Renew Economy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Australia has a long history of attempts to develop technical standards for smart distributed energy resources. The post We have wasted years trying to set standards for distributed energy appeared first on RenewEconomy. We have no more time to lose.

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3BL Media

MAY 8, 2024

The medical plastic waste recycling pilot brought together B. Objectives: The objective of the medical plastic waste recycling pilot is to identify barriers to increasing non-hazardous medical plastic recycling rates at healthcare providers. Braun Medical Inc. (a According to the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), U.S.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2021

Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity. The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. . Heather Clancy.

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Green Tech Gazette

APRIL 1, 2024

Here’s what we know about the development of trains powered by human waste: Concept: Engineers are working on trains fueled by biomethane , a gas produced through the breakdown of organic materials like sewage sludge, food scraps, and animal manure. Stage: Prototype: A functional prototype was tested in 2020.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Fighting Food Waste: Lessons from COVID. . What emerging strategies have been employed to tackle food waste during the pandemic, and how can we scale these strategies in the future? But the food system sprang into action — adapting operations, overcoming barriers and scaling promising innovations to reduce the amount of waste.

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3BL Media

APRIL 12, 2024

Review the Sustainability Report for additional details on Whirlpool Corporation recycling and waste management efforts. link] About Whirlpool Corporation Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is committed to being the best global kitchen and laundry company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 22, 2024

So-called small modular reactors (SMRs) are increasingly under development, and familiar promises about nuclear power’s potential are being revived. In the United States, work on the Yucca Mountain facility has stopped completely leaving the country with 93 nuclear reactors and no long-term storage site for the waste they produce.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Waste is the largest contributor to the company’s overall sustainability footprint, making Zero Production Waste to Landfill a key component of Henkel’s 2030+ Sustainability Ambition Framework. Henkel’s operations teams are working toward an ambitious Zero Waste to Landfill target at all of their operations facilities.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 9, 2023

Fast forward to April 2022, when BacTech, a publicly traded Toronto remediation firm, launched plans to use naturally occurring bacteria and a “bioleaching” process to break down some of that mining waste and recover what it claims are billions of dollars in nickel, cobalt, green iron and sulphur that have long been buried in those tailings.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

December 5, 2023 /3BL/ - Building on the success of the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment (PCFWC), nonprofit partners ReFED and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today announced the formation of the U.S. Food Waste Pact is designed around the global framework of “Target, Measure, Act,” and food businesses joining the U.S. In the U.S.,

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2020

The Plastic Leak Project, created by Quantis in partnership with 35 organizations, takes a science-based approach to understanding plastic pollution in order to help companies reduce their waste flows.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

Using waste carbon feedstocks to produce chemicals. Using CCU technologies to consume waste feedstocks reportedly can cut production costs; monetize industrial emissions; allow companies to meet CO2 emissions goals; and foster continued development of a circular economy. Elizabeth R. Wed, 05/27/2020 - 14:36.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

SHANGHAI, February 8, 2024 /3BL/ - Otis Worldwide (NYSE: OTIS), the vertical transportation pioneer and industry leader, has achieved Gold-level TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) zero waste certification for all five of its manufacturing facilities in China. Administered by Green Business Certification Inc.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As part of our commitment to operate sustainably, Medtronic is working to set an example for how our industry can reduce waste generated from the packaging of medical devices. And one way we do that is by making intentional design choices that optimize our use of packaging materials to avoid the unnecessary generation of waste.

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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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GreenBiz

JULY 16, 2020

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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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Farm Powered anaerobic digestion is a powerful process that recycles organic waste, mainly food and beverage waste from the manufacturing sector and dairy cow manure, into renewable natural gas (RNG). Waste is Only Waste if You Waste It Food waste is a fact of life, whether it be in a home or at a factory.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

and CINCINNATI, February 12, 2024 /3BL/ - Leading North American recycler, Rumpke Waste & Recycling (Rumpke) and molecular recycling pioneer Eastman , announced a groundbreaking partnership to help address the global plastic waste crisis. Eastman KINGSPORT, Tenn.,

