GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2020

Local delivery fleets are ideal for electrification given their predictable routes and significant dwell times at the depot.

Packaging 404

Packaging Electricity Logistics Transportation 404

GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Since the world was introduced to the first meal kit over a decade ago, the industry has matured in size and familiarity, but it also has endured notable criticism surrounding packaging and its perceived impact on the environment. For meal kits, packaging waste was one of those unintended consequences.

Packaging 543

Packaging Waste Waste Retail 543

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In 2017, when LimeLoop, an IoT solution for sustainable e-commerce shipping logistics, started, it was in response to the amount of waste caused by e-commerce. In 2017, containers and packaging made up a significant portion of municipal solid waste (MSW), about 80.1 It's easy to use and easy to sanitize. million tons (29.9

Packaging 416

Packaging Retail Plastics Waste 416

GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

By nature, cosmetics packaging is small and intricate, made up of many parts that are difficult to clean after use, resulting in the majority of this packaging going directly into landfills. The global packaging industry is set to reach over $1 trillion by 2021. But it doesn’t have to be like this.

Retail 485

Retail Packaging Waste Waste 485

GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

Global logistics giant FedEx on Wednesday announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. But FedEx has a goal to move its entire package pickup and delivery fleet to zero emission by 2040. The company says that by 2025, half of FedEx Express' new package and delivery fleet purchases will be of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs).

Carbon-neutral 418

Carbon-neutral Carbon Electric vehicle Packaging 418

GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

You also know the solution: In addition to recyclable and compostable alternatives, reuse models are quickly emerging as a fundamentally better alternative to single-use ones, not to mention that converting 20 percent of the world’s disposable plastic packaging into reusables is a $10 billion opportunity. . Circular Packaging.

Retail 418

Retail Plastics Packaging Logistics 418

altenergymag

MAY 1, 2023

Wagner Logistics warehouse management provides increased throughput, industry counsel and sustainable paper handling expertise for WestRock

Logistics 91

Logistics Packaging Sustainability 91

Charged

JULY 24, 2024

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), based in Portland, Oregon, and Salem Carriers, a dedicated contract logistics company headquartered in North Carolina, have collaborated to electrify DTNA’s inbound logistics operations at the Salem Carriers hub near Charlotte.

Logistics 98

Logistics North America Electric vehicle Packaging 98

Charged

JULY 9, 2024

Designwerk Technologies, based in Winterthur, Switzerland, has developed a DC fast charging station for commercial EVs that’s packaged in a container format. Our technology enables logistics companies to cover a wide range of charging scenarios sustainably, and the buffer storage relieves the load on the power grid.”

Logistics 105

Logistics Solar Power Batteries Power grid 105

GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

Vehicles such as the big rigs that carry goods across state lines, vans that drop off packages at your front door, garbage trucks that pick up our waste or the forklifts that move pallets across the floor in warehouses. The company just delivered one of its e-tractors to musician Jack Johnson to be used on a farm on the north shore of Oahu.

Electricity 450

Electricity Scooters Transportation Batteries 450

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Additionally, Plug Powers partnerships, such as its collaboration with Carreras Grupo Logstico in Spain for hydrogen-powered logistics, demonstrate its drive to integrate hydrogen solutions into diverse industries. These developments align with Plug’s overarching mission to build a comprehensive green hydrogen ecosystem.

Hydrogen 104

Hydrogen Logistics Technology Carbon 104

Charged

JANUARY 29, 2024

This session will highlight best practices and practical solutions ranging from: • Regulations • Package design • OEM and supply chain management • Data and reporting technology • Carrier considerations. Planning, designing and executing an end-to-end EV battery return program doesn’t need to be difficult if you have the right gameplan.

Logistics 105

Logistics Packaging Batteries Technology 105

CleanTech Group

AUGUST 24, 2021

In 2020, the e-commerce share of retail sales increased from 16% to 19%, the largest jump to date. Driven by pandemic lockdowns, home.

