GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2023

Nearly all companies and organizations have contributed to the ever-expanding mess of extraction, waste, soil degradation, environmental racism and social injustice all in the name of growth at any cost.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Vaulted Deep, backed with $8 million led by Lowercarbon Capital, is one of about a dozen startups to receive carbon removal contracts through the Frontier buying group.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Rheaply is helping companies and organizations of all sizes expand their circularity. It’s important for companies and organizations to continue to — or start to — move toward zero waste practices. Zero waste is the mechanism that every company, government and organization should be taking hold to make operational today.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2022

There are still major differences in the amount of waste generated across the world, and how it is disposed, a finding confirmed by a 2022 Global Waste Index compiled by waste management technology firm Sensoneo to mark Global Recycling Day (18 March). Illegal waste disposal is booming in Turkey.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2025

It is developing up to 12 AD plants over the next five years, on urban industrial sites, which together could process over 700,000 tonnes of organic waste per year and power up to 80,000 homes with green gas. This will mean 4.75m tonnes of food waste will be diverted from general waste streams and will need to be processed separately.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 7, 2025

The batteries used in our phones, devices and even cars rely on metals like lithium and cobalt, sourced through intensive and invasive mining. As more products begin to depend on battery-based energy storage systems, shifting away from metal-based solutions will be critical to facilitating the green energy transition.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2021

Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about. For nearly two decades, Flowers, a recent awardee of the MacArthur Foundation "genius grant ," has been bringing attention to failing water and waste sanitation infrastructure in rural areas. Deonna Anderson. Wed, 01/06/2021 - 01:30. Read an excerpt here.).

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2020

The Plastic Leak Project, created by Quantis in partnership with 35 organizations, takes a science-based approach to understanding plastic pollution in order to help companies reduce their waste flows.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A new partnership will increase the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling, say the firms behind it. The partnership combines Alfa Laval’s Prodec Oil Plus decanter, said to be designed to maximise oil separation, and AD, to turn oil and fats waste into biofuel, using a process developed and patented by Bisviridi.

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Waste Waste Organic Patents 268

Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Compact Syngas Solutions, a pioneer in waste-to-hydrogen technology, is set to supply 200kg of hydrogen to power a groundbreaking 40-day sea trial. Recent Advancements in Waste-to-Hydrogen Technology The waste-to-hydrogen sector continues to evolve with innovative projects and breakthroughs in technology.

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Waste Waste Hydrogen Innovation 101

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

In a paper published on 24 July in the journal Communications Biology , scientists at Macquarie University outline a future where engineered flies could transform waste management and sustainable biomanufacturing, addressing multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

An 11-strong European consortium has secured funding for a project to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of generating waste sugars derived from household waste and producing a range of high-performance bio-based materials and products. Reduce environmental plastic pollution levels.

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Waste Waste Plastics Biotech 281

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Will shifting to smaller turkeys help combat food waste? That reality is creating challenges for producers and suppliers — and new implications for holiday food waste. Holidays — and Thanksgiving in particular — are huge food waste days. Holidays — and Thanksgiving in particular — are huge food waste days. Food Waste.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 11, 2025

Turning Waste into Clean Energy At the heart of Hyundais innovations is a pioneering waste-to-hydrogen initiative focused on repurposing food scraps. Through anaerobic digestion, microorganisms break down organic waste to produce biogas.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A long-standing grail of biotechnology is the effort to convert the lignin component of plant-based biomass into energy or something useful – this being a less wasteful avenue than simply burning it or throwing it away. It’s a waste.” The MEC cycles waste-filled water through the bacteria, which eat up the carbon.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In a recently published paper in Nature Microbiology , the Stanford University assistant professor made a convincing argument that fungal fermentation of food waste and agricultural byproducts could be the next culinary frontier. It’s massive industries that generate food-waste-grade products every single day,” said Hill-Maini.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

Innovative waste processing technology Juno began processing waste from a municipality in Seattle in February, part of a 12-week mixed waste processing pilot project. During the pilot, Juno® will process municipal solid waste from King County.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

recycling system had been a mess for far longer — seeing as the country never fully developed the infrastructure to recycle anywhere near the amount of plastic waste it produces. In practice, groups [of partner organizations] will be convening that will be called ‘workstreams.’ Of course, the U.S. Indeed, only 8.4

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Organizations such as rePurpose and The Plastic Bank, as well as third-party organizations such as Verra’s 3RI Initiative, are selling claims to plastics credits in exchange for a financial investment in initiatives to collect plastic from the environment or establish infrastructure to prevent further plastic leakage into waterways and oceans.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Our current economic model is based on extraction and waste. This take-make-waste economic model fundamentally cannot work long term. This model, known as the circular economy, could help tackle the world’s biggest challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution.

