Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

With less than a year to go until the Plastic Packaging Tax is introduced in the UK, a study by Veolia appears to show that 83% of businesses asked were NOT aware of the tax. Veolia’s research seemed to find that the two biggest drivers for acting more sustainably in business are Government mandate (30%) and an environmental conscience (48%).

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

To be sustainable in business will be the default one day. Those that aren’t sustainable won’t be able to compete. For example, the energy needed to keep website servers running, the materials used for packaging, and the fuel for shipping products all impact your carbon footprint as an online business.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2021

Firm launches new Galaxy for the Planet sustainability platform in bid to help deliver on tech giant's environmental goals. All Samsung phones are to feature recycled materials from 2025, the company has pledged as part of a new set of wide-ranging sustainability targets.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While the waste disposal authority said it broadly welcomed plans for consistent collections, it has called for more ambitious changes to facilitate a sustainable and circular economic transition. Cllr Loakes said: “The Government should be making a herculean effort to ensure that producers minimise packaging that needs recycling or disposal.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 31, 2022

While it can take up to 6 weeks for customers to receive their purchase, this slow fashion method of production ensures product quality, preserves the world’s virgin materials and is a major cost-saver for fashion brands.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

More pieces of IKEA's sustainability puzzle come together. That's one of the challenges we've identified that we feel like we can make a big impact on within our whole strategy," said Jenn Keesson, sustainability manager at IKEA U.S. . Deonna Anderson. Wed, 11/25/2020 - 08:00. Black Friday is upon us. We have a lot of goals by 2030.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

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. AIR PILLOWS MADE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Rocket Industrial helps organizations reduce waste with their innovative packaging solutions. ? of landfill garbage is packaging material of some kind, meaning waste reduction demands a global shift to avoid throwaway solutions, and supporting this shift is the packaging distribution company Rocket Industrial.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

If you’ve ever drank juice from a carton package, it may have been supplied by Tetra Pak, a multinational food processing and packaging company. One of its ambitions is to deliver “packages made entirely from renewable and/or recycled materials that are fully recyclable,” according to the company site.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 28, 2023

If you’re a pet owner attempting to live sustainably, it’s imperative to take your pet’s carbon pawprint into account. A Guide to Sustainable Pet Ownership – 9 Tips 1. Choose Eco-Friendly Pet Products Choose sustainable and eco-friendly solutions when buying pet supplies.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

Sustainability is a practice that can and should be implemented routinely and faithfully in everyone’s life. Sustainability is a habit defined as the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources to consistently maintain an overall ecological balance in the pursuit of keeping our environment healthy and thriving. GOING GREEN .

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY. Beauty is an industry that gets a bad rap when it comes to sustainability. That’s because the beauty industry generates up to 120 billion units of plastics packaging per year contributing to the loss of 18 million acres of forest annually. MINIMIZING PACKAGING WASTE.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2023

Adhesive residue left on recyclable materials, such as glass and cardboard, can be a challenge to recycle. Sticky residue causes problems in the recycling industry, ranging from low-quality products, blocked water systems and damaged recycling machinery. Adhesive being dissolved from labels.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

King County estimates that 70 percent, over 600,000 tons per year, of recyclable material exists in the county’s waste stream despite robust curbside recycling programs. In addition to recapturing paper fibre, other recyclable materials like metals and plastics are reclaimed for new beneficial uses.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

German industrial and consumer products manufacturer Henkel announced on 17 October that it has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic for the first time, working in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla. Thanks to chemical recycling, fossil resources can be replaced with recycled material made from plastic waste.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2022

If you’re wondering what to get your favorite coworkers while keeping your carbon footprint low, then here’s a must-have guide on sustainable office gifts! Perhaps buy a locally made candle to support small businesses or try NOTES® refillable wax candles , a more sustainable way to set the mood. For the Organizers. But remember!

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

The ROI Of Sustainability in Business. There is general consensus among business leaders and investors that business success today requires a commitment to sustainability. The Financial Risk of Not Being Sustainable. There is company risk in not being sustainable, both to the planet and to the business.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Consumer goods giant Henkel announces number of changes to formula and packaging for popular Pritt glue sticks in bid to appeal to customers concerned about plastic waste.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2021

The good news is that the hotel sector can minimize emissions while profitably embracing sustainable development. By transitioning towards more sustainable business practices, hotel and motel owners have the unique opportunity to avoid some of the greatest threats towards environmental and human wellbeing.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

People are wanting a sustainable product, so The Packable Helmet was designed with this in mind whilst also ensuring the product is fit for purpose.”. Other contestants in the same category included: • Klockner Pentaplast’s kp Zapora® technology, created with a vision to satisfy market demand for more sustainable packaging in mono PET.

