Green Business Bureau

APRIL 19, 2022

When I say that this company was a pioneer and ask my audiences what year they think Marcal switched to recycled paper, most of the answers tend to fall between 1985 and 2005. Another example, which I highlight as a case study in my talks, is the household paper products company, Marcal. Occasionally someone will guess a year in the 1970s.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Engineering association warns 'waste hierarchy' that informs UK policy decisions on waste and recycling is 'inadequate and not fit-for-purpose'. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has called on the government to reform its approach to waste and recycling, arguing the current model is unsustainable, outdated, and short-sighted.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 15, 2019

Packaging leftovers in recyclable or biodegradable takeout containers leaves a lasting impression of social and environmental awareness on your customers. By making the shift from using harmful pollutants, to something environmentally friendly and recyclable, you are saying a lot about your business without having to say anything at all.

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Biodegradable Packaging Microplastics Plastics 104

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 26, 2021

The Panther Creek III wind farm, which came online in 2009 is part of a mega-complex that includes the 142.5-MW Recycling the used blades. The blades that are removed during the repowering will be processed and recycled, as a part of GE Renewable Energy’s blade recycling agreement with Veolia North America, said the company.

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Recycling Recycling North America Carbon-neutral 64

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This concentration of energy and resources is then lost into landfills, with a textile recycling rate of 14.7% For instance, the Swedish retailer H&M’s “Conscious Collection” uses a variety of different sustainable raw materials using recycled fabrics, namely Tencel and organic cotton. in the U.S. For instance, the U.S.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Bridging Nations Through Technology Created in 2009, BIRD Energy was designed to leverage the complementary expertise of U.S. Revolutionizing Waste Recycling To address the environmental toll of plastic waste, Israel’s Plasticback and the U.S.’s and Israeli innovators to address global energy demands.

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Investment Energy Energy Innovation 67

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 29, 2022

Other companies are using recycled water to feed the production process. Consider implementing a dry-floor policy or using recycled water to reduce demand. Yet, for some businesses, recycling spent grains doesn’t stop at the farms. Hence, there’s no need to guzzle water to clean down brewery floors.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 2, 2020

Following the sold-out success of “I Am Not a Plastic Bag” in 2007, designer brand Anya Hindmarch has launched a new product, called “I Am a Plastic Bag”, aimed at recycling single-use plastic and leaving behind a net-zero carbon footprint from production. It sourced the natural meat byproduct as a way to recycle the material.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 2, 2020

Following the sold-out success of “I Am Not a Plastic Bag” in 2007, designer brand Anya Hindmarch has launched a new product, called “I Am a Plastic Bag”, aimed at recycling single-use plastic and leaving behind a net-zero carbon footprint from production. It sourced the natural meat byproduct as a way to recycle the material.

Plastics 28

Plastics Recycling Recycling Carbon-neutral 28

Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 29, 2022

When we started in 2009 in Hawaii with seed funding from the U.S. Our equity stakes in portfolio companies allow us to recycle financial upside into our program and pay it forward when they succeed. How our business model has evolved. We’ve built a business model that aligns with our mission. Why it matters.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

Since 2009-10, the company claims its investments in energy efficiency have saved it £343m. In 2019/20, the company produced around 40,500 tonnes of waste worldwide - an increase of 27 per cent from the previous year - of which 96 per cent was recovered or recycled. The report reveals that last year it invested £45.3m

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

Green Business Bureau has been focused on creating a sustainable business world since its founding in 2009. In 2009, a very small percentage of companies were green businesses, mostly led by founders who were huge advocates of saving the planet from climate change. A look back at the history of Green Business Bureau.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

. ‘CO2 is the stuff of life’ Lord Lawson, who was chancellor of the exchequer under Margaret Thatcher, founded the climate science denying Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) ahead of the UN Copenhagen Climate Conference in 2009. Experts have dubbed it the “latest tactic” from the “same old climate change deniers”. “The

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2020

Already seeing widespread success for their recycled paper coffee cup, Frugalpac's innovative paper wine bottle , also made from 94 per cent recycled paper, has led to new opportunities and partnerships. Companies focused on sustainability can rapidly expand by catering to new niche markets internationally.

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Investment Sustainability Recycling Recycling 88

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 11, 2021

The intertie project requires laying buried electrical line and fiber optic cable from the park’s “Depot” and recycling area about 8.5 Operating since 2009, the Falls Creek Hydroelectric Project eliminates the need to import an estimated 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel annually to Gustavus.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

However, Franses also suggests that the plan is in line with a history of corporate climate leadership from CCEP, pointing out that the firm, which is part-owned by the Coca-Cola Company, was among the first 10 companies globally to set a science-based target back in 2009 and has reduced its emissions by more than 30 per cent over the past decade.

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Plastics Carbon-neutral Recycling Recycling 74

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. The electronic engineer and MBA spent 19 years as a supply chain vice president at Unilever before joining Natura in 2009.

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38 North Solutions

MAY 3, 2024

Overview When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), it reinstated (and expanded) the Section 48C tax credit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Refurbishes, expands or establishes an industrial or manufacturing facility for the production or recycling of: a. Secretary of the Treasury.