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Sustainability Matters

MARCH 13, 2024

Recycling Victoria has awarded its first Energy from Waste licence under the Waste to Energy Scheme. The recipient is the Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) project, a facility that will process non-recyclable municipal solid waste (MSW) that would otherwise go to landfill.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

At Covia, we promote waste management practices aimed at reducing the volume of waste we generate, as well as encouraging the responsible handling of such waste. We are committed to complying with local, regional, and national laws and regulations regarding waste management, recycling, and proper waste disposal.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

France’s Veolia helped turn Master Kong’s waste plastic bottles into recyclable PET pellets Storage boxes created from PET bottles had a 21% smaller carbon footprint, Alibaba Cloud certified Master Kong, an instant noodles and beverage giant in China, teamed up with Alibaba Group and French utility Veolia to help shrink its carbon footprint.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

SUSTAINABILITY CASE STUDIES: HOW WE REDUCED WASTE IN 2022 Year after year, we set out to refine our material-management practices, and that mindset led us to execute new initiatives in 2022. We also began the development of several future projects, such as a pilot project to create hybrid pallets from recycled PVC/nylon.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A new study highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. Category 2 – Incipient Systems includes countries with basic waste regulations but limited collection and end-of-life treatment infrastructure. Examples of countries include Kenya, Iraq and Congo.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In Spain, for example, we have enhanced waste-water treatment, to reduce pollutants in the discharge. We can then apply these learnings to the development of an end-to-end 2030 water stewardship strategy. Above all, we focus on food waste – striving to eliminate it. -25% We also harvested 98,000m 3 of rainwater. 2018). . -25%

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Today is the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction , highlighting the pressing need for the global food system to address food losses and waste. The number of people affected by hunger has been slowly on the rise since 2014, and tons of edible food are lost or wasted every day. billon tons of CO2.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

Collecting waste in Lubango, Angola (image credit: Carsten ten Brink , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 They claim to have found that the import of plastic waste is associated with growth in gross domestic product per capita in the lower-income countries. graduate and lead author on the study.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 25, 2023

Read the full story at Waste Dive. Nexus PMG has completed a $50 million growth equity round to expand its advisory services and “waste-to-value” project development business, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 16, 2023

million to develop technologies for recovering plastics and natural fibers from mixed, nonrecyclable solid waste that would otherwise go to landfills. The recovered materials could then be converted to … Continue reading Researchers developing way to recover plastics and natural fibers from nonrecyclable waste

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3BL Media

AUGUST 3, 2022

New Standard Recognizes Events Demonstrating at Least 75% Waste Diversion. cation, auditing, testing, and standards development, announces the launch of its newest Zero Waste Standard, “Zero Waste for Events.”. Events achieving 99% waste diversion can make a certified “Zero Waste Event” claim.

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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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3BL Media

MARCH 10, 2022

DESCRIPTION: PERTH, March 10, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) technologies is helping a leading cereal manufacturer use anaerobic digestion—a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material—to generate energy from organic waste. Read more here: [link].

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Researchers from NTU Singapore have developed a sustainable way to convert kale waste into products for health and personal care. Read the full story at New Food.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2023

PARIS, October 18, 2023 /3BL/ - The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is very pleased to welcome Cédric Dever as Director of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action (PWCOA). As the CGF’s newest director, Cédric will support 42 CEOs from the manufacturing and retail sectors working to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, whether land or sea.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A new partnership will increase the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling, say the firms behind it. The partnership combines Alfa Laval’s Prodec Oil Plus decanter, said to be designed to maximise oil separation, and AD, to turn oil and fats waste into biofuel, using a process developed and patented by Bisviridi.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The United Nations has designated September 29 as International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction to raise awareness about the prevalence of food loss and educate on ways to reduce food waste and build more resilient food systems. Food Waste Prevention. Food Waste Diversion. Food Rescue.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 22, 2022

New research from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne’s (EPFL) School of Basic Sciences has revealed a method for the creation of PET-like plastics using biomass waste.

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Energy Central

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

UK-based waste carbonisation business Pyrolysise, has appointed the multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, Stopford, to support site due diligence and plant compliance for use in the UK, working towards the target to have its first UK plant operational by Q3 2024.

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