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Addressing biodiversity authentically and effectively

GreenBiz

We later expanded our bird conservation activity by establishing the Suntory Fund for Bird Conservation in 1989 to directly support organizations protecting birds both in Japan and overseas. As of 2020, the Fund has granted a total of $4.87 million to 425 projects.

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VOCs landmark: Firm marks 20 years of mobile carbon filter rentals

Envirotec Magazine

CPL had been selling carbon filters prior to this date, but 2003 was when they designed a genuinely portable unit and began the transition into a true ‘carbon & service’ business. The first rental filter was a 2m 3 VOCSorber® unit, supplied to a chemicals manufacturing site in West Yorkshire that is still a customer to this day!

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Managing and reducing e-waste from PCBs

Envirotec Magazine

They contain organic matter (such as resin and brominated flame retardants), chemical residuals and heavy metal elements that can be seriously damaging to the environment and human health. But recycling PCBs in an efficient and environmentally friendly way can be an enormous challenge.

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Understand more about Disinfection at lesser hazard

Econaur

Dissolving the pathogenic micro-organism using strong solvents like alcohol or soap. Oxidising (much-localised burning / disintegrating) the pathogenic micro-organism. The first method of dissolving the outer walls of the pathogenic micro-organisms is well applicable and can be put to use by application of hand sanitizers, soaps, etc.

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Quality Counts – On the Road Towards Sustainability

Green Business Bureau

The QC team was born out of a vision to make data collection faster and more reliable, and they have been delivering on that vision since 2003. Initiatives for the future include a focus on the organization and offices themselves – hibernating computers, double-sided printing, and establishing a recycling program.

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How plasma technology can reduce the environmental impact of disposable vapes

Envirotec Magazine

Since their introduction in 2003, initially as a ‘healthy’ alternative to tobacco, they have created a whole new contaminated e-waste stream. In addition, a lot of these complex chemicals will be classified as persistent organic pollutants. David Deegan of Tetronics suggests a solution that’s based on plasma technology.

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Climate change has killed 4 million people since 2000 — and that’s an underestimate

Grist

That’s more than the population of Los Angeles or Berlin, “more than every other non-COVID public health emergency the World Health Organization has ever declared combined,” said Carlson, who also runs an institute focused on predicting and preventing pandemics.