3BL Media

MAY 16, 2024

The program helps a wide range of Kimberly-Clark Professional's customers reduce their solid waste streams by enabling them to recycle single-use items including wet wipes, garments, gloves, hoods, boot covers, masks and safety eyewear. million pounds of PPE waste from landfills. million pounds of PPE waste from landfills.

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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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Sustainability Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Located in the agricultural hub of the Riverina region in Bomen, NSW, the plant — which has been operational since 2013 — annually produces over 80,000 tonnes of high-quality refined vegetable oil for the food industry, plus 120,000 tonnes of premium canola protein meal for the poultry, dairy and animal feed industry. MW of solar PV and a 2.6

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2021

At universities and corporations alike, addressing emissions and waste in labs can significantly drive down costs and further sustainability commitments. As for the overuse of single-use plastics, the University of Exeter estimated that academic researchers produced plastic waste equivalent to 5.7 According to the U.S. AstraZeneca.

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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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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2024

The Soap For Hope™ program, initiated by Diversey in 2013, has expanded to more than 50 countries globally. At the same time, it helps our hotel customers with diverting tons of solid soap waste to the local landfill. Soap For Hope is a program that directly engages the local people in helping their own community.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 21, 2020

That could look like setting a waste goal that prioritizes eliminating single-use plastics or one that encourages the growth of reuse and recycling infrastructures. Regarding retailers' climate impact, the report suggests setting specific, time-bound goals that reduce their Scope 3 emissions.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Since 2013, the 1920s vintage home - ReNEWW House - has been retrofitted for Net-Zero energy, water and waste. Join Whirlpool Corporation and Purdue University in celebrating more than 10 years of sustainable living insights and the ReNEWW House.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Some of those memes get traction — “zero waste” and “net zero” are two relatively recent examples that are having their moment. Or, at least, they can mean whatever you want them to mean. Others come and go — “responsibly sourced” anyone?

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

As of late May, smack in the middle of the pandemic, these numbers dropped dramatically, down to 2013 levels at 33 percent and 19 percent respectively. For instance, last summer the one environmental issue 27 percent of us felt we actually could do something about was plastic waste. And it is a guilt-assuaging system.

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3BL Media

MAY 2, 2024

The company also supports wildlife conservation , uses renewable energy sources, and aims to reduce our waste responsibly. Sources of energy include wood and wood processing waste, which is a primary raw material we use. At the same time, Georgia-Pacific continuously challenges and transforms how we practice responsible stewardship.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 11, 2022

DESCRIPTION: For more than a decade, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has worked with CIRCON Environmental to convert hazardous waste from oil tanks to waste-derived fuels used in cement production. Working together to convert hazardous waste into fuel for cement kilns is a conscious decision to reduce waste and displace higher-emitting fuels.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The plant in Ferreyra, Córdoba, which opened in 2013, meets the highest manufacturing standards, producing world-class machinery for customers across Argentina. It has also enhanced sustainability – the fused deposition technology (FDM) used in the 3D printer reduces waste, thereby reducing costs.

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3BL Media

JULY 9, 2024

million tons of waste, which includes glass, plastics, food, construction waste, and other textiles. Through the Loctite 2 nd Chance House campaign, Henkel aims to reduce waste that ends up in landfills and give everyday items, including furniture and building materials, a second chance.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 10, 2024

Manufactured with recovered ocean plastic waste, these innovative dispensers are a sustainable, long-term solution for facility restrooms. The dispensers help to remove plastic waste from the ocean as this waste greatly harms fish and mammals that rely on marine habitats.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 20, 2022

aims to cut its emissions by 68% below 2013 levels by 2030, and currently it is 43% of the way toward achieving that target. The worst-performing sectors were waste, with a score of just 14%, and agriculture, with a score of –13%. To reach the 2030 goal, it needs to cut around 18,000 kilotonnes a year.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

The heavier lift comes from sustainable aviation fuel — SAF, for short — which can be made from a variety of substances, including used fats and oil as well as agricultural waste. United Airlines began buying SAF in 2013, and in 2016 became the first airline to use SAF on a continuous basis. It’s not just passenger carriers.

