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Driving Sustainable Water Use in Operations

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HATs operations have already reduced water consumption by 33% since 2010. At Henkel Adhesive Technologies, water is not just an essential resourceit is a key part of our value chain, from raw material sourcing to manufacturing and product application.

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Cisco's Sustainability 101: What Is E-Waste?

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The United Nations (UN) Global E-waste Monitor 2024 reports that a record 62 million tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2022 Up 82% from 2010; on track to raise another 32%, to 82 million tonnes, in 2030. This concept is often known as product takeback when products are returned to the manufacturer for responsible reuse or recycling.

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Case Study: Leading the Way With Circularity

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21 A core component of any circularity strategy are products that enjoy multiple lives through repeated cycles of reuse, recovery and recycling, and the assurance that any byproducts of the manufacturing process are put to good use. Dry ash can be used in road construction and in the manufacturing of concrete.

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Tata Steel UK and JCB sign MOU for supply of low-emissions ‘green’ steel

Envirotec Magazine

Under the agreement, Tata Steel will supply the British construction equipment manufacturer with green steel from Port Talbot after completing its transformation plans. JCB, which maintains a close focus on carbon reduction in its manufacturing and equipment, will integrate the steel into its machinery range.

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Antea Group Announces Tracy Taszarek As New Executive Director of the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

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HPRC, convened and facilitated by Antea Group, is a private technical consortium of industry peers across the manufacturing, healthcare, and recycling industries seeking to improve the recyclability of plastic products and packaging within healthcare. Peylina has served as the Executive Director of HPRC since its early days in 2010.

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Beyond Silos: How Collective Action Drives Real Sustainability Impact

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Similarly, Milagro Lopez explained that DuPont, a founding member of HPRC in 2010, saw the value in understanding the broader value chain challenges in healthcare plastics. HPRC unites hospitals, medical device manufacturers (MDMs), recyclers, resin producers, and policymakers to design smarter products and enable advanced recycling.

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Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 predicted by IEA report

Envirotec Magazine

That would make China home to almost half of the world’s total renewable power capacity by the end of this decade, up from a share of a third in 2010. The report also looks at the state of manufacturing for renewable technologies.