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Report explores the intersection of sustainable packaging and PFAS

Envirotec Magazine

Sona Dadhania, Senior Technology Analyst at market intelligence firm IDTechEx looks at where PFAS has been used in food packaging, recent legislation mandating its removal, and alternative materials being explored. Such coatings could be found in: Take out boxes (i.e.,

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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

GreenBiz

You can download the entire report here. In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems.

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The circular economy shows its human side

GreenBiz

You can download the entire report here. While the Basel Convention criminalized transboundary movement of hazardous waste (of which most electronics are classified) to limit some human health implications of electronics waste streams, plastic waste is another story, only recently having been included in the convention. Lauren Phipps.

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Engaging Middle America in recycling solutions

GreenBiz

Worries about the health of the economy and human health far outweigh concerns about the environment right now. Last year, one-third of Americans said they actively tried to buy products packaged in something other than plastic and urged friends and family to do the same; as of May, only a quarter of us said we are doing that.

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EV Battery health concerns are the biggest barrier to used-EV sales, says new report

Envirotec Magazine

Assurances on the health of second-hand EV batteries – the number one barrier to purchasing a used EV – were identified as the single most effective solution to encourage drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles, significantly accelerating the transition to net zero in road transport.

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Beyond the Stockholm Convention: new regulations targeting forever chemicals

Envirotec Magazine

The signing of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in 2001 marked a historic moment, as it was the first global treaty aimed at eliminating or restricting chemicals harmful to human and environmental health. Other states are restricting PFAS in key consumer-facing sectors, like food packaging and cosmetics.

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Pathways to Net Zero – Circular Economy Strategies for Climate Action

EDF + Business

We are operating beyond planetary boundaries for the safe and just use of physical materials, which is creating harmful health outcomes, economic losses, and untenable levels of greenhouse gas emissions. Today’s global economy consumes 100 billion tons of materials, of which only 7.2 billion tons come from secondary materials.