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Business Green

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the same time, it has never been more important for the food and beverage industry to be more sustainable and more resilient. Working together with partners helps us to ensure that a sustainable approach is built-in from the outset, from raw material sourcing to factory production, all the way to distribution in-store.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Use recyclable materials when possible. Using recyclable materials is an obvious starting point, admittedly, but one that needs highlighting. As the world continually shifts towards protecting the environment, more opportunities are present for the use of recyclable materials.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Supporting Business in the Race to Create the World’s Most Sustainable Package Fossil-based plastic production is still growing exponentially. Only 9% of all plastic is recycled and it can take hundreds of years to degrade. Recycling is critical, but the world cannot rely on that alone.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In an effort to help reduce food packaging waste, non-alcoholic spirit company Seedlip is introducing a Mycelium Gift Pack wrapped in biodegradable mushroom packaging. Mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, creates a durable and sustainable packaging alternative for the upcoming holiday season.

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Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2022

As we kick off a new year, it’s a good time to take a look at what is trending in the world of sustainability. Sustainability is the “new normal” From food production, to packaging, to fashion to lifestyle products, there is a clear effort to replace traditional demands with sustainable alternatives.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Coca-Cola's sustainability director for Europe Therese Noordlander talks to BusinessGreen about the drinks giant's mission to drive down emissions and ramp up its recycling efforts. As the world's largest drinks producer, the Coca-Cola Company's decarbonisation and sustainability efforts have to be supersized.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

The ever-increasing global population and the rise in environmental consciousness have created a demand for sustainable business practices. Sustainable business practices vary among different sectors and are often specific to the company type and the product or service it produces. What are Sustainable Business Practices?

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Here’s how Tetra Pak plans to improve circularity of its packaging If you’ve ever drank juice from a carton package, it may have been supplied by Tetra Pak, a multinational food processing and packaging company. Our packages offer a lower carbon footprint when compared to other alternatives.”

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Charged

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Establishing a circular supply chain for batteries is a critical part of making EVs truly sustainable and affordable. Redwood’s goal is to create pathways for end-of-life battery packs to be collected, recycled and remanufactured into new battery materials. Source: Redwood Materials.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In March, Samsonite announced "Our Responsible Journey," a new global sustainability strategy that outlines its commitments across four priority areas: Product Innovation; Carbon Action; Thriving Supply Chain; and Our People, including engagement, development, diversity and inclusion. Materiality assessments matter. Christine Rile….

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Having just launched the new Circular Economy Division, it is clear what a large role waste management and pivotal projects like this have on moving towards a sustainable future. We are proud to have initiated one of the most advanced mechanical recycling plants when it comes to post-consumer polymer waste. Sorting for recycling. “At

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

If you want to make your business more sustainable in 2021 and bounce back from the current economic crisis, reducing your business waste is a great place to start. Reduce your packaging. Use this as your opportunity to make your packaging more eco-friendly. Opt for recyclable materials such as paper and cardboard.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging. Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. Then the pandemic hit, and the market changed — characterized by higher demand for single-use packages and bags, and lower availability of recycled materials. Cheryl Baldwin.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2020

grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been awarded to three firms for an ambitious chemical recycling project that aims to make hard-to-recycle plastic packaging recyclable. UKRI funding for this ground-breaking joint project helps speed up the development of chemical recycling.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

Aluminium is an infinitely recyclable material, with over 75% of all the aluminium ever produced still in use today. Here, Rob Day, CEO at Tonejet looks at beverage can decoration, the damage caused by the use of plastic labels and sleeves on cans and why alternative digital technologies are the sustainable solution.

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Greenability Magazine

JULY 14, 2020

When you recycle disposable razors, blade cartridge units and razor plastic packaging, TerraCycle will help build a playground from recycled materials for a military medical center. It will be awarded to a local Fisher House Foundation location for military children. The challenge deadline is August 31.

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