tag digital-economy 
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Over 20,000 cash rewards have been redeemed by consumers as part of the first nationwide digital deposit return scheme (DDRS) trial led by recycling tech firm, Polytag, recycling tech app, Bower and major UK retailer, Ocado Retail.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 23, 2023
What are Digital Product Passports and should we care? European legislative bodies have mobilized themselves en masse since March 2022, which is when several proposals aimed at product sustainability saw the light of day, most notably a circular economy business model. What are digital product passports?
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Business Green
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The UK's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been besieged with delays since it was introduced in Defra's 2018 Resource and Waste Strategy as a credible way to address the linear nature of our packaging economy. However, a second approach will - I believe - be critical to our DRS success; the adoption of a new generation digital DRS technologies.
Business Green
JUNE 4, 2020
Yet, despite the benefits digital tech could offer the agrifood world, many parts of the sector have been slow on the uptake. Food production has a hefty environmental price tag, accounting for 26 per cent of global emissions, 70 per cent of freshwater withdrawals, and using half of habitable land. The implications of just-in-time.
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has broachedumpteen pervasive challenges on multiple fronts- health, environment and economy. Although the economy is restoring to an extent but an exponential escalation in the biomedical waste generation has posed severe persisting health hazards and environmental threats.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
While the advert will no doubt seem enticing to BusinessGreen readers, the final wording of the post came as a disappointment to the digital marketing specialist behind the campaign, who had hoped to entice young people to the event with the more punchy appeal to "discover your role in the fight against climate change".
Business Green
JUNE 6, 2022
But how will this drive change the look, feel, and price tag of items on sale on high streets and fashion sites? Moreover, all the items have been designed using digital 3D technology, which reduces the need to manufacture samples in the design process further curbing demand for raw materials.
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