Green Business Bureau

MARCH 31, 2022

In order to cut garment waste and overproduction, Humble Activewear follows a “made-to-order” model in which their products are made once the order is placed. Further, Humble Activewear’s garments are made from recycled materials, including the labels and packaging in which they’re shipped. Made-to-Order Model.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Carbon impact of waste down 1.1 Less than 1 million tonnes of household waste sent to landfill for the first time. Plastic and glass recycling increase, paper and cardboard continues downward trend. Total household recycling rate 44.9%. tonnes of waste per person in 2019. tonnes of waste per person in 2019.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Earths to sustainably support our current resource use. It is more urgent than ever to shift from linear, use-it-up-and-throw-it-away models to a circular economy: where waste and pollution are designed out, products and materials are kept in use for longer, and natural systems can regenerate. We would need 1.5

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has released a Review on the EU actions required to address the increasing amount of hazardous waste. ” “The European waste industry is at the forefront of innovation, safety, and environmentally sound management practices, and we work every day to achieve the best results.”

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

How Perdue, Smithfield and Silver Fern Farms are reducing packaging waste. Food companies have a dual responsibility when it comes to waste reduction aspirations: optimizing their operations to minimize food waste while reducing the amount of other materials — especially the waste associated with packaging — sent to landfill.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2021

Hotels require a vast amount of energy and resources in order to run, and with this comes an equally vast amount of waste generated. Having strategies in place to manage, reduce or eliminate waste is essential. Minimize Food Waste. Food waste reduction programs can be organized into four steps: Conduct A Food Waste Audit.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The plastics, the waste, the non-recyclable materials…it has all added up to the biggest environmental crisis humankind has ever faced. WAMA Underwear is turning to hemp, one of the most sustainable fabrics in the world. Modern methods of fashion have led to worldwide global catastrophe.

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Recycled materials Sustainability Fashion Plastics 160

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. percent of all the plastic produced in 2017 eventually got recycled, according to the U.S. Of course, the U.S.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A small number of influential large companies are creating internal funds to support sustainability goals specific to circular economy initiatives, such as designing out waste and recovering materials from products used internally or sold in the market. legal sustainability at Nestlé USA. said Anna Marciano, head of U.S.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A major problem with behavior-change programs in the waste industry is that they rely on consumers being taught to feel the guilt of plastic in the ocean, and the harm to turtles and whales. The classic examples include "sustainability" statements made by plastics industry leaders promoting recycling. Tue, 09/15/2020 - 01:30.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 335

GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

As many employees are accustomed to living their work lives online, this is the perfect time to develop trainings and virtual events around sustainability. At Young Living, we have developed several internal trainings to help educate employees about how to properly sort and recycle materials common in neighborhood recycling programs.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2020

“With that, we then, of course, sit down and look at what are the main levers that we can pull to reach carbon neutrality and to reduce the footprint of the value chain connected with crafting our jewelry, delivering our jewelry, and then this comes in as one of those components,” said Mads Twomey-Madsen, head of sustainability at Pandora.

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Recycling Recycling Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral 399

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Achieve zero waste with our waste management checklist. The ultimate goal of this waste management checklist is to achieve zero waste. By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials.

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Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 148

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Do you think addressing food waste in the office is too much of a bother? Doesn’t most waste happen in our households, restaurants and other food institutions? Reports show that most of America’s food waste comes from consumers – of which 60% makes up the workforce. How to Prevent Food Waste in the Workplace.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2021

They need to consider what inputs they are pumping into the recycling system. Material flows. One way to answer some of the above questions is to use material flow analyses (MFA). MFAs show visually how materials flow through the waste management system. recycling system cannot process economically and efficiently.

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Recycling Recycling Packaging Plastics 488

Charged

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

XCharge North America , a provider of DC fast charging solutions, is working with Swiss startup the Grensol Group to address the challenge of reducing the end-of-life waste associated with EVSE—specifically EV charging cables and modules.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Two of the new bays at Forth Resource Management, which were installed to hold recycled material made from organic waste delivered by local councils. The organic waste includes garden clippings and trimmings, and waste material produced by gardeners and landscapers.

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Waste Waste Recycled materials Recycling 147

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Because of our scale, we know it's our responsibility to address textile waste and then overall be thinking about how to keep products in use for the long term, and to design out waste from the beginning,” said Jeannie Renne-Malone, who has served as the vice president of global sustainability at VF Corp since Sept.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The European Container Glass industry has cautiously welcomed the European Commission’s declared ambition to promote effective recyclability and reuse of packaging, as outlined in the latest proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation , unveiled on 30 November. Further comment from the group is provided here. EPR vs. DRS.

