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Institute of Physics awards ‘revolutionary’ waste heat-to-electricity technology

Envirotec Magazine

A technology that converts low-temperature waste heat into electricity has earned the Institute of Physics (IOP) Business Innovation Award for FeTu, the Elland-based green energy business behind the approach. Businesses can use FeTus online calculator to evaluate their own waste-heat-to-electricity case at h2p.co.uk

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Rio 2016: A Catalyst for Urban Renewal and Economic Growth

3BL Media

International Olympic Committee news As the Olympic Games Paris 2024 enter their second week, Rio de Janeiro marks the eighth anniversary of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2016 , whose impacts continue to shape the city. Education Rio 2016 harnessed sport as a catalyst for change in Brazilian education.

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Why data and measurement are key to a circular economy transition

GreenBiz

Our current economic model is based on extraction and waste. This take-make-waste economic model fundamentally cannot work long term. This model, known as the circular economy, could help tackle the world’s biggest challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution.

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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. Recycling alone can't solve the circular economy, but the circular economy can help solve the problem on waste and recycling. Of course, the U.S. Pull Quote.

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International Day for Food Loss and Waste Reduction: The Role of GRI 13

3BL Media

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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U.S. Food Waste Pact Welcomes Starbucks Coffee Company As Its Latest Restaurant Signatory

3BL Media

Food Waste Pact , a national voluntary agreement that is focused on reducing waste in the U.S. Food Waste Pact resource partner ReFED, 38% of food produced in the United States goes uneaten or unsold , with the vast majority becoming waste that gets sent to destinations like landfills, incinerators, and sewer systems.

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These designers are making the most of Africa’s fast fashion waste crisis

Corporate Knights

The legacy of “waste colonialism” in the fashion sector is undeniable. Environmental impact and the shadow of waste colonization Launched in 2015, advocacy group Clean Up Kenya was initially focused on the environmental impact of single-use plastic bottles and packaging, but its advocacy has now broadened.

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