Logistics 78

Logistics Packaging Retail Innovation 78

Charged

OCTOBER 11, 2020

We combined Rivian’s technology with our delivery logistics knowledge, and the result is what you see here—the future of last-mile delivery.”. “We We prioritized safety and functionality to create a vehicle that’s optimized for package delivery,” said Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe. “We Sources: Amazon , Green Car Reports , Car and Driver.

Electricity 133

Electricity Logistics Packaging Retail 133

Charged

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Current Amazon drivers weighed in on the vehicle’s design and functionality, offering input on topics from the feel of the seats to the ease of getting in and out, package loading and unloading, and visibility. The central display screen is integrated with Amazon’s logistics management, routing and package delivery systems.

Electricity 137

Electricity Logistics Packaging Transportation 137

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Subscribe here.How many Amazon packages were rapidly shipped to your home this week thanks to Black Friday and Cyber Monday?For This article is adapted from GreenBiz's newsletter, Transport Weekly, running Tuesdays. For many of us, plenty.

Packaging 215

Packaging Transportation Demand Logistics 215

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Paper-based packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has joined with companies HVC and Bluemats to unveil an ambitious plan for the first full beverage carton recycling plant in the Netherlands. A new domestic facility would therefore be an enormous benefit from both an environmental and logistics perspective.

Recycling 150

Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 150

Business Green

JUNE 28, 2022

Research explores best practices that can drive adoption of re-usable packaging systems. From coffee cups to cereal boxes, the past few years have seen myriad pilot projects explore how to encourage consumers to switch from single use, disposable packaging to reusable options that can slash resource use, costs, and carbon emissions.

Packaging 73

Packaging Waste Waste Logistics 73

Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

Research agency unveils winners of sustainable packaging competition, which it says aim to 'alter the UK's relationship with plastic'. A flurry of green packaging innovations and plastic waste management projects have won a share of £30m from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Packaging 68

Packaging Plastics Innovation Recycling 68

GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

The beermaker’s 2025 goals pledge bold advances in water strategy, returnable or recyclable packaging, renewable energy procurement (its U.S. Clancy: How has the situation affected your packaging commitments and recycling strategy, if at all? And to achieve that circular packaging vision, there are a number of things we do.

Sustainability 247

Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Recycling Recycling 247

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

Organisations rely on offsite manufacturing, deploying systems that use pre-assembled package plants and ancillaries to minimise downtime. Another factor to consider: Are we talking about applying offsite manufacturing to a single component, sub-assembly, or a fully packaged plant? Risk reduction. When is it suitable?

Construction 246

Construction Packaging Logistics Investment 246

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For the waste and recycling industry, the Act contains a range of measures designed to reduce the use of raw materials, encourage more recycling of waste, and reduce the amount of waste that is sent to overseas landfills. These IT systems exist in siloes and were not built to work with one another.

Waste 245

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 245

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

Drones will be used to deliver packages on remote Scottish islands – that, at least, is among the visions intimated by nine new freight projects which have been awarded £1.2 million in UK government funding.

Government 243

Government Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 243

Charged

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Commercial EV manufacturer Volta Trucks has signed a letter of intent with Siemens Smart Infrastructure , outlining a partnership to offer a Truck as a Service package that includes software control systems, facility electrification, charging infrastructure, energy management, building equipment and project finance.

Logistics 140

Logistics Packaging Innovation Batteries 140

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

A big focus of the Sustainable from the Start program is reducing GHG emissions, sure, but also things like discouraging the use of non-recyclable packaging, because that's really important. Then we're also looking at how we build the carbon impact into carrier selection for third-party logistics. We're rolling it out now.

Sustainability 384

Sustainability Recycling Recycling Packaging 384

Business Green

MARCH 19, 2021

Jesse Klein explores how some leading businesses are navigating the complex choices that shape efforts to deliver more sustainable packaging. As consumer products companies hunt for more sustainable packaging options, some - notably smaller brands - are turning to aluminum as an alternative to plastic. The big draw?

