The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

These industries generate a substantial amount of waste, much of which can end up in landfills. Not only does construction waste mean natural resources go without being used to their fullest potential, but, in some cases, they can introduce harmful substances into the earth and water. A great deal of job site waste can be recycled.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2024

One of the partners in the initiative, Nafici Environmental Research (NER), based in West Sussex, has created a process to transform agricultural waste into paper-making pulp with strengthening properties.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

Dow’s Jim Fitterling on tackling plastic waste and the company’s sustainability goals. In a conversation with GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower, Dow CEO Jim Fitterling details strategy for the company’s latest sustainability commitments — including being carbon neutral by 2050. taylor flores.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

As cities around the globe strive for more sustainable futures, the challenge of managing waste while reducing environmental impact has become increasingly critical. Innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies offer a promising solution to this challenge, transforming how urban centers handle waste and generate energy.

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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

APRIL 16, 2024

Perthshire waste management specialist Binn Group has successfully secured PAS 402 certification, and as the firm’s announcement adds, this makes it the only Scottish company to currently hold the quality standard for resource management sector operators. Binn Group is uniquely established as the pathfinder for the scheme in Scotland.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 29, 2022

Sponsored: Pentair’s sustainable gas technology is helping partners across industry minimize waste and emissions to help achieve a carbon neutral future.

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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

Circular Electronics: Designing Out Waste. . Can waste be designed out of consumer electronics? Jordan Tse, Sustainability Program Manager, Facebook. Shelley Zimmer, Sustainability Program Manager, HP. Hold the phone! Dan Reid, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Responsible Business Alliance. Holly Secon.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Emissions from facilities like waste incineration will be subject to a CO2 tax of €40/t in the coming year (image credit: aeshnaton , CC BY-NC 2.0 Emissions from waste incineration will thus be subject to a CO2 tax of €40/t in the coming year, rising to €50/t in 2025. As an example, commercial waste has a fixed biogenic content of 48.9

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

A radical rethink of recycling and waste policy is required to put the UK on a more sustainable path, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). The primary premise of its replacement must acknowledge that reducing or preventing waste of all types is paramount.

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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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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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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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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2022

Sustainable Waste Management. Through our partnership with Green Office Academy, we’ve created a list of five quick and useful tips on how to reduce your waste. These tips are generally oriented around office life, perfect for integration with budding workplace sustainability initiatives! Weigh the bags.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

Innovative waste processing technology Juno began processing waste from a municipality in Seattle in February, part of a 12-week mixed waste processing pilot project. During the pilot, Juno® will process municipal solid waste from King County.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

The study explores how three types of waste production — municipal solid waste, wastewater, and greenhouse gas emissions — scale with city size (image credit: Elisa Heinrich Mora). A recent study attempts to predict the future state of urban ecosystems, and suggests the need for a new science 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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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

How online ordering could cut food waste. That’s what sustainability veteran Dave Stangis said when I asked him about the long-term changes being wrought by coronavirus. This week, we’ll look at some potentially good news from the intersection of online delivery and food waste. It also cuts waste at the store.

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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. The team are now turning their attention to the purification of other high-value chemicals.

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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.

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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

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

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

AUGUST 26, 2021

These waste materials vary in size from large to microscopic, but all move at such a high speed that they represent potentially mission-ending risk by penetrating everything from spacesuits to fuel tanks, and even the hulls of space shuttles. Rubicon is the leading software platform for waste, recycling, and sustainability solutions.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Nike is turning waste into feedstock, creating a sustainable sneaker that combines high performance with low impact.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

There is a lot of latent energy in our waste. The adage, ‘one man’s trash is another’s treasure, applies to the world of waste management. From waste segregation to state-of-the-art WTE plants, innovative technology is helping transform trash into valuable resources.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 31, 2022

In order to cut garment waste and overproduction, Humble Activewear follows a “made-to-order” model in which their products are made once the order is placed. One such sustainable fabric that Humble uses is ECONYL regenerated nylon , an infinitely recyclable nylon made from fishing nets, old carpets, textile scraps and other nylon waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

It will buy waste biomass from local poultry farmers and transform it into biochar. By using this waste biomass as a pyrolysis feedstock, we turn a problem into a revenue stream for local farmers,” said Giles Welch, CEO of Onnu. This is the only genuinely sustainable solution to the problems facing the Wye Valley.”

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

They do this by burrowing into waste wood and converting it into highly-nutritious protein. The report is published today in the journal Sustainable Agriculture. The researchers found that the levels of Vitamin B12 in the Naked Clams were higher than in most other bivalves – and almost twice the amount found in blue mussels.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 9, 2022

All those who collect, transport, store treat and dispose of healthcare waste are being encouraged to respond to a consultation on its storage and treatment from Scotland’s environmental regulator. SEPA’s initial focus will be on sites primarily dealing with healthcare waste. ” Key changes. Authorisation reviews.

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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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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Mayor of London’s development corporation, OPDC has been awarded £36 million from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) to harness waste heat from the cooling of several data centres. It forms part of a wider £65m award from the GHNF to five projects across the UK. ” .” ”

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Why Plastic Waste is a C Suite Issue. Why is plastic waste a c-suite issue, and how can corporate leaders have a positive impact on plastic waste reduction, while potentially benefiting their businesses? Plastic waste reduction is not only an environmental issue. It is an economic one.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

Household food waste project will see Council partnering with two food waste apps – OLIO & Kitche. The Bexley Household Food Waste Project launched on 2 March and will run through to the summer. Food waste is still at a dangerously high level, which is why initiatives like this are so important. www.kitche.co.

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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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