GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Fri, 03/05/2021 - 00:12. More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. percent gets recycled and used again. 5 opportunities of a circular economy. David McGinty. Create more and better jobs.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

Now that 2021 is over, we’d like to take this time to recognize some of our member companies via our 3rd Annual “Best of GBB” Awards. A Preferred Materials and Fibers List is continually updated with new research to help Fjällräven choose the highest quality and most sustainable materials.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

Tue, 04/13/2021 - 00:05. At Young Living, we have developed several internal trainings to help educate employees about how to properly sort and recycle materials common in neighborhood recycling programs. Celebrating Earth Day — even during quarantine. Deven Patten. Let’s sit this one out.".

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

The textile companies creating material change. Wed, 05/26/2021 - 09:01. Our 2021 launch includes a new and highly interactive MCI Leaderboard. We are committed to only be using recycled polyester from 2024. Want to become a Company Creating Material Change ? Liesl Truscott. Pull Quote.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The contract award, which includes a 75% cost-share, funds a 30-month project that began in October 2021. The program’s focus is to demonstrate that battery grade metals can be manufactured from recycled materials at lower cost, lower environmental impact, and with higher domestic US sourced content than conventional virgin sourced metals.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Cirba Solutions and GM have extended an existing agreement to recycle battery scrap generated by manufacturing and research at selected GM facilities through 2024. The original agreement dates from 2021, and GM has already recycled more than a million pounds of batteries.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:30. A small number of influential large companies are creating internal funds to support sustainability goals specific to circular economy initiatives, such as designing out waste and recovering materials from products used internally or sold in the market. Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A bike helmet made from recycled plastic picked up the award for the UK Best Recycled Plastics Product 2021 at the Plastics Industry Awards on 2 December in London. PLASTIX AS with CIRCULAR ROPES, a product made from 97- 98 % recycled content to make the next generation ropes.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change (IPCC), published in August 2021, painted a stark picture of our world. Steel is also the most recycled engineering material per ton, with an inherent capability for repeated reuse and little-to-no change in quality.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

To achieve a real transition to a circular economy, all products must be designed and manufactured maximising recyclability and taking into consideration the aspects of waste management and the subsequent valorisation of recycled materials.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 00:01. One of my favorite projects is called Every Kid Gets a Robot , which is a robot that I invented — it costs less than $20, is made out of biodegradable and recycled materials and I send it to kids for free in 12 countries, which is insane. The world-changing potential of STEAM-powered youth.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

The judges selected the recyclable collation shrink film developed by Freiberger Lebensmittel GmbH, alesco Folien GmbH & Co.KG, Ecoplast Kunststoffrecycling GmbH, Borealis AG as the winner of the Plastic Packaging Product category, citing this as an excellent application for the use of recycled material.

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GreenTech Gazette

APRIL 14, 2021

Expect this trend to expand in 2021 and beyond, alongside the addition of more robots – ground robots and drones – as a way to move packages around the world giving protection to the environment. The post Green Technology Future for 2021 and Beyond first appeared on Green Tech Gazette.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

Our work to remove, reduce, reuse and recycle will continue into 2021. There is no place for unnecessary or non-recyclable packaging in our business.". We look forward to welcoming further initiatives of this scale in 2021 and beyond.".

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 24, 2021

MINI and Paul Smith custom-made the vehicle, which premiered to the world in London in August 2021. Material selections are mostly recyclable and serve as an example as a substitute for foamed plastics. + MINI Strip car uses 3D printing and recycled materials. BMW Group Via Automotive World Images via BMW Group.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Recycling is not always the best solution! Summarising the outcome of the 2021 webinar series, John Gorse, Technical Solutions Manager at Signify said: “Global commitments on sustainability and carbon for the future are essential but we have to wait for them to be realised. see John Bullock quote below).

