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The electronic waste collection conundrum

GreenBiz

The electronic waste collection conundrum. Quite simply, I had become obsessed with the tech industry’s then-blasé attitude about the seemingly intractable problem of electronic waste. . Quite simply, I had become obsessed with the tech industry’s then-blasé attitude about the seemingly intractable problem of electronic waste. .

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The secret to fixing fast fashion’s waste problem

Corporate Knights

Earlier this year, fast fashion retailer Zara released its first womenswear collection made of recycled poly-cotton textile waste. The collection is available for sale in 11 countries, helping clothing made of blended textile waste reach the mass market. This is often referred to as waste colonialism. This would generate €3.5-€4.5

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Inner London residents told me their food waste problems – composting definitely isn’t the answer

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Her frustration is shared … Continue reading Inner London residents told me their food waste problems composting definitely isnt the answer Tower blocks just arent built for it, said Alexandra, a 42-year-old Tower Hamlets resident, living on the ninth floor. She gestures toward the tall buildings in her neighbourhood.

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The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets

GreenBiz

There is no industry standard or definition . 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. . Given that U.S.

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The U.S. Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20

GreenBiz

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. How do we agree to tight definitions that we haven’t agreed on before?" Of course, the U.S. Indeed, only 8.4 Environmental Protection Agency. . in practice?

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A closed loop fashion system requires scaling solutions now, not later

GreenBiz

"It’s not quite ready yet but it’s soon to be on to its first prototypes, so we really see the industry being no-waste and actually infinitely customizable, definitely by 2050, hopefully even by 2030," she said. While the company is not completely zero-waste at this time, it has a commitment to eventually get there. New Africa.

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Mars, Cargill put nature regeneration goals alongside avoiding climate catastrophe

GreenBiz

We believe we can't wait for consensus definitions to start making progress. Tansey outlined Cargill's BeefUp program, which concentrates on four pillars: reducing food waste; leaning on innovations; implementing regenerative agriculture such as no-tillage and crop rotation for feed sources; and sustainable cattle grazing methods. . "We,