U.S. Green Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Wind turbine giant Vestas has added a new technological breakthrough to its manufacturing facilities that could revolutionize wind, automotive, and aeronautics manufacturing in the decades to come. The post New Technology Reduces Waste in Wind Industry, Improves Sustainability appeared first on U.S. Green Technology.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In an apparent first of its kind within the UK, a pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Northumberland has been equipped with an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to recycle waste solvents into low carbon gas, which is being injected into the national gas grid. It will also produce enough energy to power an equivalent of 6,000 homes.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Waste, on the other hand, remains out of sight and out of mind for most businesses with no way to accurately and consistently measure how much waste is actually being produced. As such, metering utilities like gas, water and electricity has been standard practice for decades. This doesn’t have to be the case any longer.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A new study highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. Category 2 – Incipient Systems includes countries with basic waste regulations but limited collection and end-of-life treatment infrastructure. Examples of countries include Kenya, Iraq and Congo.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Fighting Food Waste: Lessons from COVID. . What emerging strategies have been employed to tackle food waste during the pandemic, and how can we scale these strategies in the future? But the food system sprang into action — adapting operations, overcoming barriers and scaling promising innovations to reduce the amount of waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A recent project blends leftover cooking oil, lamb fat and agricultural waste to develop a cleaner fuel for ships. The researchers – from Aston University – have blended mixed waste pellets with either used oil or animal fat to develop a form of energy which meets international marine fuel standards.

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Waste Waste Agriculture Sustainability 147

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In what appears to be a major stride towards sustainable industrial fermentation, a team of researchers has made advancements in the purification of isopropanol and acetone from the fermentation of waste gases. A team at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands has published the study.

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Waste Waste Biotechnology Sustainability 147

GreenBiz

JULY 16, 2020

The electronic waste collection conundrum. The primary reason I started covering the business of sustainability during the 2008 financial crisis wasn’t just because I was laid off from my position as editor of a technology trade publication. This isn’t just a matter of sustainability, it’s a matter of competitive advantage.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters. Companies are discovering sustainability is not just a fad, but a new standard that is here to stay. . Thus even if the manufacturer had a sustainability policy, it would be difficult to enforce. Phylicia Wu. Wed, 08/05/2020 - 01:00.

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U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 27, 2021

If you are looking to make your business greener, one of the ways to do so is through sustainable waste management. Sustainable waste management is not only about recycling as it is about managing waste from the time it is created to the time it is deemed to have little to no impact on the. Green Technology.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

Using waste carbon feedstocks to produce chemicals. Using CCU technologies to consume waste feedstocks reportedly can cut production costs; monetize industrial emissions; allow companies to meet CO2 emissions goals; and foster continued development of a circular economy. Elizabeth R. Wed, 05/27/2020 - 14:36.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2021

Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity. The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. . Heather Clancy. Some key moments.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Our world continues to increase its focus on sustainability and environmental preservation. For the latest advancements in recycling technology are not just more noteworthy. I mean they’re revolutionizing the way we think about waste. Gone are the days of simple bins for paper, plastics, and also metals.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Deploying a seemingly innovative technology configuration and design, the group behind it, LIPOR, suggests it is set to revolutionize the waste-to-energy industry while simultaneously decarbonizing the aviation sector.

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TechXplore

APRIL 19, 2024

Homes made of discarded plastic bottles, construction waste and old tires are being built across Latin America as new technologies help turn municipal waste into sustainable bricks and tiles.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

Tech start-up AnyWaste.Com says it is creating a platform to fight the problem of where our waste goes and what happens to it. The system is “a standout option to help waste processors, brokers and producers of waste by simplifying the process,” says the firm. Be a waste hero. Be a AnyWaste hero!

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 20, 2023

Researchers have demonstrated a novel system for transforming captured carbon and plastic waste into sustainable fuels and other valuable chemicals using solar energy. The researchers said they were able to capture and concentrate the CO 2 and convert it into sustainable fuel.