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Packaging Waste Waste Recycling 173

Green Business Bureau

MAY 4, 2021

trillion dollar fashion industry may be economically thriving in the age of fast-changing trends but it is in no way sustainable. 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. What is Sustainable Fashion?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The temporary structure embodies circular principles to minimize waste and integrate recycled materials such as coffee grounds, mycelium and ocean plastic.

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Recycled materials Plastics Sustainability Recycling 141

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

billion tonnes of waste is dumped globally, with devastating effects on our air, oceans and soil. Governments are increasing pressure to reduce reliance on single-use materials and increase recycled content. In its first use case, by increasing picker performance, Sorted has improved residual waste recovery by over 50%.

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Recycling Recycling Startups Recycled materials 162

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

To ensure the liners have suitable strength, the Tesco recycled plastic pellet is blended with recovered agricultural films, such as baling wrap. The combination of the two recycled material sources gives the refuse sacks the required strength and durability, with a high resistance to tearing.

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Plastics Packaging Recycling Recycling 245

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The initiative will further reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill, preserve a wide range of materials that can be recycled into products as diverse as pet bedding, carpet underlay, and even stab-proof vests, and has also created 25 new local jobs. Some fibres are even mixed with Kevlar to make stab-proof vests.

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Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Waste 246

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2024

A circular supply chain for wind turbines in Scotland is one step closer, says sustainable materials firm EMR, thanks to a pilot processing centre the group has opened at its Glasgow South Street site. Some of the challenges and opportunities presented by the quest for circularity in the wind sector are explored in this article.

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Recycling Recycling Wind power Recycled materials 279

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY. Beauty is an industry that gets a bad rap when it comes to sustainability. Packaging is clearly an issue, but there are other challenges for brands wanting to lower their environmental impact, including carbon production, water waste and energy consumption.

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Sustainability Packaging Plastics Recycling 167

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

German industrial and consumer products manufacturer Henkel announced on 17 October that it has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic for the first time, working in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla. Mechanical recycling is limited by the fact that not all plastic waste can be reprocessed into useable material.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 180

Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

Sustainable packaging is not only better for the environment, but it’s better for your brand image and might even save you some money. Why should restaurant owners look into sustainable packaging in the first place? Reduce waste – Did you know that 30% of municipal solid waste is made up of packaging waste ?

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Packaging Sustainability Plastics Recycling 174

GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

While the lasting impacts of COVID on industry may take years to accurately assess, one thing we can see right now is how the pandemic has focused the textile industry’s attention on sustainability. It shows how companies performed and where they are focusing their efforts in sustainability.

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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. To recycle these efficiently, they must be disassembled and the resulting waste streams separated.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Businesses all around the world are becoming more sustainable, balancing their fiscal, economic, environmental and social responsibilities to protect the planet and people. Executives and business owners are finding ways to make the necessary sustainability changes while still growing their businesses and maintaining profit.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor Recycling 147

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

The recycled materials are being used initially on Super Duty F-250 trucks. The recycled materials are being used to manufacture injection-molded fuel-line clips installed first on Super Duty F-250 trucks. Ford has declared a goal to achieve 100 percent sustainable materials in its vehicles. “A

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Automotive Waste Waste Recycling 130

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 2, 2020

Headquartered in London, Core provides supply chain management, customs classification, and sustainability solutions and services to global retailers, with a vision to realize the benefits of a digitized supply chain through their three software-as-a-service platforms – Suppliview, TariffTel, and Leaf. Sustainability Journey.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor Carbon-neutral 141

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

An EU project is attempting to lead the European electronics industry towards more sustainable materials, design, manufacturing methods, and improved circularity and energy efficiency, writes Finnish research group VTT. This calls for new materials and the uptake of circular principles by the electronics industry.

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Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2021

The younger generation has demonstrated an increasing interest in environmental sustainability, seeing that 87% of consumers prioritize sustainable businesses. Sustainable Plumbing Challenges. Inefficient and wasteful plumbing practices can cause considerable environmental damage. Sustainable Plumbing Initiatives.

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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 128

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 8, 2022

Sustainable Hospitality: How to Create a Sustainability Plan for Hotels. Tourists and business travelers are increasingly focused on finding sustainable options when choosing to stay in a hotel. Establish Your Hotel’s Current Sustainability Status. Define objectives. Design a strategy. Create an action plan.

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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 148

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

Launched in 2017, the awards have witnessed a dramatic and inspirational rise in the circular use of plastics through increased recycling and recyclability over the last the five years, said the organisers. Building & Construction Product: SOLAR HEAT panels from recycled plastic by Montello spa & WET/Ecopixel srl.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Europe 264