Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Reduce environmental plastic pollution levels. By recovering and adding value to waste derived from lignocellulosic feedstock, the project aims to: Reduce the levels of waste being sent to landfill. Reduce the amount of suitable food-producing land diverted to first-generation sugar production.

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Green Living Guy

JULY 19, 2022

Meanwhile, when a used product is recycled, it saves the cost of managing that particular waste. The post 6 Unexpected Products Made From Recycled Materials appeared first on The Green Living Guy. Now imagine how much money and energy would be saved if the world embraced […].

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

recycling market has been in free fall since 2018, when China, Malaysia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries announced that they would no longer import many types of recyclable material scraps. Of course, the U.S.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A circular economy looks different within each industry, but its broad vision of healing the harm from the industrial economy’s extractive, polluting original sins is appealing more to a variety of businesses. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:30. So we see it working already. And it's only been a few months in.".

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In line with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, it is only fair that those responsible for carpet pollution should be forced to pay for the damage they cause.” Also, CRUK claims that this is recycling, while in reality, shredded carpet cannot be used again and ends up polluting the environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Beyond the issue of pollution, the production of virgin hydrocarbon-based polymers is carbon-intensive due to the extraction and refining of crude oil. For the plastics that do not end up recycled or as pollution, the incineration process also emits a lot of carbon. The environmental impact of plastics is widely documented.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Over 90 per cent of global greenhouse emissions are now covered by net zero targets, and key clean technologies such as wind, solar, and electric vehicles are rapidly disrupting polluting industries and driving down growth projections for fossil fuel demand.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Fentex Limited has spent a number of years developing an environmentally friendly alternative to Spill Control products often required by Pollution Prevention Guidelines, ISO standards and other regulations. Each product in the range is manufactured from recycled or sustainable material. •

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Charged

JANUARY 17, 2023

The company’s Li AquaRefining technology is “a low-emission, closed-loop recycling solution capable of recovering all valuable metals, including high-purity lithium, manganese, cobalt and nickel from lithium batteries.”. Aqua Metals is focused on quickly advancing from the planning and validation phases to execution. Source: Aqua Metals.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2020

It all comes together because we know that the co-pollutants of CO2 from fossil fuel, and from the fossil fuel-burning power sector and transportation sectors, are all part of that justice equation," she said. Empowering communities. That's going to be the exciting work for Apple. Pull Quote.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

Coming into force on April 1st 2022, the tax increases costs for packaging companies who fail to use recycled materials by 20 to 40 percent. “If we’re to stem the tide of plastic pollution, we have to stop the amount of virgin plastic which is being produced. ” The company claims to change that.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 4, 2021

In fact, fashion is the second largest polluting industry after fossil fuels. Countless cases of its damage to natural resources, pollutive waste and emissions, and unethical labor practices have fallen under the public eye over the years. Use Recycled Materials. The massive 2.5

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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. Circular economy strategies essential as reuse of resources falls to 8.6%. 5] [link]. [6]

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It is a company with a focus on green design products and a dedication to using proceeds from sales to rid the Earth’s waterways of plastic and other pollution. Related: Adidas 100% recycled jacket is solving plastic pollution PANGEA’s Eco-Jacket is made from 100% recycled materials. See the original post:Â .

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Not only is the cathode the biggest driver of costs, but it’s the most polluting part of battery production. The eventual goal is to make close to 100% of batteries from recycled materials, but that won’t be possible until there’s a large number of end-of-life EV batteries available.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Also, if you are a DTC brand, don’t forget about shipping which can be a “hidden” source of pollution. Be mindful of what you use as packaging materials (ideally, no plastic or hard-to-recycle materials) as well as any marketing materials you include.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Firm plans to begin rolling out 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles for select Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta and Dasani water brands in coming months. The company said the new Mr Muscle bottles were "a reflection of how SC Johnson is accelerating its progress to tackle the plastic pollution crisis".

