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Solvent recycling boost at Veolia’s Garston plant

Envirotec Magazine

Effective recycling of these used solvents, waste paint thinners and solvent-based paint, will create new products as an alternative to virgin solvents, says the firm, so that they can be used again in industries including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, paint, agrochemicals and cement manufacture.

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Optimising smart meter rollouts with proactive customer communication

Smart Energy International

Great Britain’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has given suppliers until the end of 2025 to complete a rollout of smart meters to every home in the UK. However, proactive customer communication can help utilities hit smart meter rollout goals and improve operational efficiency.

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Vodafone targets 100 per cent renewables-powered mobile network in 2021

Business Green

Vodafone has announced plans to shift its entire European mobile network to run on 100 per cent renewable electricity by no later than July 2021, alongside a new target to help its business customers slash their climate impact over the next decade.

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Energy saving innovations dominate Scottish Environment Business Awards

Envirotec Magazine

More than half of the winners cited energy saving as key to their plans for success and a third were named winners for their innovation in becoming more efficient. A new Energy Transition Scotland Award was also added to the categories this year. It has also reused waste materials to landscape and create community spaces.

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How To Create A Sustainability Plan: Executive Guide To Becoming A Sustainable Business – Step 4

Green Business Bureau

A holistic and well organized sustainability plan will include several key components: Part 1: Sustainability Drivers – This section summarizes the aspects of your business that use scarce natural resources, contribute to climate change, cause environmental harm or produce useless waste. How much do we waste? Is it hazardous?

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Sustainable Food Management Checklist: Getting Started Guide for the Office Cafeteria

Green Business Bureau

Sustainable food management is a systematic approach that concentrates on reducing wasted food, supporting local communities and employees, and mitigating the environmental impact of operations over the complete life cycle of food items. Our food supply chain demands an extravagant amount of energy. In the U.S.,

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A zero-waste, self-sustaining home of the future

AGreenLiving

Designed by Shanghai-based firm YANG Design , the Green Concept House is a futuristic concept that envisions a residence where sustainable technologies are embedded into the living spaces to create a zero-waste, 100% self-sustaining home. The rest is here: A zero-waste, self-sustaining home of the future.