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3BL Media

APRIL 28, 2022

About The Waislitz Foundation : After many years of involvement in private philanthropic giving, Australian investor and businessman Alex Waislitz founded the Waislitz Foundation in 2013. The foundation represents a new approach to giving.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2024

Whether it is electricity used for lighting up the workplace or powering equipment, water used in bottling plants on a production line or as cooling water in data centers, or materials used in manufacturing, food production, or the office space that leave behind waste, natural resources play a critical role in our day-to-day work.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Winnow Vision is an artificial intelligence tool “helping chefs cut food waste in half”, according to a press release. It works by taking photos of wasted food as it’s thrown away and uses the images to train itself to recognise what has been discarded.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

February 14, 2024 /3BL/ - Eastman (NYSE: EMN) today announced a long-term agreement with Nord Pal Plast SA part of Dentis Group, a leading Italian multinational company specializing in the recovery and mechanical recycling of PET packaging waste. Eastman KINGSPORT, Tenn., For more information, visit  www.eastman.com.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 20, 2024

But are nuclear green bonds suitable for ESG-focused investors, given the long delays, cost overruns, and safety and waste risks of nuclear plants? With this in mind, nuclear green bonds promise to help fund decades of net-zero energy for the public and years of clean financial returns for investors.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Sofidel is proud to have had the opportunity to sponsor the cleanup event as it complements Sofidel’s fight against plastic waste and ties into its commitment to reduce the use of virgin plastic by 50% by 2030 compared to 2013 levels.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 11, 2022

What started in 2013 as a hyperlocal network of “circular gift economies” in Bainbridge Island, Wash., Read the full story in the Washington Post. has ballooned into a constellation of Buy Nothing groups with 4.3 million members in 44 countries.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 27, 2023

First Quantum acquired the mine in 2013. Who participates in something when you know beforehand it’s going to be a waste of time?,” First Quantum has reportedly been discharging waste in natural water bodies without permission from the ministry. But even without a contract, operations have continued.

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3BL Media

APRIL 26, 2022

With a long history of commitment to sustainability, Pentair is built on delivering smart, sustainable, energy- and resource-efficient products and solutions that use fewer resources and transform waste into value. Recognized as ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, consecutively since 2013. Received an MSCI ESG Rating of AA.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Previous challenge finalists have collaborated with 3M scientists to create solutions to a wide variety of real-world problems, including COVID-19, water conservation, food waste, alternative energy sources, cancer treatments, energy consumption and transportation efficiency.

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Green Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

recycling facilities and send more waste to landfills. Waste Dive, the must-read daily bulletin of waste-related news, named the initiative “Disruptor of the Year.” based waste collectors, selling scrap to a broker to be shipped to China is cheaper than sending it to recycling facilities at home. Geyer et al.,

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 19, 2024

A more sustainable approach would involve moving away from manure and scaling up veganic compost, which could include municipal and commercial fruit and vegetable scraps, yard and field waste, or chipped wood. billion more people, according to one 2013 study published in Environmental Research Letters. We could potentially feed 3.5

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The tougher rule builds on a 2013 local law that banned plastic bags from grocery stores and began charging shoppers 10 cents for every paper … Continue reading Boulder strengthens rules against plastic bags – but do bans and fines actually reduce waste?

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Sustainability Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

The ability for community members to sort their waste effectively, clean-up initiatives like Clean up Australia Day and surveillance programs that involved stewardship of the local environment and beaches were considered some of the important aspects behind the reduced plastics pollution. The study builds directly on previous research.

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Waste 98

Corporate Knights

JUNE 1, 2023

A world without unnecessary disposable plastic, where cities harvest heat from the earth, and where waste from food, farms and landfills is up-cycled into clean-burning biogas. s CheckSammy Technologies, which offers business customers proprietary systems for mastering their junk removal, recycling and waste-management challenges.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Fashion and design brands company H&M Group and waste management and recycling company Remondis announced the launch of Looper, a new joint venture aimed at developing infrastructure and solutions to collect and sort used and unwanted garments and textiles in Europe to enable resale and recycling.

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3BL Media

JUNE 28, 2022

Leveraging innovative climate-friendly technology is fast becoming a priority in helping laboratories tackle waste, plastic use, energy, and water consumption. The patented GENERATIONS technology simultaneously shreds and disinfects infectious waste and materials directly at the source which can then be recycled.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This includes waste reduction and the environmental impact of packaging, such as using recycled paper and cardboard. This increasing gap is also evident in the European Environmental Bureau findings that more than 13 million tonnes of electrical and electronic equipment were sold in the EU in 2021 – an increase of over 85% since 2013.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

Startups such as Optoro and ShareCloth use artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies to digitize processes to lower excess inventory and reduce textile waste. Brands also have started to form corporate venture capital arms to create opportunities for green finance.

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