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Quest Diagnostics Advances Environmental Stewardship With Renewable Energy Initiatives, Waste Reduction, and ISO 14001 Certifications in 2023

3BL Media

In addition, we have implemented programs to reduce the waste we generate. REDUCING AND ELIMINATING WASTE We have a multi-pronged approach to reduce waste generated and minimize waste to landfill. Quest implemented new programs to reduce waste generation, reuse materials where possible, and maximize recycling efforts.

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Carnival Corporation’s ‘Less Left Over’ Strategy Beats Targets, Delivers Significant Food Waste Reduction Progress

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The significant reductions are a result of the company’s ongoing “Less Left Over” food management strategy focused on its world-class cruise lines finding smart ways to ensure food and ingredients don’t go to waste. million annual guests and to reduce the amount of uneaten food globally in its operations.

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A look at the secret world where our waste ends up

Corporate Knights

Waste has always been inflicted upon the margins,” said Oliver Franklin-Wallis, author of the new book Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future. Waste, he writes, is often exported from rich countries to poor ones, a phenomenon known as “toxic colonialism.” “Too

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Progress With Plastics for Boston’s Biotech Labs

3BL Media

Traditionally, much of this material has ended up in landfills, contributing to broader waste management issues. But a recent partnership in Massachusetts aims to address the challenge of plastic waste management in laboratories. According to research from the University of Exeter, UK, approximately 5.5

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Microsoft Signs Deal to Remove 1.1 Million Tons of CO2 Through Waste-to-Energy Carbon Capture

ESG Today

Oslo-based power and heat provider Hafslund Celsio announced today a new carbon removal offtake agreement with Microsoft, with the tech giant purchasing more than 1 million tons of carbon credits over ten years, to be generated by a new carbon capture project at Norway’s largest waste-to-energy plant.

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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.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined. At 10 percent, industrial heat ranks on par with the combined emissions of cars (about 6 percent), planes (about 2 percent) and ships (about 2 percent). . Adam Aston. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 02:15. You may not know it, but you rely on industrial heat every day.

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