Energy Central

JULY 27, 2023

Electric cars have been hailed as the future of personal transportation, but one glaring issue stands in the way — a lack of EV battery recycling capabilities. Otherwise, the complex batteries powering today’s commutes will fill tomorrow’s landfills, leaching toxins into the soil and requiring automakers to.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The post The Brief: Soil-carbon markets, edtech startups, reduce and recycle, expanding EV charging, Goldman’s sustainability bond, pay for success appeared first on Impact Alpha. Agents of Impact Call No. 27: Opportunities at the intersection of gender and climate. GenderSmart’s Suzanne Biegel joins ImpactAlpha’s.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

percentage point reduction in household recycling rates from 2019 to 42%. Household waste recycled and landfilled decreases. Scotland’s overall household waste recycling rate reduced from 44.9% The total amount of Scottish household waste recycled was 1.02 The total amount of Scottish household waste recycled was 1.02

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Developed by Pulsar Fusion, the rocket is powered by high density polyethylene (HDPE) – from recycled plastic – and nitrous oxide. To have a British rocket test on UK soil is novel. A UK company based in Bletchley has developed and tested a high-power chemical rocket engine partly fuelled by plastic waste.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In Vancouver electronics recycling is a big help to managing proper waste disposal. There are many ways you can communicate with Electronics Recyclers in your area. These are many things we need to learn about electronics and the way they are disposed of and recycled. Polyvinyl chloride.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2023

With applications ranging from drone surveys to in-situ soil and water analysis, photonics is enabling more sustainable practices and transforming the way we monitor and protect our environment. These devices empower scientists and researchers to perform rapid, accurate soil analysis directly in the field.

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Mulched leaves and grass clippings return nutrients to the soil and reduces the need for fertilizing. The Johnson County K-State Research and Extension recommends composting yard waste to reduce the amount of waste entering landfills and for a finished compost that improves garden and landscape soils. Start a backyard compost.

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GreenTech Gazette

MARCH 1, 2023

There are several new and emerging technologies for recycling that are being developed and implemented around the world. Here are a few examples: Chemical recycling: Chemical recycling is a new technology that breaks down plastic waste into its basic building blocks, which can then be used to make new plastic products.

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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Most electronic waste isn’t recycled; instead, our dumped devices (and the toxic metals within) pile up in landfills, polluting the air and contaminating nearby soil and groundwater. The startup says its mission […]

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

It was used at three locations in Germany with different conditions: One hot-spot is near the town of Rastatt in the region of Baden, where PFAS-contaminated paper sludge was probably spread on fields as recycled compost until the 2000s. It also burrows a lot in the soil and directly takes up PFAS through this.

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Business Green

AUGUST 20, 2020

Phase out of synthetic fertilisers and wider dietary shift away from intensively farmed meat urgently required to curb climate damaging gas, the Soil Association warns. The Soil Association said an overhaul was therefore urgently needed in the way nitrogen is used in agriculture in order to avoid further environmental and climate damage.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Confederation of Paper Industries issues plea for public to ensure PPE is disposed of safely, amidst fears waste material could contaminate recycling. The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) yesterday warned that its members were seeing evidence that some people were disposing of PPE in their household recycling.

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Charged

MAY 17, 2022

The fact that there is no lithium-ion battery material production on US soil is a concern for both national security and for the industries that are relying on these critical materials,” said CEO Aaron Bent. “6K The UniMelt systems are already deployed in 24/7 high-volume production at 6K Additive’s 45-acre, ISO9001-certified facility.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Well over half of all household material sent for recycling over the three months to June this year was composted, according to the quarterly Northern Ireland Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste Management statistics produced by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Of all household waste, 29.3%

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 1, 2023

Creative ways to recycle your food waste Written by Anca Enache According to Feeding America, 119 billion pounds of food are wasted in the United States each year. But in compost bins, microbes convert that organic matter into nutrient-rich soil, keeping the carbon out of the atmosphere and producing valuable fertilizer.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A seemingly ground-breaking solution allows hard-to-recycle automotive shredder residue (ASR) to be used to deliver renewable energy and reduce waste-to-landfill. Char can be used to create green hydrogen, while residual char may be applied as a soil modifier, and ash as construction sector aggregate.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

At the same time, leaves and other garden waste are a boon for backyard biodiversity and soil. Come autumn, the sound of a leaf blower blasting leaves into piles, or the sight of a queue of garden waste-packed trailers at the recycling center is all too common, as trees shed their golden brown and yellow robes.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

That’s why the waste industry should be talking more about landfill mining, says Chris Williams, founder and CEO of ISB Global, a UK-based software and solutions provider for the global waste management and recycling sector. His views are presented here in an article authored by the firm.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

‘Biosorption’ of rare earth elements by biomass of novel strains of cyanobacteria is fast and efficient, allowing recycling, says group Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 chemically similar metals, which got their name because they typically occur at low concentrations (between 0.5 So could we recycle REEs more efficiently, too?

