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6 Simple Ways to Achieve Environmental Sustainability in Life Science Laboratories

U.S. Green Technology

Back in 2017, there are around 350,000 Instagram posts tagged as “zero-waste.” ” Add to that the zero-waste blogs and websites that are sprouting left and right. Consumers these days also have an increasing option of zero-waste products, from beauty and hygiene to household items.

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Scottish council becomes first to trial recycling weighing technology

Envirotec Magazine

A waste weighing programme being launched next month in North Lanarkshire will be the first in Scotland to use using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. It will also enable better staff and resource planning and identify other potential financial savings within the council’s Waste Solutions department.

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Circular pallets scheme gears up for May rollout

Envirotec Magazine

Pallets are being produced at three sites – York, Burton, and Peterborough – and fitted with RFID tags, which will enable pallet tracking. From the outset, everyone agreed change was needed and that the current linear way of working is out of kilter with the industry’s net carbon zero and zero waste objective.

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Ulta Beauty is bringing refillable containers back to the cosmetics industry

GreenBiz

The beauty industry has a plastic waste problem. Ulta, like Sephora, is planning a Made Without list that will tag products free of parabens, phthalates and 25 other chemical categories. Zero Waste. Ulta Beauty is bringing refillable containers back to the cosmetics industry. Jesse Klein. Tue, 08/18/2020 - 02:00.

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Try 9 easy ideas for zero-waste holidays

Greenability Magazine

If holiday catalogues are clogging your mailbox, reduce paper waste by having your name removed from mailing lists. If the packaging material is Kraft paper, you can use it to wrap gifts or make gift tags. Gather together with zero waste. Share your meal & reduce food waste. Minimize unwanted mail.

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Try 5 easy ideas to reduce holiday waste

Greenability Magazine

If holiday catalogues are clogging your mail box, help reduce paper waste by having your name removed from mailing lists. If the packaging material is Kraft paper, you can use it to wrap gifts or make gift tags. Gather with zero waste. Share your meal & reduce food waste. If every family in the U.S.

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20 Sustainable Business Practices for Your Workplace and Office

Green Business Bureau

If your local municipality doesn’t have recycling streams for glass and metals, reach out to waste management companies. These companies often will weigh your recycling before taking it to facilities, making it easy to track and report to stakeholders the amount of waste you’re diverting from landfills. Use No-VOC Interior Paints.