cautioned against reliance on mechanical cleanup devices as a means of addressing the plastic pollution crisis. However, they caution that plastic removal technologies used so far have shown varied efficiency in the amount of waste material they are able to collect, many have not been tested at all.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19. And the company has even more properties under the parent organization, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). I joined Boots because it had come bottom in the first "Companies That Count" survey that an organization called Business in the Community had put together.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Established as a strategic initiative by the Basque Government, the organization has swiftly emerged as a key player in the pursuit of sustainable and efficient energy solutions. A closer look at CIC energiGUNE innovative patent system for producing hydrogen fuel from plastic materials. billion by 2032, expanding at a CAGR of 7.1%

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

There is a lot of latent energy in our waste. The adage, ‘one man’s trash is another’s treasure, applies to the world of waste management. From waste segregation to state-of-the-art WTE plants, innovative technology is helping transform trash into valuable resources.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

How Perdue, Smithfield and Silver Fern Farms are reducing packaging waste. Food companies have a dual responsibility when it comes to waste reduction aspirations: optimizing their operations to minimize food waste while reducing the amount of other materials — especially the waste associated with packaging — sent to landfill.

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Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

The more plastic a company makes, the more pollution it creates. Researchers from a dozen universities around the world found that, for every 1 percent increase in the amount of plastic a company uses, there is an associated 1 percent increase in its contribution to global plastic litter.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2022

A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. The bacteria break down the carbon compounds in plastic to use as food for their growth.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In-feed plastics ready for processing at the Axion facility in Salford. Growing pressure to transition to the circular economy and the desire to eliminate legacy additives is proving to be a conundrum for the plastics recycling sector. Legally, POPS waste must be destroyed. Infeed material for Axion’s Salford processing plant.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 7, 2023

As researchers continue to look for ways to decarbonize industries through clean energy, the same can be said about methods of H2 production, including waste to hydrogen technology. The answer is a frustrating “sometimes”  Waste to hydrogen technology remains in its early days. Where does the waste come from?

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

One challenge which EMR faces is how it handles a series of non-biodegradable chemicals found in some plastics which are categorised as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Following an industry investigation, some waste plastics, which are found in certain categories of WEEE, have now been classified as containing POPs.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

There are no 'silver bullet' solutions to plastics. Bacardi is calling its initiative "a silver bullet in the fight against plastic pollution.". It’s also worth noting that plastic makes up less than 1 percent of Bacardi’s packaging.) Plastic Waste. Lauren Phipps. Mon, 12/07/2020 - 01:30. Circular Economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Large pieces of plastic can break down into nanosized particles that often find their way into soil and water. Researchers have developed a sensor that detects these particles and determines the types, amounts and sizes of the plastics using colourful dot films. Perhaps less well known is that they can also float in the air.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Communities around the world impacted by the plastics giant Formosa are launching a global hunger strike on October 31. Formosa denied it had discharged the toxic waste for months, but later acknowledged it had caused the spill. In 2019, nearly 8,000 victims of the spill filed a lawsuit in Taiwan against Formosa Plastics Group.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

After the World Health Organization deemed the outbreak a pandemic, stock prices began to plummet, global shipping became strained, and the prospect of a global economic recession was plastered over many morning newspapers. What do we do with household waste and recycling? It isn’t all bad news though.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

Based on the results, they propose the creation of a national carbon credit fund to support sustainable waste management initiatives. The national composition of MSW is 50% organic matter, 35% recyclables and 15% landfill refuse. Harmonia and Ibertioga have very high rates of waste reuse (56% and 67% respectively).

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The world scoffs at global recycling rates and panics at plastic pollution, but we're not talking enough what we do with organic waste.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. The world produces around 300 million tons of plastic waste every year, nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population. David McGinty.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

New research appears to show that the filters leak thousands of toxins and plastic fibres that are toxic to aquatic larvae. It’s hazardous waste.” Previous research has shown that the toxins in the filters also have adverse effects on many other aquatic organisms. Cigarette filters are the world’s most common form of litter.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Recycling our waste has become an expected practice across multiple industries with those not participating in the practice severely damaging their company image and reputation. Processed residuals from those materials and left-overs are often treated as valueless waste and disposed of. Going Zero Waste.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 4, 2021

partners with businesses to help develop waste stream management programs that achieve zero waste to landfill, improve supply chain efficiency, yield cost savings and elevate brand reputation. In 2020, Link International helped divert an average of 600 tons of waste from landfill per client site. – finds its proper place.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 11, 2023

New “bio” ropes made from biomaterials have the potential to replace conventional plastics of fossil origin in mussel and algae cultivation, say the groups behind their development, who claim sustainability advantages including up to 34% carbon footprint reduction compared to ropes made from conventional plastics.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

A partnership between food waste disposal firm Swancote Energy and recycling equipment manufacturer TOMRA Recycling marks the first UK application of optical sorting technology in an anaerobic digestion facility. It produces energy from a combination of commercial food waste and purpose-grown energy crops.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) published statistics on 7 December detailing household waste collected across all local authorities during 2020, as well as waste landfilled and incinerated in Scotland in 2020. Household waste generated increased 0.3% Household waste generated increased 0.3%

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 30, 2021

The fundamental mechanisms that allow tiny pieces of plastic bags and foam packaging at the nanoscale to move through the environment seem to have been described in more detail by researchers at Washington State University. ” Around since the 1950s, plastics have properties that make them useful for modern society.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A waste collection vehicle. It will manage waste collection and sortation as well as materials to be recycled from households in the region. Its daily processing capacity is up to 84 tonnes of waste. By 2025, it’s intended that the MRF will collect annually 23,000 tonnes of waste, including 3,300 tonnes of plastic.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

policy landscape around plastics, recycling and solid waste management? This two part policy session, organized in collaboration with the The Recycling Partnership, will focus on the role that brand and packaging producers can play in forging a stronger policy environment in the U.S. Policy for a Circular Economy: Part 2.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2023

Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic debris resulting from the breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste. per cent of plastic particles in a column of water, depending on plastic type. When tested in mouse models, the process was proved to prevent the accumulation of microplastics in the organs.

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