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 7, 2022

Each tile is made using upcycled post-consumer materials. The duo identifies their core values as sustainability, originality and accessibility and the newest Fall 2021 Capsule Collection seems to embrace all three. Terrazzo, the second type of tile, contains 65% to 66% post-consumer recycled material.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2022

In terms of end markets and applications for the recycled materials, multiple UK sectors will be targeted, including non-food contact packaging, heavy gauge refuse sacks, pipes and buckets, lumber and roadside furniture. Flexible plastics waste sorted by the process. “It

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

A map showing the receiving destinations of plastic waste from England for recycling. Material to non-OECD countries More than 26% was sent to non-OECD or developing countries. This is significantly more than the 16% in 2022, and 6% in 2021, when overall quantities were also lower, resulting in an increase of 500% in three years.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

PRSE will return as an in-person event in 2021. The new PRSE Virtual event ( #PRSEVirtual ) will include a three-day conference organised by Plastics Recyclers Europe, the announcement of the winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe, as well as additional interactive and networking features. Virginijus Sinkevi?ius,

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 2, 2023

Impetus Digital’s tree-planting program Impetus Digital’s tree planting program was launched in 2021. Annual Earth Week celebrations Since 2021, Impetus Digital has hosted virtual Earth Week celebrations, which are complete with challenges, tips and tricks, trivia, and prizes.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

This follows plans in Scotland to implement a deposit return scheme in 2021, where plastic, glass or metal drinks containers[iv] of any size will have the same deposit attached, likely to be 20p. Aluminium can be recycled again and again without ever losing quality: 71% didn’t know this.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Loop Industries and SUEZ reveal plans to build giant plastic recycling facility, as pressure grows for sector to boost capacity across Europe. A giant recycling plant capable of producing infinitely-recyclable, virgin-quality plastic is being planned to cater for soaring European demand for recycled materials, it has been announced.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

As a signatory to the British Retail Consortium's Climate Action Roadmap, the company has already committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2040, and by 2021 it aims to complete the mapping of its entire carbon footprint, enabling it to then embark on setting science-based emissions reduction targets.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The reforms will ensure that from 31 March 2026, all English households will be able to recycle food, drink and other liquid cartons with confidence, mandating their collection alongside plastic and other dry-recyclable materials and bringing an end to the current fragmented system.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In 2021, vegan fashion has moved beyond the simple aesthetics from its days as a niche market. Check out these five standout brands from Vegan Fashion Week 2021. A relatively new brand, Lunar Method began researching animal leather alternatives in December 2020 and launched a Kickstarter in July 2021. Read the original:Â .

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In 2021, the direct economic impact of the toy industry in the U.S. These cheap playthings have a shorter life span than high-quality toys and are extremely difficult to recycle. Sourcing sustainable materials to adopt a circular economic model. Reimagining an industry with sustainable children’s toys. stood at ~$39.3

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2020

"What's now commencing is a detailed analysis of these nine companies with an expert agency, which will consider issues including energy generation, water conservation, use of plastics, recycled materials and reducing travel," Aggarwal told BusinessGreen.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The document includes wide-ranging plans to roll out a deposit return scheme for disposable beverage containers by 2023, establish consistent processes for collecting and recycling dry recyclable material across all households and businesses, and ensure weekly collections of food waste nationwide.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Here are a few of IKEA's other recent waste reduction and circular economy efforts: The retailer plans to remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishing offerings by October 2021. And that [with] everything we're utilizing in a store, there is no waste going to landfill," Keesson said.

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Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Washington state’s wakeup call came about five years ago when China stopped accepting highly contaminated bales of recycled materials from around the world. Washington lawmakers, responding to the loss of a market that took upwards of 60 percent of the state’s recycled materials, created the Recycling Development Center in 2019.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

Long-distance sourcing of materials that contribute to extensive transportation emissions. Carbon emissions from operations, vehicles and material engineering. Reduce Waste and Use Recycled Materials. Recycling construction materials can help divert waste from landfills, thus saving your company money in disposal costs.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 4, 2021

As 2021 approaches, it is looking like that home-bound time will continue well into the new year, which stands to influence how interior design will trend in the future. Inhabitat rounded up some of the most sustainable interior design trends predicted for 2021 so you can stay ahead of the curve. Images via Press Loft and Unsplash.

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Charged

JULY 26, 2023

In 2021 alone, the US transportation sector used 4.86 Conversely, an old EV battery is essentially a small mineral reserve filled with extremely concentrated and high-quality materials like lithium and nickel that can be reused again and again.” Closing the loop: recycling, end-of-life, and recycled materials markets.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

It focuses on ensuring products placed on the EU market are designed to last longer, are easier to reuse, repair, and recycle, and incorporate as much recycled material as possible rather than being made from primary raw materials, the Commission explained.

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