GreenBiz

MAY 14, 2021

Episode 268: Doing the math on net zero; taking food waste off the menu. Fri, 05/14/2021 - 02:00. The food service company has promised to halve food waste by 2025. We get an update from the person leading Sodexo's LeanPath food waste mitigation program, Jude Medeiros, with the office of corporate responsibility.

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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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3BL Media

JULY 11, 2022

We push ourselves to operate efficient spaces, use resources responsibly, decrease waste and reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2021, we conducted our first GHG inventory to calculate our scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions to identify the sources of emissions in our operations, as well as indirect emissions in our value chain.

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3BL Media

JUNE 23, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Zero production waste. Essity works actively to turn production waste into a valuable resource with the target to reach zero production waste by 2030. Our production process generates waste in the form of ash, sludge, organic waste and plastic, particularly when recycled fiber is used as input goods.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

DESCRIPTION: MILWAUKEE, February 8, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) announced today the release of its 2021 Sustainability Report. Enhanced and expanded sustainability solutions with a focus on energy, water, and waste to help Rockwell customers achieve their sustainability goals. SOURCE: Rockwell Automation.

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3BL Media

APRIL 24, 2025

2 These Tork systems are designed to help the facility team reduce paper waste, make full use of every roll, and streamline the refill process. The partnership with Tork has been critical to our ability to reduce waste throughout the stadium, said Todd Edlebeck, Facilities Manager, Lambeau Field.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

SCALING UP: 2021 HIGHLIGHTS. These resources can also include third-party technical experts such as ERM, the largest global pure-play sustainability consultancy, in which KKR invested in May 2021 through our Core Private Equity strategy. Read the full 2021 Sustainability Report. 1 As of December 31, 2021.

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3BL Media

APRIL 26, 2022

DESCRIPTION: LONDON, April 26, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Pentair, a leading provider of water treatment and sustainable solutions, today released its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report , reporting on its mission to provide smart, sustainable solutions to make the most of life’s essential resources. SOURCE: Pentair. compared to the 2019 baseline.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In 2021, I’ll be watching CPG and food and beverage companies, which have been scrutinized for one-off pilots and an overall failure to move quickly enough towards commitments to make all packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025. While source reduction continues to be the No. While source reduction continues to be the No.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Mon, 03/22/2021 - 02:00. I also have observed firsthand how technology-driven innovation is disrupting the traditional grocery supply chain, opening new doors to reducing food waste and helping the world to think differently about how we source food. For meal kits, packaging waste was one of those unintended consequences.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2022

Kohler WasteLAB ’s objective is to reimagine the approach to waste by finding the value in landfill-bound material and engaging in a manufacturing process where nothing is wasted. On average, household leaks account for nearly 10,000 gallons of water wasted and millions in property damage every year for homeowners.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 26, 2025

In the United States alone, over 274 million tires were scrapped in 2021, with nearly a fifth of them being discarded into landfills. A study has now pioneered a technique for breaking down this rubber waste and transforming it into valuable precursors for epoxy resins.

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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. . locations in 2021. Arlene Karidis.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 9, 2021

Lightning talks from cities and corporate partners rethinking mobility, waste and other sectors in the bid to reach net-zero emissions. Learn more about the event here: [link]

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GreenBiz

MARCH 15, 2021

Date/Time: April 1, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). As plastic waste continues to threaten the globe, companies are making ambitious commitments and joining with partners to do their part. Common challenges companies face in combating plastic waste, and how to overcome them. Erin Simon, Head, Plastic Waste and Business, WWF.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 29, 2021

Mon, 03/29/2021 - 01:30. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. HP’s investment is an example of how capital is being deployed differently in the fight against plastic waste, focusing on community leadership rather than solely a technical, infrastructure development intervention. Lauren Phipps.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 5, 2021

Mon, 04/05/2021 - 00:40. In the waning months of 2020, the European Union took ambitious steps to address the more than 12 million tons of electronic waste the bloc produces annually. Wasting no time, several European nations jumped in on the (repair) action — the U.K. Right to repair is on the way. Circular Economy.

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GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

Mon, 05/24/2021 - 01:40. Energy and materials elegantly flow through ecosystems, efficiently cycling back into new forms without waste or stagnation. A circular economy is so much more than recycling or reusing waste streams, which is a reductionist understanding of what nature does. Lauren Phipps. Pull Quote. Circular Economy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Fri, 02/12/2021 - 01:00. 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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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

Consider that the cosmetics industry brings in a booming $500 billion every year and imagine the waste created by default. As businesses, we can manufacture and sell products with no packaging, create closed-loop recycling systems and collaborate with suppliers to create innovative solutions for reducing waste — all while thriving.

