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Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity

GreenBiz

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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Strategies for the war on waste

GreenBiz

Strategies for the war on waste. What would happen if the United States enacted a comprehensive plan to combat food loss and waste? It’s the work of some leading players in this area: ReFED, a nonprofit that works on food waste; WWF; Natural Resources Defense Council; and Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic. The answer?

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Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million

GreenBiz

Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million. This morning brings one of the biggest deals yet this year: an infusion of $250 million in new financing for food waste crusader Apeel Sciences. What we have seen is like a 50 percent [reduction] of waste, and then also a double-digit growth of sales. "I Food Waste.

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Packaging Waste and the Need for Sustainable Improvement

3BL Media

Other products available from International Paper in the region include a variety of Kraft linerboard and other pulp products. [1]

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A look at the secret world where our waste ends up

Corporate Knights

In August 2019, the sprawling Kpone landfill, 25 miles from the center of Accra, Ghana, burst into flames. 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. Humans have always created waste.

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SAIC Advances Environmental Stewardship with GHG Reduction, Energy Conservation, and Sustainable Practices

3BL Media

We established a new baseline in 2019 due to significant changes in our real estate portfolio. Employing best-in-industry practices for improving the sustainability of our facilities, we intentionally select products that are better energy, carbon efficiency, air quality and waste reduction choices.

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Morgan Stanley’s role in addressing the plastic waste problem

GreenBiz

Morgan Stanley’s role in addressing the plastic waste problem. When Morgan Stanley decided to launch its Plastic Waste Resolution in April 2019, it had realized that plastic waste was a business issue.

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