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

percent gets recycled and used again. The circular economy concept is all about making better use of natural resources such as forests, soil, water, air, metals and minerals. And finally, it means ensuring that clothes at the end of their life are collected and recycled or repurposed into new clothes, further reducing resource use.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Soil and biodiversity. Similarly with the land, and areas like soil quality and pesticide use, the bill does not at present propose to issue penalties if certain standards are not upheld. The UK Soil Association’s Gareth Morgan bemoanded “a gaping hole in the Environment Bill where soil restoration should be”.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Techniques like rainwater harvesting and water recycling systems have been introduced. Mitigation of soil degradation. Overuse of chemical fertilizers can deplete soil nutrients and disrupt natural biota, leading to soil degradation. This not only reduces synthetic fertilizers’ necessity but also improves soil fertility.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Four independent coffee brands have joined the flagship coffee pod recycling scheme, Podback, in a bid to further boost recycling rates for the ubiqitous product. The aluminium is thenturned into ingots for new products and the used coffee grounds are used to produce biogas and soil improver. "We

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Gardening should be good for the environment, adding oxygen to the air, nutrients to the soil, and filtering water for consumption. That’s where Sead Pod comes in, a vertical garden made using sustainable practices and recycled materials.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 22, 2021

California’s ambitious goal of reaching 75% recycling by 2020 was unsuccessful – the state has only achieved 37% in 2019 ( 1 ). Her thesis work analyzed the migration of pharmaceuticals and personal care products through soils and groundwater at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. April 21, 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Carpet Recycling UK, a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling, oversees 73% of diverted carpet waste being sent to incineration at an approximate climate cost of £16.5 Less than 2% of carpet waste is actually recycled. million a year to society. million a year in unpaid climate harm alone.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

Recent works completed in South Croydon used the proprietary soil enhancement system developed by Soil Science. But new technologies and new ways of conceptualising the problems are starting to appear, as specialist contractor Soil Science explains. It’s incredibly easy to create waste in the construction industry.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Whether your tree is live, recently cut, or fake, think about the greenest way to reuse or recycle your tree with consideration for the environment. That’s good for the air we breathe, the soil, and our connection to nature. Many citywide curbside recycling services will pick up trees in the weeks following Christmas.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 26, 2024

Transitioning to Environmentally Friendly Fluids While effective, traditional hydraulic fluids can pose serious environmental risks in the event of leaks or spills, contaminating soil and waterways. Recycling and reusing hydraulic components not only conserves valuable resources but also reduces the demand for new raw materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Amy Jones, Associate Director with environmental engineering firm Idom Merebrook, considers the challenges of meeting zero waste targets when recycling land for development. The second are of focus is waste assessment – have soils been considered within their waste category? Is a remediated site a clean site?

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2023

Among their many useful properties, they can keep soil away from fabrics in laundry detergents, enhance the performance of cosmetics, help paint stick to walls, and even help make drinking water clean and safe. Despite their ubiquity and usefulness, most PLFs are not currently recyclable and are made using fossil-based petrochemical sources.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental’s 12th cohort focuses on a range of societal challenges, including sustainable urbanization, building decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, last-mile logistics, recycling optimization and regenerative food production. The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 gigatons of CO2 annually by 2030.

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GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

The effluent is actually perfect organic fertilizer, and we take it back to the farms to build soil fertility and further sequester carbon — just like the sheep does. Pamani: How do the textiles produced by Agraloop stack up against recycled fabrics? The lack of strength causes issues like pilling. But that can all be fixed.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

When this waste is not disposed of properly, it can cause pollution of soil, water, and air. Medical waste disposal Houston has reduced the amount of medical waste generated by 22 percent by implementing a waste segregation and recycling program. Additionally, it can pose health risks to humans and animals.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

About 13% of United States golf courses use recycled water through piping allowing for excess water to be collected and reused in the future. Apply fertilizer in a safe way that protects air, water and soil quality and eliminate the risk of over fertilization, which often results in the killing of plants and grass. .

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Greenability Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here’s how to take advantage of this season’s gardener’s “gold,” get free nutrients for next year’s garden, and help slow climate change by sequestering carbon in the soil. As we rediscover the incredible role of microbial life in our soil, we realize how important it is for us to do whatever we can to support them.”. “As

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

About 13% of United States golf courses use recycled water through piping allowing for excess water to be collected and reused in the future. Apply fertilizer in a safe way that protects air, water and soil quality and eliminate the risk of over fertilization, which often results in the killing of plants and grass. .

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