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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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Organic 148

The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Reduce your waste. Making simple changes to how you get rid of your waste can have a massive impact. Composting your food waste is the easiest way to start reducing your waste and plays a crucial part in the nitrogen cycle by returning enriched soil to the ground- perfect for when you start your own vegetable patch.

Recycling 170

Recycling Recycling Plastics Waste 170

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2019

In 2011 the Government called for retailers to reduce peat use by 2020, but industry has shown lack of commitment to embrace these ambitions. Compost no longer needs to include peat as there is already a rich supply of natural green waste on our doorsteps which can match its planting properties pound for pound.

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Carbon Waste Waste Soil 154

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

In particular, it will explore the need to capture and recycle the 105bn tonnes of organic wastes generated by human activity every year – and turn these wastes into a valuable resource (1). ” Notes. (1) AD and biogas are also recognised to contribute towards nine of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Methane Waste Waste Organic 130

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Digital technologies are opening up new ways for us to consume fashion without the waste or carbon footprint… . Now that we socially-distance, we need different ways of engaging with audiences, from the first point of creation and design to retail and engaging the consumer. Attendee avatars can be seen. 4 summit takeaways.

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Fashion Blockchain Carbon-neutral Soil 481

Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Co-op becomes the first retailer to stock new net zero emission potatoes, with Root Zero available in 200 stores from next week. And we're also sharing what we learn along the way - with farmers, producers, retailers and customers - so that we can all have a more positive impact on the planet. "We

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Carbon-neutral Carbon Soil Biodiversity 92

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.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Organic Building Energy Monitoring 78

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

These are the innovators who are creating the huge companies of the future – ones that invest in workers, reduce pollution, restore our soils and lower the costs of food and energy.” The why: The nearly 16,000 desalination plants around the world create enough waste to cover Florida with a foot of brine each year.

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Soil Recycling Recycling Carbon 111

Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Small-scale growers, selling via farmer-focussed supply chains, are better able to deliver public goods due better calibrated supply and demand and to customer understanding of issues such as seasonality, waste and packaging avoidance and trade-offs between crop damage and agrochemical use.

Building Energy Monitoring 74

Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Energy Monitor Soil 74

Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Emissions from farm to table to landfill Emissions are generated at every stage of the food system, from the production of food on farms to transport and refrigeration to processing and packaging to consumer dietary choices and, ultimately, to food waste. Food loss and food waste are often considered in tandem, but they are distinct issues.

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Waste Waste Packaging Transportation 59

AGreenLiving

MAY 18, 2020

Farmers are burying onions, destroying tomatoes and grinding up heads of lettuce to return to the soil. For example, RC Hatton Farms in Florida has had to disk — that is, grind up and recycle into the soil — hundreds of acres of cabbage since the crop has lost its future as KFC slaw. Dairy workers are dumping milk.

Waste 36

Waste Waste Organic Soil 36

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

But all of this stuff is made from resources of some kind, uses up energy and eventually winds up as waste. Improving data center energy efficiency helps cut down on energy waste, supports cyber security and avoids technical failures, thus creating financial savings and aiding the planet.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Biodegradable Energy Monitor 148

Business Green

MARCH 23, 2023

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs' (Defra's) announced in August last year that it would ban retailers from selling peat-based compost to private gardeners in England from 2024. This is why we announced a ban on the sale of peat and peat-containing products in the retail horticultural sector by 2024." "We

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2021

Because of the intensive use of fossil fuels, nitrogen and pesticide inputs, food production, distribution, retail, and consumption are causing significant damage to the environment, climate, biodiversity and public health. How have we allowed something as fundamental to life as food, to be one of the main drivers of so many of our problems?

Soil 93

Soil Health Agriculture Biodiversity 93

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Selling carbon credits to fund regenerative agriculture practices that sequester more soil while producing food has captured the imaginations of climate activists, corporations and farmers. ProducePay teams up with Allcot to create a carbon crediting project designed for fruit and vegetable growers.

Carbon 68

Carbon Agriculture Soil Packaging 68

Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

Supermarket claims fava beans could help promote healthy soils and cut emissions by locking in soil carbon and replacing some of the soy used in animal feed. The supermarket said its new plant-based tea bags will allow shoppers to compost their teabags through kerbside food waste collections.

Soil 28

Soil South America Sustainability Retail 28

Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

However, through more climate-friendly working practices, the German-owned retailer hopes to save 22.5 Lidl said it would work with Wyke Farm farmers to help them take decisive action to reduce their on-farm emissions, including through improved management of cattle feed, soil, land, manure, herds and energy use.

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Carbon-neutral Carbon Retail Ethics 77

AGreenLiving

MAY 18, 2020

Farmers are burying onions, destroying tomatoes and grinding up heads of lettuce to return to the soil. For example, RC Hatton Farms in Florida has had to disk — that is, grind up and recycle into the soil — hundreds of acres of cabbage since the crop has lost its future as KFC slaw. Dairy workers are dumping milk.

Waste 28

Waste Waste Organic Soil 28

Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

Added to that, without us honouring our contracts with growers and finding alternative outlets, they would have been left with a huge surplus of wasted potatoes due to COVID-19 shutting down the hospitality industry.".

