Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

New analysis from Bain & Company suggests recycled materials could play dominant role in auto industry supply chains. The European auto industry could slash emissions and drastically reduce its exposure to resource security risks by embracing recycled materials and circular business models.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 20, 2021

Paper is touted as an inexpensive and renewable resource, but it isn’t the conveniently recyclable material it’s been made out to be. While paper recycling is far more successful than plastics and other materials, paper generation and usage is still hugely environmentally problematic.

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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. A good example of this is the work of the Graphene Flagship, a co-ordinated consortium (the biggest of its kind in Europe) aiming to develop sustainable applications for graphene, the world's thinnest material.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

At the time that we announced our science-based targets we also announced a bold new sustainable materials vision that by 2030, 100 percent of our top nine materials will originate from recycled, responsibly-sourced renewable or regenerative sources. What we're doing now is leaning in on sustainable raw materials.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 21, 2023

Resiliency + Adaptation DrinKicks is a sneaker-themed consumer-products company that is focused on repurposing food waste and recycled materials into sustainable goods such as shoes, sports equipment, and clothing, all while educating consumers on the power of the circular economy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

Titled 'System Enablers for a Circular Economy' , the kit unpacks the systemic barriers facing construction firms working to deliver more circular resource models and sets out a range of policy and market-based solutions that can enable a shift from a 'linear' built environment to a circular, regenerative approach to material use.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2020

Related: This floating park in Rotterdam is made from recycled plastic waste The islands will serve as platforms for different activities ranging from swim zones and floating saunas to gardens and a sail-in cafe. Copenhagen Islands has received the Taipei International Design Awards for Public Space as well as the award for Social Design.

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Greenability Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Even in the bitter cold months of winter, you can start planting your spring garden outside using these ideas for homemade, mini greenhouses made from recycled containers. Top photo: Native butterfly milkweed can easily be started in recycled milk jugs now for planting in the garden this spring.

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Greenability Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2022

Even in the bitter cold months of winter, you can start planting your spring garden outside using these ideas for homemade, mini greenhouses made from recycled containers. Winter sowing is a method of starting seeds early in tiny greenhouses made from empty milk jugs.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

GCCA chief executive Thomas Guillot said the enhanced 2030 commitment marked a significant acceleration in the pace of decarbonisation for the industry, which he said would provide a "foundation for renewable energy transition, resilient infrastructure and new homes around the world". "I

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2023

Melendez shared that the company has already been observing the continued decline of ecosystems and more severe impacts of extreme weather events in key sourcing regions, putting the resilience of supply chains at risk. We also have a goal to have all of our packaging be recyclable by 2030.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2020

In packaging, for example, we are investing in innovation to help us use less packaging and increase our use of recycled materials. It includes investment in new depolymerisation recycling technologies that can help us eliminate virgin plastic by recycling plastic which was previously hard to recycle.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

For these reasons and others, a business strategy that includes sustainability is key to building resilience, improving profits, and reducing risk. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This is also a climate resiliency play. Bridgestone’s goal is also 2050 but is introducing models now with an increased focus on sustainability, like the Turanza EV , made of 50 percent renewable and recycled materials. Recycling is one, but reuse is better, a process called retreading. Chief among them?

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AGreenLiving

JULY 26, 2021

The steel also makes them resilient in high winds and highly fire-resistant. In addition, steel won’t succumb to damage-causing bugs such as termites, and it’s a material that can be reused or recycled. It also uses recycled materials throughout, including for decking and outer cladding.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 18, 2020

Rebuilding recycling to go circular Keefe Harrison Mon, 05/18/2020 – 18:18 This article is part of our Paradigm Shift series, produced by nonprofit PYXERA Global, on the diverse solutions driving the transition to a circular economy. A circular economy is not possible without recycling, yet it can’t happen through recycling alone.

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Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

Increasing process efficiency and the use of recycled materials, as well as buying more renewable power, provides companies with major climate gains at very low costs.".

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A strategy that includes sustainability is key to building resilience, improving profits, and reducing risk. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste. Sustainability Programs.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A strategy that includes sustainability is key to building resilience, improving profits, and reducing risk. Engineering, including product design, materials, and end-of-life management (e.g. the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Waste Reduction: recyclable materials and food waste. Sustainability Programs.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Making the human factor material. It’s been two years since Apple planted the seeds to grow a circular economy by committing to make all of its devices from recycled or renewable materials eventually. The haptic engine, which enables a variety of vibrations in iPhone models 11 and up, uses recycled rare earths.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2022

In its latest report , the National Infrastructure Commission said 2021 had been "a year of slow progress" across a number of briefs, including heating decarbonisation, recycling, energy efficiency, and electric vehicle charge points. Ultimately, that will either be taxpayers, consumers, or a combination of both.

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Grist

APRIL 10, 2024

Over the past two-plus years, we’ve covered a huge range of climate solutions, from resilience hubs to solar grazing to the power of municipal budgets. In the very first issue of Looking Forward, we explored how the simple act of making friends with your neighbors can be part of a crucial infrastructure for climate resilience.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Minister for Climate Graham Stuart said: “Accelerating renewables is key to boosting our energy resilience. StorTera says it aims to build a circular economy around the SLIQ by utilising recycled and recyclable materials such as a by-product of the wood industry and reusing sulphur from oil and gas.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

At the time that we announced our science-based targets we also announced a bold new sustainable materials vision that by 2030, 100 percent of our top nine materials will originate from recycled, responsibly-sourced renewable or regenerative sources. What we’re doing now is leaning in on sustainable raw materials.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Maintaining long-term resilience and prosperity throughout the forthcoming green industrial revolution should not be seen as a series of hurdles to clear, but as an opportunity for forward-thinking firms to flex and prove their business acumen, he says.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Not only does the 700-year-old practice add durability and resilience to the exterior, but dark cladding blends the home into the lush forest that surrounds the property. In addition to the cabin’s reclaimed materials , the living spaces offer guests a gorgeous respite away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 23, 2021

Eco-friendly businesses are very attractive in today’s market. Customers are more and more interested in “green” companies. Our landfills are brimming, and the oceans are struggling with toxic waste. And because of this, public opinion has changed.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 8, 2022

Creating and implementing a sustainability plan will help hotels meet growing market demand, retain travelers who are increasingly aware of the need to preserve the environment, communicate social and environmental responsibility to the world, save money, and increase their resilience in the face of growing climate uncertainty. .

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Green architecture is a branch of architecture that strives to combine functionality with sustainability. As society becomes more aware of climate change and environmental issues, ecological architecture has gained exponential interest. Companies, corporations, and citizens find green buildings aesthetic, environmentally-friendly, and convenient.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Making the human factor material It’s been two years since Apple planted the seeds to grow a circular economy by committing to make all of its devices from recycled or renewable materials eventually. The haptic engine, which enables a variety of vibrations in iPhone models 11 and up, uses recycled rare earths.

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Charged

AUGUST 16, 2022

OEMs and startups are also working diligently to develop a circular battery supply chain that prioritizes recycling and sustainability. However, when we look past the battery roadblock that automakers are now working to remove, we see another one a little further down the highway—this one comprised of raw materials. Supply and demand.

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Unsustainable

AUGUST 13, 2019

The trend of overconsumption coupled with convenience has also given rise to the e-commerce business, and this is changing the complexion of recycling. Despite recycling initiatives undertaken by both private and government agencies, there is still no firm solution to this intensifying waste problem.

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