GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2023

When it comes to the plastic waste crisis and our world’s recycling system, the tables are turned. Gen Z and Millennials know the existing recycling system is broken, and they expect global companies to prioritize fixing it. Those requests are never quick, easy, or convenient. (“Pls Pls fix” wouldn’t inspire memes if they were!)

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Solar-powered recycling bins have been rolled out in Lambeth. Environmental charity Hubbub launced – on 5 October – an in-depth guide for local authorities on how to roll out a successful recycling on-the-go campaign and thereby increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill or incineration.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

Four local authorities receive funds to boost recycling on-the-go near waterways Areas surrounding waterways in Bury, Derby, Adur & Worthing and Bristol will soon be adorned with colourful and eye-catching bins to help residents and visitors recycle when out and about. Combined, these projects saw over 2.5

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GreenBiz

MARCH 29, 2021

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.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

percent gets recycled and used again. Use of resources has tripled (automatic PDF download) since 1970 and could double again by 2050 if business continues as usual. And finally, it means ensuring that clothes at the end of their life are collected and recycled or repurposed into new clothes, further reducing resource use.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails. It's time to value waste collectors for their pivotal role in the plastic supply chain. Safety and performance in recycled plastics. Download it here. Heather Clancy. Fri, 09/04/2020 - 02:00. Week in Review. Action plus ambition.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

With more companies taking the leap into sustainability these days, recycling in the office has become one of the top green initiatives for corporate sustainability programs. The fact is: All companies, even those with remote workforces, generate some form of waste. The Benefits of Recycling in the Office.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Launch of documentary on innovations for recycling nutrients from agriculture and wastewater. Produced by the EU co-funded project BONUS RETURN (and available to download at www.bonusreturn.eu), the 18-minute film is shot in the project’s three case study river basins – Vantaanjoki, Finland, Fyrisån, Sweden and S?upia, upia, Poland.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP estimates that 750,000 tonnes of post-consumer plastic packaging is not currently collected for recycling, in its new UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey report.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity said there was an estimated reduction of around 70,000 tonnes in the quantity of household plastic packaging placed on the market in the UK, with quantities collected by local authorities at the kerbside also reducing by nearly 30,000 tonnes. Both have reduced by around 5%.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

The anticipated role of this and other technologies is explored in ‘Changing mindsets on aggregate reuse and recycling in the built environment’, a new report from building materials firm Tarmac. The introduction of a mandatory digital waste tracking system in the UK is imminent. To download the report, visit [link] .

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

Only 4% of these are recycled. The process for borrowing a cup runs as follows: Download the Vytal app. This forms part of our long-term goal to reduce waste and become a resource positive company.” Says the charity: “Around 200 million single use cups are used and discarded in Scotland every year. Return within 14 days.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A major international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report – with a focus on Near Infrared (NIR) technology.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2020

million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2; $57 billion in gold and other components discarded – mostly dumped or burned. per cent of 2019’s e-waste was collected and recycled. A record 53.6 A record 53.6 A record 53.6 Mt and 0.7

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2020

Separating recyclable materials in a local cooperative in the Glicerio neighborhood in São Paulo in 2017: The report also points to a number of encouraging ‘bottom-up’ initiatives, that are advancing circularity in certain regions of the world. You can download a copy of the report here. 1] Materialflows.net. [2] 5] [link]. [6]

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

Domestic recycling of aluminium packaging has remained static over the 2015-2022 period, while waste exports grew rapidly. And in 2021, more plastic waste was recycled domestically than exported, for the first time. .” In 2021, it exceeded the amount of plastic waste exported for the first time.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 20, 2023

A new report calls for urgent industry action to define the appropriate quality specifications for mechanical recyclates. Currently, the plastics industry is not yet able to reach its recycling targets due to insufficient volumes of recycled plastic that meet the required quality for key packaging applications.

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Greenability Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2023

Learn how to recycle at home, what items can go in your recycling bin, and what items should be trashed. There are new guidelines for curbside recycling in the Kansas City metro. According to MARC , approximately 25% of what people put in their bins is not recycled and ends up in the landfill. Let’s do this!

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

A key element of this is reducing plastic waste; the OECD estimated that over 350 million metric tonnes of plastic waste was generated globally in 2019. Addressing plastic waste generation requires solutions from every sector, especially the plastics packaging sector, which utilizes about one-third of annual plastics production.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Recycling equipment manufacturer TOMRA has published a new white paper titled ‘Transforming Textiles: 4 Key Beliefs to Enable Textiles Circularity’. Today, only 1% of annual textile waste is recycled into new products without being downgraded. Sorted polyester textiles (image courtesy of TOMRA).