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Resilience Investment Waste Waste 89

Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can't be used for many other crops. The water in natural land supports the cranberry bog and in return, the cranberry bog enriches the soil that supports outside land.". Farmers also addressed irrigation systems and sprinklers that had unnecessary runoff, causing water waste.

Sustainability 80

Sustainability Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 80

DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

According to an analysis published by Oxford University’s Our World in Data project, the transport, processing, retail, and packaging of food, account for only a small share of emissions, while most GHG emissions caused by animal agriculture result from the production of the meat itself.

Agriculture 94

Agriculture Climate change Methane Soil 94

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The certification can be relevant to all organizations , regardless of their size, location, or industry and can help these businesses save money by reducing their water and energy consumption and by limiting what waste is sent to local landfills. Soil contamination. Waste minimization. Waste minimization. Transportation.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Organic Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 148

Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

In the UK, supermarket shelves have been stripped bare, foodbanks have faced unprecedented demand and producers are now calling for a 'land army' to prevent fields of crops from going to waste. It has also led to significant declines in biodiversity and soil health. This can lead to huge amounts of food waste.

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Technology Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 67

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 12, 2021

Architectural salvage retailers exist throughout the entire United States. A good list of retailers can be found here. The environmental benefits to incorporating sustainable materials into your construction projects are numerous: Reduces landfill waste. Why use sustainable construction materials? Conserves virgin resources.

Construction 158

Construction Sustainability Recycling Recycling 158

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The certification can be relevant to all organizations , regardless of their size, location, or industry and can help these businesses save money by reducing their water and energy consumption and by limiting what waste is sent to local landfills. Soil contamination. Waste minimization. Waste minimization. Transportation.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Organic Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

But the result, critics say, has been a proliferation of intensive farming practices that damage soils, nature, and the climate by ironing out as much unpredictability as possible from the natural world through pesticides, hulking machinery, and crop homogeneity. The outlook is certainly worrying.

Resilience 68

Resilience Agriculture Soil Organic 68

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Mushroom Packaging is growing its footprint with a global network of licensees from New Zealand to the United Kingdom and beyond — expanding its customer base to include cosmetics retailer Lush and even interior designers. In the cases of Mushroom Packaging and Piñatex, their biological source is considered an agricultural byproduct or waste.

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Technology Building Energy Monitoring Packaging Carbon-negative 544

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In the past few years, as consumers looked to cut down on plastic waste at the grocery store, more mainstream supermarkets turned to bulk shopping bins as a solution. In 2017, when LimeLoop, an IoT solution for sustainable e-commerce shipping logistics, started, it was in response to the amount of waste caused by e-commerce.

Packaging 418

Packaging Retail Plastics Waste 418

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

Sustainability 523

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 523

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The used coffee grounds also go through anaerobic digestion – to produce a combination of biogas and soil improver. Our goal is to ensure every pod enjoyed is recycled and working with retailers, like Morrisons, is crucial to ensuring the scheme is convenient and simple. Figures across all beverage pods sold in grocery retailers.

Recycling 236

Recycling Recycling Plastics Retail 236

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In the $500 billion-per-year cosmetics space, small-scale packaging leads to large-scale single-use plastic waste. At beauty and hygiene products company Lush, for example, working to implement zero-waste when possible has led to innovation across the board. But solutions exist, and we wrote about them.

Sustainability 540

Sustainability Plastics Agriculture Carbon-negative 540

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

This includes reducing energy consumption, using renewable resources whenever possible, minimizing waste production and pollution output, ensuring safe handling practices during product transportation, and providing clear labeling about any hazardous materials contained in the product or service. What It Certifies: food, beverages, clothing.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 148

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Digital technologies are opening up new ways for us to consume fashion without the waste or carbon footprint… During the “Technology: The New Product Storytelling” panel, it was astoundingly clear that emerging digital technologies can make a big difference for fashion brands and their customers. Attendee avatars can be seen.

Fashion 36

Fashion Blockchain Carbon-neutral Innovation 36

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

With humble beginnings as a small business selling to Vancouver’s dock workers in 1918, Watson Gloves is now Canada’s largest manufacturer and distributor of gloves to the industrial and retail market. cities, Replate is a tech-driven nonprofit that combats food waste by connecting food donors and food rescuers together.

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral 158

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

They typically define programs, products, processes and policies that reduce energy consumption, conserve water, minimize waste, encourage reuse of materials and reduce pollution output. Typical strategic initiatives may include a zero waste program or a carbon neutral operation. Environmental Geologist.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 148

Business Green

MARCH 16, 2020

Bright Blue's Patrick Hall sets out four immediate actions the government should take to combat plastic waste. Plastic waste is a major threat to our natural environment. It is being ingested by animals, poisoning our soils and killing marine life. Often, black plastic is used by retailers simply for cosmetic reasons.

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Plastics Policy Waste Waste 57

Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

Sustainable food management is a systematic approach that concentrates on reducing wasted food, supporting local communities and employees, and mitigating the environmental impact of operations over the complete life cycle of food items. Our food supply chain wastes food and resources. Energy and food are intrinsically linked together.

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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Waste Waste 148