Packaging 60

Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 60

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Polytag, the recycling tech expert and connected packaging solutions provider is proposing a digital approach that offers more convenience, efficiency, and accessibility to consumers. Through cutting edge technology and end-to-end packaging solutions, this project has delivered on what consumers have been asking for.

Retail 147

Retail Recycling Recycling Packaging 147

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

Logistics Coordinator | lightsource bp. Manages the product supply agreement from a logistic perspective. Support the products supply agreement negotiations on the logistics related matters. 5-10 years’ experience in logistics management, warehouse management and/or project management. About lightsource bp. Experience.

Logistics 40

Logistics Transportation Construction Packaging 40

Charged

JANUARY 13, 2021

Now GM has turned up the voltage considerably, announcing not just a new EV, but an entire new “ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services to empower delivery and logistics companies to move goods more efficiently.”. GM says its new business venture, BrightDrop , will produce multiple vehicles.

Electricity 128

Electricity Logistics North America Packaging 128

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

Packaged dry ice. CO₂ is used in the food, cold logistics and pharmaceutical industries. The captured carbon dioxide (CO₂) will be used by CCSL to create low-carbon and low-energy dry ice for use in the food, cold logistics and pharmaceutical industries. A dry-ice conveyor.

Logistics 100

Logistics North America Carbon Waste 100

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

Lindum, a UK expert on pallet wrapping and stability, says the new mobile test lab “will revolutionise the way UK businesses reduce costs, plastic and CO2 through pallet stretch film optimisation whilst alleviating the risks associated with changes to packaging.” Pallet stability test results being analysed.

Plastics 130

Plastics Waste Waste Packaging 130

Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Truck OEM Scania has joined with digital road freight forwarder sennder Technologies to form a joint venture called JUNA, to advance electric truck adoption and promote electric solutions in road freight logistics across Europe. JUNA’s model offers a turnkey package, including vehicles, repair, maintenance, insurance and analytics services.

Energy Monitor 116

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Electricity Logistics 116

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

While important details on Proposed Rule 2305’s levels of stringency and flexibility remain unavailable, the Southern California logistics industry could be facing compliance difficulties and significant costs. Latham & Watkins will continue to monitor and report on Proposed Rule 2305 and its potential impacts on the logistics industry.

Logistics 52

Logistics Building Energy Monitoring Ozone Business Energy Monitoring 52

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

While important details on Proposed Rule 2305’s levels of stringency and flexibility remain unavailable, the Southern California logistics industry could be facing compliance difficulties and significant costs. Latham & Watkins will continue to monitor and report on Proposed Rule 2305 and its potential impacts on the logistics industry.

Logistics 52

Logistics Building Energy Monitoring Ozone Business Energy Monitoring 52

GreenTechMedia

APRIL 8, 2020

The most obvious and collective example of adaptation to COVID-19 can be seen in the industry’s lobbying of Congress as it crafts a follow-up stimulus package related to the economic damage caused by COVID-19. trillion stimulus package that passed in late March. The renewables industry was left out of the $2.2

Innovation 246

Innovation Packaging Logistics Investment 246

Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Whether you’re a small business owner or a logistics manager, understanding   LTL shipping benefits can help you make informed decisions that optimize your shipping processes. By entrusting your shipments to these logistics veterans, you’re tapping into a well-oiled machine that understands the nuances of smaller loads.

Logistics 120

Logistics Demand Packaging Resilience 120

Charged

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Pompano Beach, Florida-based Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing, a marine and recreational vehicle parts distributor, and Servientrega International, a Bogota, Colombia-based logistics company with operations in Miami, each signed a multi-year Ryder ChoiceLease agreement that will enable them to incorporate light-duty electric cargo vans into their fleets.

South America 116

South America Packaging Logistics Electric vehicle 116