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Digitizing mid- and last-mile logistics handovers to reduce waste

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Three tech-based innovations have the potential to reduce waste at handover points along the logistics chain.

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Redefining Cold Chain Standards: A Shift Toward Sustainability and Efficiency in Food Logistics

3BL Media

Johansen’s article highlights the waste problem associated with inadequate refrigeration, which leads to the loss of millions of tons of food annually, further contributing to greenhouse gases. of total greenhouse gas emissions. million metric tons annually—equivalent to the emissions from 3.8 million cars.

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Helping Customers To Realise Scope 3 Emissions Targets Through Sustainable Logistics Solutions

3BL Media

SAF is typically produced from renewable sourced waste and residue raw materials, such as used cooking oil, rendered fats and greases. Of course, there are plenty of other ways that businesses can reduce their emissions and waste. You can report the resulting CO 2 emissions reduction from airfreight against your own Scope 3 emissions.

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Circularity in Practice: How The Home Depot Is Turning Waste Into Opportunity

3BL Media

Originally published on Built From Scratch In a circular economy, nothing is wasted. Durable, reusable products lower the amount of waste sent to landfills. Materials that would be typically thrown away can be reimagined or reinvented into something useful. Next it's compressed into blocks using a special machine.

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Case Study: Recycling Pilot for Non-Hazardous Medical Plastic Waste

3BL Media

The medical plastic waste recycling pilot brought together B. The report offers insights into the collection logistics, material analysis process, and the key findings and takeaways, including a checklist to help determine if you are ready to start a recycling program at your healthcare facility. Braun Medical Inc. (a

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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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O-I Glass Waste Sustainability Roadmap Drives Company Toward Zero Waste

3BL Media

O-I Glass is committed to reducing the natural resources used and the waste generated in producing sustainable glass packaging. In 2021, O-I formalized its Waste Sustainability Roadmap to help prevent avoidable waste, increase recycling, and enhance systems to accurately report and identify waste streams.

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