Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

Nestle, Danone, Unilever and PepsiCo among firms to set out united vision for how nascent chemical recycling industry can be delivered in a way that is sustainable and green. Just last month, 175 national governments agreed to draw up a legally-binding global treaty to combat plastic waste and pollution by 2024.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

Online electricals retailer AO has announced it will recycle plastic from old fridges for use in energy saving ventilation products, as part of a new effort to cut down on waste and establish a more circular business model. AO opened its first recycling facility in 2017 and now recycles more than 1.2

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Environmental Audit Commitee argues electronic and retail giants need to join their brick and mortar rivals in contributing more to a circular economy, but the tech powerhouses insist they are leading efforts to tackle global e-waste mountain. The UK generates the second highest quantity of e-waste in the world.

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Waste Waste Retail Recycling 62

Business Green

MARCH 1, 2023

The data will inform the full roll out of the EPR scheme next year, which will require firms that supply household packaging to take responsibility for the costs of dealing with packaging waste. Deep Sagar, chair of the Advisory Committee on Packaging, said the new scheme should have a significant impact on waste levels.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Online stores and retailers like Lowe’s also offer special wood orders with no added formaldehyde. Where to purchase reclaimed wood cabinets You can find eco-friendly kitchen cabinets at many stores and online retailers like Etsy and Wayfair. You can check out other retailers like U.S.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This summer, Google opened its first retail storefront in New York City. Carpet made from recycled materials and energy-efficient lighting illuminate the focus on eco-friendly interior design. Google’s first retail location earns LEED Platinum certification. See the rest here:Â .

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 2, 2020

Headquartered in London, Core provides supply chain management, customs classification, and sustainability solutions and services to global retailers, with a vision to realize the benefits of a digitized supply chain through their three software-as-a-service platforms – Suppliview, TariffTel, and Leaf. Sustainability Journey.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Primark has become the latest retailer to join the UN's Fashion Charter on climate action, committing to slashing its greenhouse gases by 30 per cent across its value chain over the next decade, with a view to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 4, 2021

Countless cases of its damage to natural resources, pollutive waste and emissions, and unethical labor practices have fallen under the public eye over the years. Fashion has evolved into a throw away culture that introduces 11 million tons of textile waste per year in the U.S. The massive 2.5 Fast Fashion Skews Consumer Perceptions.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

By 2025, Pandora, the world's largest jewelry brand by volume, will use 100 per cent recycled silver and gold in its products. As it stands, 71 percent of the silver and gold in Pandora jewelry comes from recycled sources. Recycling metals uses fewer resources than mining new metals.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Your local reclaimed lumber dealer or architectural salvage retailer is your best option as it supports the local economy, requires fewer miles to transport the lumber to your building site and it allows you to have a look at the lumber in person and know exactly the quality you’re getting. RECYCLED STEEL. RECYCLED PLASTIC.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

We are committed to only be using recycled polyester from 2024. By 2025, nine out of 10 adidas articles will be sustainable: Made with recycled materials, made to be remade or made with nature.". Companies now have a materials mission. Want to become a Company Creating Material Change ? percent to 0.07 Pull Quote.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2021

Hotel operations, when managed unsustainably, can lead to environmental disruption in various forms including: Generation of enormous waste in landfills, contributing to the emission of greenhouse gases. Reduce Waste and Recycle. According to Reconomy, food waste accounts for more than 50% of waste in the hospitality industry.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The global retail giant is beefing up its take-back service to mark Black Friday, but its sweeping sustainability plans extend far beyond recycling and re-use. If IKEA can't resell an item, the company plans to recycle it or donate it to community organisations. Black Friday is upon us. 24 through Dec.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Their clients are in a variety of industries, including professional services, distribution and warehousing, retail and consumer goods, manufacturing, natural resources, and public sector/not-for-profit. Establishing a paper recycling program. Establishing a glass/plastic/aluminum recycling program. Green Business Journey.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Composting can help reduce waste, save money, and be of usage with organic gardening practices. Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

The cradle-to-cradle concept needs to take into account the shipping of a product from the producer, through to the retailer, and onto the consumer – a process which often involves significant quantities of expensive packaging materials. AIR PILLOWS MADE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS. RECYCLED CARDBOARD AND PAPER.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The retail giant has published its new sustainability strategy with targets for 2030. We undertake the next step of our FWI journey confident that what we are doing is right for the planet, right for our people, right for our customers and will underpin our ambitious growth plans.".