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Waste Waste Organic Sustainability 541

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 10, 2025

These fuel cells, powered by microorganisms, have the potential to convert waste into clean energy efficiently. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are devices that convert chemical energy in organic matter into electricity through the action of microorganisms. What Are Microbial Fuel Cells and Why Do They Matter?

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Waste Waste 126

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials. Watch this space!”.

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Waste Waste Biotech Biotechnology 245

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

It will buy waste biomass from local poultry farmers and transform it into biochar. By using this waste biomass as a pyrolysis feedstock, we turn a problem into a revenue stream for local farmers,” said Giles Welch, CEO of Onnu. This is the only genuinely sustainable solution to the problems facing the Wye Valley.”

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Waste Waste Carbon Soil 246

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Supercritical water can be a solvent for all organic materials including plastics. Its gas-like penetration power makes it a superior medium to decompose mixtures of complex waste plastics into value-added materials, which are feedstock for manufacturing new plastics. Above the critical point of 374.5

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Green gas is made from rotting organic matter food waste collected from homes and supermarkets, farm manures and slurries, industrial waste like whisky mash, rotational energy crops, and wastewater sewage sludge.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

The UK government announced new environmental targets in four key areas of air quality, water, waste reduction and woodland cover on 16 March. Residual waste. The targets consultation also includes proposals to reduce residual waste (excluding major mineral wastes) kg per capita by 50% by 2042.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Over three years, the New Cotton Project will see textile waste collected and sorted via consumer apparel take-back programs, then regenerated into cellulose-based textile fibers by Finnish biotechnology specialist Infinited Fiber Company, the 12 project partners confirmed. Textile Waste. Circular Economy. Supply Chain. European Union.

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Fashion Recycling Recycling Waste 469

GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2) and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. . Arlene Karidis. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 01:00.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Renewable natural gas sits at the intersection of two critical challenges: addressing increased emissions from organic waste and laying the foundation for zero carbon transportation across all sectors.? Renewable Natural Gas: Today’s Carbon-Negative Fuel.

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Carbon-negative Natural gas Carbon Transportation 388

GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2021

Her comments came during an event organized by the WSLA Alumnae Group to recognize 10 "accomplished, audacious and courageous" women — in the words of president Rochelle Routman — as part of the 2021 Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards. "We This year’s awards were the first to be held since that development. .

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Sustainability Organic Climate change Startups 542

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly becoming incorporated across all aspects of organizations, including business strategies, operations and product/service offerings. Despite this backdrop, many boards have not incorporated climate awareness into their organizations yet. Nidia Martínez.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

The early-stage company, based in New York, focuses on the $16 billion children’s clothing market, which, like the entire apparel space, suffers from a significant amount of waste. The startup Infinity Goods has created a zero-waste grocery delivery service in Denver, Colorado, with plans to expand soon. Infinity Goods.

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Startups Recycling Recycling Waste 512

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Can big data, AI and chemical footprinting help the renewable energy sector avoid a toxic waste legacy? With more than 78 million tons of contaminated waste related to solar panels expected to hit landfills by 2050, this trend needs to be reversed. Krishna Rajan. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 01:00.

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Waste Waste Energy Energy 305

POWER Magazine

MAY 23, 2024

House of Representatives in April revived policy discussions over nuclear waste. Our organizations support nuclear energy as a tool of economic opportunity and emissions reduction, […] The post Congress Wants to Solve Nuclear Waste. It’s welcome that the U.S. The Solutions Are Known. appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Waste Waste Organic Policy 140

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Commissioned in 2014, Fraddon Biogas is Cornwalls leading AD plant, converting organic waste from local farmers, bakeries and food and drink producers. ” Johan Lourens, Commercial Manager, Material Change, was delighted to host Mr Law, who showed keen interest in their local waste-to-energy operations.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Major corporations, innovative startups, ambitious non-profits, and industry associations are making progress toward the idea of the zero-waste office, and they share their best practices in this new report by Green Standards.

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Waste Waste Startups Organic 320

GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

Currently, five golf organizations have joined: the United States Golf Association (USGA); Waste Management Phoenix Open; The International Golf Federation; World Minigolf Federation; and Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. Golf is making strides both on social and environmental impact.

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