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 12, 2023

A used batteries collection point at a recycling facility in Bunya, Australia in February 2022. The film emphasises the dangers of throwing away batteries, and the importance of never binning and always recycling batteries and electricals containing batteries.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Why every C-suite officer should care about plastic waste. Safety and performance in recycled plastics. Download it here. Plastic Waste. Episode 236: Banking for the planet and behind the scenes of Generation Green New Deal. Deonna Anderson. Fri, 09/11/2020 - 09:21. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (9:30).

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2020

IRRC Waste-to-Energy, a long-standing international event that offers perspective on recycling and recovery, has decided to go online this year. That is why we did not make it easy for ourselves, when we determined what to do with this year’s IRRC Waste-to-Energy. The IRRC Waste to Energy event takes place on 15-16 October 2020.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2021

These are: Excessive paper waste from mail campaigns, brochures, and contracts. E-waste from outdated and idle electronics. Recycle or Donate E-Waste. The amount of resources that are wasted by real estate firms’ use of printing is extraordinary – but it doesn’t have to be. RECYCLE OR DONATE E-WASTE.

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Greenability Magazine

JULY 14, 2020

When you recycle disposable razors, blade cartridge units and razor plastic packaging, TerraCycle will help build a playground from recycled materials for a military medical center. Find additional items that can be recycled at TerraCycle. It will be awarded to a local Fisher House Foundation location for military children.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

The United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) launched a good practice guide in July, intended to help with assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts of waste incineration. And the guidance is informed by original analysis of the real world performance of waste incinerators, says UKWIN. Image credit: Arran Bee , CC BY 2.0

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2020

New funding from Defra's Resource Action Fund to help organisations tackle the UK's textile waste mountain. Waste advisory body WRAP has this week launched a new £1.5m Existing markets for recycled textiles are small scale and traditional, with little innovation or growth potential," WRAP said. "To

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Government have launched a new £2m fund to help reduce the environmental burden of textiles. maximise the amount of textile waste that is captured and recycled. The consultations form part of strategic plans to deliver Scotland’s zero waste and circular economy ambitions.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 16, 2021

When plastic is produced, an NFT is minted and connected to the plastic to track the plastic throughout the supply chain and ensure no waste ends up in nature. If this plastic bottle is part of the Ethereum blockchain by means of an NFT, it could be exactly traced which producer of plastic loses plastic waste to the environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 18, 2024

Recyclable pallets initiative The Pallet LOOP says it is manufacturing tens of thousands of its distinctive bright green, circular economy pallets in readiness for them entering the building materials supply chain from May. By working together we can significantly reduce waste, save money and achieve our sustainability targets.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 12, 2022

It includes your building, operations, vehicles, supplies, products, procurement, recycling, reuse, waste, policies and procedures. Waste and Recycling – What waste do we produce and where does it come from? How can we reduce waste and prevent pollution? install recycling bins in the break room)?

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Cynthia and colleague at a waste-to-energy plant. Cynthia Shih is the climate change activist and Director of Knowledge at mckinsey.org who’s helping to redefine what recycling means for the 21st century. 03:02 – Cynthia talks about McKinsey.org’s mission and why it chose to focus on waste. Dig deeper.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Circularity refers to a circular economy – a regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emission, and energy leakage are minimized by slowing, closing, and narrowing energy and material loops. This can be achieved through long-lasting design, maintenance, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling.

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Living Green Technology

JUNE 17, 2018

In case you haven't heard, the US government and Microsoft have succeeded in their quest to take down one Eric Lundgren, a force in the electronics recycling industry. It was all a part of his personal crusade against planned obsolescence, corporate greed, and e-waste. How did Lundgren land in this predicament? Did he avoid taxes?

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 24, 2022

Download Now. Recycle everywhere, properly. Eliminate waste. Download Now. Topics include Laying the Foundation, Launching the Program, Environmental Initiatives, Social Responsibility Initiatives, Embracing Accountability, Celebrating Success, Completing a Certification, and Creating a Marketing Plan. Eliminate plastic.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A range of 88 products from high profile brands such as Persil, Coca Cola, and Heinz, as well as Tesco own-brand products are to be available to buy in packaging that can be returned to the store, cleaned, and reused via the Loop service, which was launched in 2019 by recycling specialist Terracycle.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Estimates from ReFED projects 305 million pounds of food will be wasted on Thanksgiving Day this year. To minimize food waste, create a group text to coordinate with your dinner guests on who’s bringing what. Aluminum foil can be another good green option because it’s 100% recyclable. Download Now.

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