GreenBiz

APRIL 4, 2022

Sponsored: Anaerobic digestion is an eco-friendly waste management solution, producing renewable energy and healthy soils. How can this technology grow in the United States?

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GreenBiz

JULY 16, 2020

The electronic waste collection conundrum. Quite simply, I had become obsessed with the tech industry’s then-blasé attitude about the seemingly intractable problem of electronic waste. . Quite simply, I had become obsessed with the tech industry’s then-blasé attitude about the seemingly intractable problem of electronic waste. .

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2022

The food waste reduction strategy with the greatest environmental benefits is not recycling, it is prevention.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 29, 2022

Sponsored: Pentair’s sustainable gas technology is helping partners across industry minimize waste and emissions to help achieve a carbon neutral future.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2022

About a third of the world’s food is wasted or lost — but new apps to buy, redistribute and share surplus food can help.

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Waste 436

GreenBiz

MARCH 17, 2023

In Minnesota alone, the value of metals and materials that could be mined from electronic waste has an estimated value of over $2.8 billion annually.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Handling and storing nuclear waste could add significant costs to Australia's future energy bills, an inquiry has heard. The post Nuclear waste management could add billions to electricity supply costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Waste 359

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sponsored: Creatives are revolutionizing our perception of waste by demonstrating its potential value in design.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Sponsored: Conducting a waste audit doesn’t come without its challenges; but the opportunities are just as high.

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Waste 359

Renew Economy

MARCH 25, 2024

Australia's solar waste problem is arriving quicker than thought, with volumes of discarded panels expected to be equivalent to 1.2GW a year by 2030. The post Australia’s rooftop solar waste problem is hurtling towards 1.2 gigawatts a year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2022

More than 7,000 local governments have a policy where residents pay for every bag of trash, and found that they produce less waste.

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Waste 420

Renew Economy

JANUARY 7, 2024

The post How to stop wasting cheap renewables – and drive a faster transition appeared first on RenewEconomy. The path to 100% renewables is charted. How quickly we get there depends on how we price surplus wind and solar and who controls demand management.

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GreenBiz

JULY 26, 2021

Lululemon, LanzaTech are reshaping carbon waste into fabric. What we're saying is, ‘Look, we're gonna take all of this waste, whether it's a gas or a solid, we're going to convert it to ethanol," Holmgren said. Deonna Anderson. Mon, 07/26/2021 - 02:00. . In 2018, every ton of steel produced emitted about 1.85

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GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2023

Nearly all companies and organizations have contributed to the ever-expanding mess of extraction, waste, soil degradation, environmental racism and social injustice all in the name of growth at any cost.

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Waste 400

Renew Economy

AUGUST 8, 2024

Experts say it could be more than 100 years before Germany finds a final repository for its highly radioactive waste from nuclear power, and then builds it and transports it to the site. The post Germany may take another 50 years to find final repository for waste from shuttered nuclear power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Globally, waste pickers are responsible for collecting and recovering – from homes, businesses and landfills – up to 60% of all plastics which are then recycled. Despite recycling the waste of others, waste pickers often lack waste collection services themselves. Clasificadores risk their lives doing this.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

New data from the Consumer Goods Forum is designed to help tackle the industry's food waste mountain.

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Waste 352

Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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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Renew Economy

JUNE 4, 2024

At face value, energy "spilling" seems like a terrible waste of solar and wind, especially in light of the pressing need to reduce emissions. The post Should we worry about wasting renewables? But the story is more complex. Here’s why “spilling” excess power is expected – and efficient appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Waste 327

Renew Economy

APRIL 5, 2023

The post Australia’s hydrogen “superpower” dream could be massive waste of money, says Griffith appeared first on RenewEconomy. Rewiring Australia's Saul Griffith tells government putting hydrogen at the centre of Australia's energy future makes no economic or thermodynamic sense.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sponsored: Material characterizations are a foundational tool for shaping effective waste management strategies. Here’s what you do next.

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Waste 312

Renew Economy

JULY 23, 2024

The post Too slow and too risky, and waste won’t fit in a coke can – engineers debunk Coalition nuclear plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Waste 364

Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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. This would generate €3.5-€4.5

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The post We have wasted years trying to set standards for distributed energy appeared first on RenewEconomy. Australia has a long history of attempts to develop technical standards for smart distributed energy resources. We have no more time to lose.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The post Wind turbine blades: Inside the battle to overcome the waste problem appeared first on RenewEconomy. Meanwhile, the race is on in Europe and the US to find better solutions to a growing problem of how to recycle them.

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Waste 312

3BL Media

MARCH 5, 2024

Whirlpool Corporation is helping extend appliance lifespans and minimize waste. 13 Refurbishment Centers, Countless Transformations! Discover the refurbishment journey where appliances and parts find new purpose.

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Renew Economy

JULY 3, 2023

The post Australian scientists design cheaper carbon fibre recycling to cut wind turbine waste appeared first on RenewEconomy. The University of Sydney technique leans heavily into what will work commercially at scale.

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Waste 312

Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

EPA issues warning to solar developers on waste and land disturbance after giving initial approval to a PV and battery project proposed by oil and gas giant Woodside. The post Solar developers warned on waste after Woodside PV and battery project gets green tick appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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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Waste 435

Renew Economy

JUNE 26, 2024

The post Solar giants produce more useful energy than Big Oil, and fossil fuel spending is going to waste appeared first on RenewEconomy. The world's biggest solar panel makers now produce vastly more useful energy than Big Oil.

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Waste 279

3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

I also have observed firsthand how technology-driven innovation is disrupting the traditional grocery supply chain, opening new doors to reducing food waste and helping the world to think differently about how we source food. For meal kits, packaging waste was one of those unintended consequences. Why not the grocery model?

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3BL Media

APRIL 23, 2024

“We only have One Planet, and right now that planet is overwhelmed with plastic and packaging waste. This year’s Earth Day theme of ‘Planet vs. Plastics’ was a perfect opportunity to highlight how we are working with our suppliers and customers to reduce plastics and packaging waste,” said Neil Russell, Sysco’s Chief Administrative Officer.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2) and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. . Arlene Karidis. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 01:00.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Apkudo announced a $14.4 million growth funding round on Feb. 8, 2022, that should help further the growth and development of its connected device platform.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Vaulted Deep, backed with $8 million led by Lowercarbon Capital, is one of about a dozen startups to receive carbon removal contracts through the Frontier buying group.

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Waste 387

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

By 2030 plastic waste is expected to increase by more than 50% to 330 million tons per annum if business continues as usual. Recent figures show $120 billion is lost each year because plastic waste is mismanaged. Exciting new solutions to tackling plastic waste leakage. Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Topics include: .

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