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3BL Media

APRIL 20, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Essity is acting to reduce its environmental impact across the value chain from the perspective of, for example, the climate, biodiversity and ecosystems, and also to increase recycling and reduce plastic waste. In 2021, the outcome was 59%. ?. initiative in 2021, which uses a digital watermark to improve sorting.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:30. emissions through the carbon mitigation associated with a forest planted in Rwanda or a direct air capture project in Canada, a plastic credit could go to paying waste collectors in Bangalore or expanding a plastic processing facility in Indonesia. . That could bring in necessary investment in waste collection.

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GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2021

Fri, 05/21/2021 - 01:30. 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. Celebrating 10 female leaders in sustainability. Heather Clancy.

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3BL Media

APRIL 12, 2024

We are proud to announce the Coach (Re)Loved & Repair Workshop located in North Bergen, New Jersey has achieved Gold-level TRUE Zero Waste Certification. TRUE Zero Waste Certification is granted to facilities that have met a certain set of stringent waste reduction requirements.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Petrochemical-generated synthetic fibers such as polyester, nylon and acrylic are expected to make up for 73% of global apparel production by 2030, according to a report by the Changing Markets Foundation ,despite these fibers having links to exacerbated climate change, health risks and increased waste.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2021

Date/Time: September 16, 2021 (3-4PM PT / 6-7PM ET) According to a recent NASA study, there are approximately 8,000 metric tons of debris orbiting the earth. Rubicon is the leading software platform for waste, recycling, and sustainability solutions.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 14, 2025

The interconnection was established under Nicor Gas' Renewable Gas Interconnection Pilot Program approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission in 2021. Located in Rockford, Illinois, Air Liquide's state-of-the-art plant uses biogas from the adjacent Winnebago Landfill operated by Waste Connections, Inc. to create RNG.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

SEPA officers said they noted a range of controlled waste, including construction and demolition waste, furniture, carpets, gas canisters, waste electrical and electronic equipment, white goods and waste vehicles. Another person was fined 240 on 28 November 2023 for disposing of controlled waste by burning at the site.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

By using creativity and persistence, the packaging department team at Yamagata, Japan, managed to reduce their waste plastic material by 11 percent, making them an inspiration for all sites globally. Packaging medicines in an automatic process creates scrap waste when the margin of the plastic film is cut away. tons of waste.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 10, 2024

The legacy of “waste colonialism” in the fashion sector is undeniable. Today, the appeal of second-hand clothing in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 34% of the world’s second-hand garments were shipped in 2021, is unmistakable. Photo courtesy of Clean Up Kenya. Yet this influx of Western garments – worth US$1.7

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 10, 2022

In 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a target for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Airlines bought every drop of SAF available in 2021,” Tjoeng says. “So Biomass and municipal waste. based Solena Fuels to make and use jet fuel from municipal solid waste.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 00:40. Leveraging pineapple leaves, a waste product of the pineapple industry, Ananas Anam uses a low-energy, low-water, chemical-free process to convert the leaves’ natural fibers into a leather-like material called Piñatex. Finally, early 2021 will see the launch of Loliware’s 2.0 Producing just 2.69

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GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2021

Mon, 04/26/2021 - 00:30. But if current, low recycling rates continue, decommissioned PV modules instead could add up to 1 million tons of waste in the U.S. That’s 1 percent of the world's e-waste.). A circular approach to electrification and renewable energy. Lauren Phipps. In the U.S., we don’t have that. . A lot of the U.S.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2025

The ranking includes key performance indicators (KPIs) in areas such as energy, water, and waste, and governance factors like gender diversity. The companys second-hand effect conserves energy and raw materials, reduces greenhouse gases and minimizes waste. Biffa PLC Conscientious waste management U.K.-based

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 20, 2023

Except for one thing: nothing in that house was wasted. Cities are incredibly wasteful places. And then there’s the waste that results from poor policy and planning: roads clogged with single-driver SUVs, suburbanites commuting hours to work, the unhoused having to pitch tents in parks for lack of affordable housing.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Here are a few of IKEA’s other recent waste reduction and circular economy efforts: The retailer plans to remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishing offerings by October 2021. And that [with] everything we're utilizing in a store, there is no waste going to landfill," Keesson said.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

Fri, 04/09/2021 - 02:00. 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. Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change? Aubrey McCormick. In the U.S.,

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