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POWER Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

is grappling with the dual challenges of advancing clean energy initiatives and establishing effective organic waste management strategies. A year since […] The post Streamlining Clean Energy Approvals and Organic Waste Legislation for a Sustainable Future appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Regulated by the Environment Agency, the farming rules for water place limits on the times sludge can be spread to land, leaving waste management companies – now likely to have insufficient storage capacity – to urge their industrial clients to reduce the volumes produced.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

In recent decades, exports of waste to non-European countries have risen steadily, pushing the waste issue far away but failing to properly address it. Repeated abuses in international waste shipments have highlighted the need for Europe to take care of its waste under EU environmental standards.

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Waste Waste Europe Sustainability 182

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Its gas-like penetration power makes it a superior medium to decompose mixtures of complex waste plastics into value-added materials, which are feedstock for manufacturing new plastics. The technology will provide a sustainable alternative to fossil oil derived feedstocks with no CO2, emissions in the production or disposal phases.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. But, if we focus solely on packaging waste, we ignore the fact that it’s only part of the story.

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GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2021

Celebrating 10 female leaders in sustainability. That was just one powerful message delivered last week by keynote speaker Kaye Husband Fealing, dean of the Ivan Allen College College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology, during a virtual ceremony celebrating diverse, female leadership in the sustainability profession.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A US group is developing a technology combining AI and spectroscopy, to analyze municipal solid waste in-situ and in real-time – a cost- and time-effective approach that they say could pave the way to increased waste-to-bioenergy production. closer to a waste-processing approach that is sustainable.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 25, 2022

Companies should be paying more for more environmentally friendly food sources, spending money on technologies to reduce food waste and figuring out new business models.

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The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Some quick arithmetic tells us that we have a major waste problem, 24.7 When dog waste is left in the park or on the sidewalk, it is detrimental to the environment. When responsible dog owners do pick up their dog’s waste, what happens next? Cubicus is that technology. billion pounds a year, to be exact.

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U.S. Green Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Hospitals, clinics, diagnostic laboratories, and other healthcare institutions produce specialized kinds of medical wastes that need to be treated and managed correctly. The post Medical Waste: Sustainable Management Practices appeared first on U.S. The post Medical Waste: Sustainable Management Practices appeared first on U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

A Fortum waste-to-energy plant in Brista, Sweden. A trade group comprising European suppliers of waste-to-energy technology, ESWET welcomed a recent opportunity to contribute to the EU Emissions Trading System’s revision (EU ETS). It is likely to trigger more landfilling of non-recyclable waste and more use of fossil fuels.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Q1 2021: Food waste; the secret of fat; keep it local. Want more great analysis of sustainable food systems? To try to stay on top of things, I’ll run quarterly roundups that highlight startups with the potential to move the needle on sustainability. Sticking it to waste . Fri, 03/05/2021 - 01:00.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials.

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Green Living Guy

AUGUST 30, 2021

All to tackle floating river waste with a new river waste collector now operational. For they are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. The post Huhtamaki partners with RiverRecycle with VTT develop technology tackling floating river waste appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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U.S. Green Technology

APRIL 18, 2023

Maintaining a sustainable home means taking steps to lessen its detrimental effects on the environment while also saving natural resources. Regular maintenance is one important component that can have a big impact on your home’s sustainability. Green Technology.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Today’s poultry farming has begun to shift from traditional, potentially damaging practices to more sustainable ones. Technological and scientific advancements have ushered in an era of efficiency, reduced waste, and better animal welfare practices. Modern poultry farming has come a long way from its original design.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Resource recovery technology firm Fiberight is one of the consortium partners. An 11-strong European consortium has secured funding for a project to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of generating waste sugars derived from household waste and producing a range of high-performance bio-based materials and products.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

Recovering the critical raw materials residing within electronic waste will require investment, and a legal framework to incentivise this will be essential, say the authors (image credit: Steve Janosik , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Fluorescent powders from cathode ray tubes (CRTs; in TVs and monitors) and fluorescent lamps.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability. Case in point: sustainability. Digital ecosystems and the orchestration of large value networks are emerging as our only real chance to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Golnar Pooya. Tue, 07/06/2021 - 02:00.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? billion tonnes of food worth $1 trillion is lost or wasted yearly. According to a World Food Programme (WEP) estimate, about a third of all food produced each year is wasted or lost before it can be eaten. Approximately 1.3

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