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Unsustainable

OCTOBER 12, 2019

million tonnes of plastic waste were generated, only about 14% of which was recycled or reused (Pickin and Randell 2016, p. In fact, Gleick and Cooley (2009, para. Recycling can help to alleviate this cost, to be sure. In 2014-15, in Australia, around 2.5 MJ l –1 —as much as 2000 times the energy cost of producing tap water.”

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Alkemy Environmental (Somerville, MA) recycles industrial waste streams into structural-grade lightweight concrete aggregates.

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Building Energy Monitoring Startups Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

And new developments are emerging all the time through our partnerships with industry and academia - at the beginning of July, we were proud to help launch a carbon recycling project - REACT-FIRST - that uses microbes to convert CO2 into valuable proteins.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2020

My biggest career regret is the momentum that was lost on the low carbon agenda after the global financial crisis in 2009. There are a number of policies that could help with this but if I had to choose only one then it would have to be a carbon tax with receipts recycled into low carbon infrastructure.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

The news comes just days after telco giant O2 announced that it had doubled the number of unwanted smartphones, tablets, and accessories processed through its O2 Recycle service in the past year, paying out £36m to customers who traded in old devices. The scheme was launched in 2009 and has since recycled over 3.8

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Living Christmas Tree Company and Rent a Christmas Tree have both been renting out potted Christmas trees since 2009. In California, there are several companies that rent trees. Prices for a Douglas Fir at Rent a Christmas Tree start at $65 for a five-foot tree that is delivered in a pot and picked up after the holidays.

Waste 76

Waste Waste Plastics Biodegradable 76

AGreenLiving

AUGUST 2, 2021

It’s also one of the most recycled products on the planet.” “We started as an ordinary business in 2009. ” All jewelry is packed in reusable and recyclable cardboard boxes that are also handcrafted by a local artisan. .” Inside each box, recycled paper is used for filler. ” Chand said.

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Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

When I started Elemental in 2009 with funding from U.S. One of the reasons we are so excited about GGRF is that the EPAs program objectives align with our own mission and approach: investing in community-centered climate projects, mobilizing private capital, and recycling returns into future impact. Our New Name Why the new name?

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Investment Recycling Recycling Innovation 52

Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

When I started Elemental in 2009, there were few early stage investors and no accelerators for energy or climate. Our New Name Why the new name? We outgrew the category of “accelerator.”

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 15, 2020

Then the pandemic hit, and the market changed — characterized by higher demand for single-use packages and bags, and lower availability of recycled materials. Recycling takes center stage Reusable solutions are one path of a circular economy, but there is far more effort to advance another circular approach, recycling.

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Packaging Sustainability Recycling Recycling 28

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Building on the 26 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions — and using a 2009-2010 baseline — Gillette plans to boost that number to a 50 percent reduction by 2030. P&G Corporate, Gillette's parent company, doesn't release numbers about how much waste is reused, recycled or incinerated across its brands.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Related: The Australian government unveils plan to end plastic pollution Andersonville has a history of embracing environmental and social change in Chicago’s north side, as seen through the Andersonville Recycles program, which launched in 2009.

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Green Market Oracle

APRIL 26, 2020

Founded in 2009, SUSTAINATOPIA remains one of the leading events in the world of its’ kind. Energy, Water & Smart City Revolution Clean Tech & Energy, and Water includes leading investors, companies in renewable energy, recycling, info tech, green transport, green chemistry, buildings.

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Green Market Oracle

MARCH 1, 2020

Founded in 2009, SUSTAINATOPIA remains one of the leading events in the world for social, financial and environmental sustainability & impact. Over 3,500 expert speakers have participated since 2009 and record attendance is expected the 2020. SUSTAINATOPIA 2020 Series will take place in Los Angeles · New York · Boulder · Vancouver.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

If not, or if the item will ultimately pile up in a landfill, burn in an incinerator or be recycled, then avoid the term and its siblings, such as 'oxo-biodegradable'. Are you telling the customer they're getting something recycled or biodegradable? Recyclable. Recycled content. Made with renewable materials.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Source: Elemental Excelerator The Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C) [IRS+ DOE; ongoing program] Originally launched in 2009, 48C was expanded with a $10B investment under the Inflation Reduction Act. Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection Funding.  

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Miliband, who as the UK's former Energy and Climate Change Secretary played a leading role in the passage of the landmark 2008 Climate Change Act under the last Labour government, is a veteran of UN climate summits having led the UK delegation at the Copenhagen Summit in 2009 which ended in stalemate.

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EDF + Business

MAY 2, 2023

48C was enacted in 2009 and fully allocated in 2013. Key Takeaways Covers a variety of investments (incl. Period of Availability: Round 1 applications begin May 31, 2023, and funding is available until 1st round of credits is allocated ($4 billion, ~$1.6 billion earmarked for energy communities).

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 22, 2024

I guess you are referring to the IDD-1 project and the drilling into magma in 2009. The power plant sits on its energy source and “waste” recycling site. What improvements in technology will help make this attempt a success? What will be the strategy for dealing with the past technical challenges?

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