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Cisco's Sustainability 101: What Is E-Waste?

3BL Media

Instead of helping you listen to music, they have now become what is sometimes referred to as e-waste. The European Commission explains that E-waste contains a complex mixture of materials, some of which are hazardous. These can be recycled and re-used if the waste is effectively managed. How much e-waste is there?

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Most companies are fumbling their 2025 plastic waste targets

GreenBiz

The world is off track to tackle plastic pollution. Here's what business must do now, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

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Cisco: Six Environmental Sustainability Trends for 2025 and Beyond

3BL Media

As we approach 2025, following what is likely to be the hottest year on record , the urgency to address our planets interconnected challenges has never been greater. Below are six sustainability trends expected to emerge in 2025: 1. But there is still more to be done. As of our FY24, we are at 96 percent. According to WWF , some 1.1

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The broken system that sends most food waste and organic matter to landfills

GreenBiz

The broken system that sends most food waste and organic matter to landfills. landfills is food waste, yard trimmings and other organic matter. landfills is food waste, yard trimmings and other organic matter. Most commercial food waste is also dumped, meaning that just 6 percent of all U.S. Fri, 09/04/2020 - 00:15.

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Showcase Transformative Electronics Purchasing: Cut Costs and Maximize Impact With the 2025 EPEAT Awards

3BL Media

The Global Electronics Council (GEC) invites leading organizations to apply for the 2025 EPEAT Purchaser Awards. In 2024, previous award recipients achieved: $103 million in cost savings , demonstrating how purchasing EPEAT registered IT products reduce lifetime product costs, from energy consumption to waste disposal.

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Clorox’s Martinsburg Plant Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill

3BL Media

Our Litter manufacturing facility in Martinsburg, West Virginia, recently achieved zero-waste-to-landfill, or ZWtL, status. This puts our company one step closer to our ambitious goal to reach ZWtL in 100% of our plants by 2025 and in our global facilities by 2030. How did they overcome them?

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London’s Heathrow Airport Targets 3% SAF Use in 2025, 11% in 2030

ESG Today

Londons Heathrow airport announced an increase in its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) incentive scheme, with plans to make 86 million (USD$104 million) available to airlines to help cut the price gap between SAF and traditional jet fuel, and to scale the use of SAF at the airport to 3% in 2025.