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This fall, online retailer ASOS is launching its first collection of circular fashions. Circular design refers to a constant recycling loop, with no materials ending up in the landfill. Instead of waste, ASOS aims to create an endless series of new fashions.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

How Pandora hopes to reach 100% recycled silver and gold Deonna Anderson Mon, 06/29/2020 – 16:55 By 2030, Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry brand by volume, will use 100 percent recycled silver and gold in its products. As it stands, 71 percent of the silver and gold in Pandora jewelry comes from recycled sources.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Retailer has committed to slashing the emissions generated by its supply chain by 30 per cent by 2030 as it joins Adidas, Nike, Mango and Chanel in supporting UN's sustainable fashion pledge.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2021

The Textiles 2030 scheme, launched this week by waste charity WRAP, commits the fashion retailers to halving their carbon emissions by the end of the decade and reducing the aggregate water footprint of their products by 30 per cent.

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Fashion Retail Recycled materials Recycling 69

Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Composting can help reduce waste, save money, and be of usage with organic gardening practices. Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The 'buyback' scheme is part of the Swedish retail giant's effort to become a circular business by 2030. The items will be resold in the store's 'as-is' section, a section of its retail space that typically offers items - such as selection of floor samples, discontinued pieces and customer returns - at a discount.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 17, 2020

The aspiration for a growing number of them is “zero waste.” The aspiration for a growing number of them is “zero waste.” More precautions have meant more PPE, which usually has come in contact with biological matter that causes management challenges for recycling facilities.

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Packaging Waste Waste Recycling 28

Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

The initiative aims to tackle the more than one million plastic cups used at the baseball team's Millers Park stadium every year, by placing receptacles around the site separating the cups from other waste. The move aims to help develop a market for recycled materials, said SC Johnson chairman Fisk Johnson. "We

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This fall, online retailer ASOS is launching its first collection of circular fashions. Circular design refers to a constant recycling loop, with no materials ending up in the landfill. Instead of waste, ASOS aims to create an endless series of new fashions.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2021

Moving beyond 100% recyclable goals. Numerous companies have set 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging goals such as Colgate-Palmolive and Kellogg. Virtually all these companies, though, are not tracking whether their packaging is actually recycled and what new products their packaging becomes. Scott Breen.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Created in collaboration with major Chinese fashion brand JBNY Group, the sustainable puffer jacket is made with a mix of upcycled and recycled materials , including deadstock fabrics for the exterior and recycled polyester for the lining. The jacket now retails in over 100 stores in China.

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Upcycling Fashion Recycled materials Retail 28

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2022

From acting as an influential platform to communicate green solutions and promote sustainability, to reducing waste and lowering the carbon footprint of sporting events, there are numerous opportunities to implement sustainability in the sporting industry. Optimize food and waste management by practicing good inventory management.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

If IKEA can’t resell an item, the company plans to recycle it or donate it to community organizations. Here are a few of IKEA’s other recent waste reduction and circular economy efforts: The retailer plans to remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishing offerings by October 2021.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

A growing band of major fashion retailers have pledged to achieve net zero emissions and overhaul their design and manufacturing processes to make the notoriously resource intensive industry more sustainable. The collection is, in theory, a taster of Asos' entire product range if the retailer is to achieve its 2030 sustainability goals.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Anyone who has made efforts to go zero-waste or plastic-free knows how difficult it can be to maintain those goals while finding meaningful presents for loved ones. Consider buying items in bulk, as long as they have less packaging and won’t go to waste. Look for companies that ship using recyclable materials, too.

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Plastics Upcycling Packaging Recycling 36

GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

A jolt in this direction came overnight as COVID-19 drove people indoors, forcing many to rethink how they reduce, reuse or recycle items they took for granted only weeks earlier. Millions of consumers are putting off retail purchases and looking at the stuff in their closets and cabinets and desktops in a very different way.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 28, 2021

Footwear is a major source of post-consumer waste. Another daily-use product, coffee, also contributes to environmental waste to the tune of around 25 billion kilograms annually. The process minimizes coffee waste by diverting it from the waste stream, and it reduces carbon dioxide and methane emissions. With around 7.8

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2020

As head of energy and climate at Ingka Group, the Swedish company that owns most of Ikea's retail stores, his job involves poring over future energy scenarios and risk registers to strategise how the flatpack furniture giant can remain profitable and relevant as the global economy decarbonises.

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