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 31, 2022

The food-tech startup, which has raised over $30 million, is on a mission to create “real, guilt-free meat” to tackle one of the world’s biggest climate polluters – industrial agriculture – and to help the world reach its net zero goals.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The ride-sharing brand positions this as a radical shift that will benefit communities, partly by reducing pollution. H&M seeks by 2030 to become fully circular, eliminating waste and adopting sustainable and recycled materials , and has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation since 2018.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2021

The effects of said practices are costly: Poor materials can pollute their surrounding environment. Poor materials can prove to be dangerous to the health of those within the home. Poor materials are inefficient, wasting both water and energy. Use More Eco Friendly and Durable Materials.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2021

Landfill pollution – Plastic shrink-wrap, bottles, packaging and materials are not being properly recycled and disposed of. Water pollution – Garbage, wood waste, fuels and other non-biodegradable products are being dumped into waterways for convenience polluting our water systems and oceans.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2020

The ability to recycle materials into new products depends on people in homes and offices. People choosing to separate recycling from non-recyclable waste and putting food waste into those little caddies will determine if we can make zero waste a reality. More recyclable material is rejected, and recycling rates fall.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

In August 2019, 1,500 Tesco suppliers were informed that packaging would form a key part of all future procurement decisions, with partners warned that products reliant on excessive packaging or hard-to-recycle materials would be at risk of being axed from Tesco supermarket shelves, it said.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

A clutch of the world's largest consumer goods companies, including Mars, Nestle, Danone and Unilever, have united behind a set of principles for safe and environmentally responsible chemical recycling of plastic waste, arguing that such methods have a role to play in combatting the global plastics pollution crisis.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 30, 2024

With demand growing in the region, the AVCHI will be focused on increasing the availability of clean, low-carbon hydrogen while laying out a road map for recycling and utilizing waste gases into critically needed clean fuel.   Michael Schmitz ReCarbon, Inc. +1

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2021

We have already seen investment in several projects, but there is much more scope for the companies with the biggest responsibility for the production of recyclable materials, to directly fund these projects, which include some of the world’s poorest people clearing up the most polluted environments.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

. · One in five people will lose their deposit as they continue recycling at home. An ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme for drinks containers could result in an extra 823 million plastic bottles being produced[i], inadvertently adding to plastic pollution – one of the key issues the scheme is trying to solve.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Just as you have blue bins for recyclable materials, brown bins are meant only for organic materials. She is passionate about finding innovative methods to solving solid waste pollution with a focus on plastic and textile waste. Get a brown bin.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

Yet the recycled material available to make bottles, bags and boxes has become harder to find and more expensive. California's plastic bag ban had required reusable bags to include 40 per cent recycled material, a plus for his business. Additionally, it is aiming for 50 per cent recycled material in its packaging by 2030.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The report, titled Closing the Loop: Viridor's roadmap to a truly circular plastics economy sets out the company's ambition to end UK exports of plastic waste and drive an expanded domestic market for recycled plastics.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2021

million tonnes of global plastic waste each year, US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil tops the list as the biggest single corporate source of plastic pollution, closely followed by chemicals giant Dow and China's Sinpec, the report shows. Of those 20 companies, which together contribute 5.9

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

Other important environmental issues facing this industry are water use and water pollution. Additionally, specifically for greenhouses, they can use an excessive amount of energy to heat outside of planting season which can contribute to pollution. Small changes to such practices can make a huge environmental impact! .

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But demand for polluting fossil fuel-derived plastics could peak by 2035 if business and government works together to create a more sustainable plastic supply chain, report finds. This article is part of the Net Zero Commodities Hub, hosted in partnership with Wood Mackenzie.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

Long-distance sourcing of materials that contribute to extensive transportation emissions. Carbon emissions from operations, vehicles and material engineering. Reduce Waste and Use Recycled Materials. Discover cost savings through energy efficiency, better waste management and recycling, and local sourcing.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

Whirlpool has also pledged to enhance its environmental footprint by curbing plastic pollution and extending the life of its products. The company's first clean power deal - which will see it purchase power from a Texas wind project that broke ground this January - will cover half of its US power demand, it said.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

At our current rate of plastic waste generation, increasing waste management capacity will not be sufficient to reach plastic pollution goals alone,” said Vikas Khanna, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering.

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