Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Ritz Carlton in Arlington, VA has closed the loop on food waste. The hotel, along with BioGreen360 and Garick, announced the successful 12-month collaboration that has resulted in the development of a 100% circular food waste solution for the hotel.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The deal will help Waste Management with processing post-consumer resin, which includes many commercially used plastics. The post Waste Management Acquires Avangard Innovative to Increase Plastic Recycling appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The post Sustainability Boosts Zero-Waste Packaging Market appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Edible and compostable materials join recyclables as key components of the segment's growth.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 31, 2022

The company has been striving to reduce its environmental footprint by setting bold energy, emissions, waste, and water targets. The post Mandarin Oriental Sets Energy, Emissions, Waste, and Water Reduction Targets appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Yale E360

DECEMBER 2, 2021

generates more plastic waste than any other country, producing roughly 287 pounds of plastic per person per year, according to a new congressional report. Read more on E360 ?.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The post Cority Upgrades Waste Management Platform Enhancing Reporting, Tracking Abilities appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The system enhancement is part of a 2020 acquisition of Enviance.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 21, 2023

A new recycling program from Cabinet Health aims to eliminate plastic waste generated by pharmaceutical pill bottles.

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Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 30, 2022

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) announces that its Broward Manufacturing Facility has obtained GreenCircle’s Zero Waste to Landfill certification. The post Coke Florida Earns GreenCircle’s Zero Waste to Landfill Certification appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The post Cold Chain Traceability System Tackles Food, Pharmaceutical Waste appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The system from Ericsson and DeltaTrak will monitor temperatures throughout the transport of the goods.

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The group aims to turn waste from manufacturing into renewable natural gas. The post Farm Powered Strategic Alliance Grows, Turns Food Waste to Renewable Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 3, 2021

Wastewater-to-energy systems start with a process called anaerobic digestion, which treatment plants have been using for ages to reduce the volume of sewage waste. For systems that can afford the upfront costs of these waste-to-energy technologies, the process is a win-win. Photo © Richard Webb / Wikimedia Commons. How It Works.

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Yale E360

AUGUST 1, 2023

When China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, exporters in wealthy countries targeted other developing nations. Faced with an unending stream of unrecyclable waste, Indonesia has tightened its regulations and has begun to make progress in stemming the plastics flow. Read more on E360 →

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 12, 2023

Uber aims to eliminate emissions from all UberEats deliveries worldwide and put an end to unnecessary plastic waste from deliveries by 2030.

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Yale E360

MAY 31, 2023

But critics say that by converting waste to petroleum feedstock, it will only perpetuate a dependence on fossil fuels. Proponents of a process called pyrolysis — including oil and gas companies — contend it will keep post-consumer plastics out of landfills and reduce pollution. Read more on E360 →

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Specifically, USACE has been in the Coldwater Creek region for the last 20 years attempting to remediate radioactive waste associated with the creek (which does not include Jana Elementary). The radioactive waste was released decades ago. Finally, they [tested] parks that had flooded, and found [radioactive waste]. Louis area.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 14, 2023

The busiest stadium in North America has become the first professional sports stadium in the world to be awarded the environmentally coveted and globally recognized Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) Platinum certification for its zero waste efforts.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

As Anthony Turton from the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State states, this represents “a tsunami of human waste inundating our rivers and dams, without respite, for more than a decade.”. The Green Drop report itself shows a significant failure in wastewater treatment quality over almost a decade.

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Yale E360

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Since attorney and activist Tiza Mafira cofounded PlasticDiet Indonesia in 2013, the group has helped more than 100 local governments pass single-use plastic bag bans and is now tackling straws, cutlery, and sachets. Next up: slashing subsidies for petrochemical companies. Read more on E360 →

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 15, 2021

The Baltimore region ranks among the worst in the U.S. for air pollution. Baltimore has two active trash incinerators and decades of pollution from both active and decommissioned industrial factories. A study by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in 2017 found air quality in the region was ranked moderate or worse one of every three days, […].

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 19, 2023

This collaboration represents a significant step toward contributing to a circular economy and increasing the availability of flexible packaging applications.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The Planet Tracker analysis finds the group is significantly short of its initial waste diversion and recycling goals and says it needs to be more transparent with its results. The post Report: Alliance to End Plastic Waste’s Progress Slow, Clearer Targets Needed appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

One hundred personal care brands based in more than 15 countries are partnering in an effort to remove 4127 tons of plastic waste every year. The post Personal Care Brands Partner to Fight Plastic Pollution appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 28, 2023

Early on in Divert’s history, we met with an investor who sat us down, literally banged on a table, and told us to “stop trying to chase venture capital and go secure a customer.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) sets a bold goal for the state—no carbon pollution from electricity generation by 2045, which means zero global warming emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The complaint is a cri de coeur : clear, outraged, and horrifying in its recounting of the plastic waste problem and its causes. In fact, Mobil patented the co-processing of plastic waste in cokers in 1978. million tonnes of plastic waste escaped into California’s environment. In California, from 1990 to 2022, an astounding 2.7

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Legal Planet

JULY 1, 2022

Less than 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste is recycled. In a welcome reprieve from news coming out of the Supreme Court , here’s an uplifting story from the Golden State: On Thursday, Governor Newsom signed SB 54, a comprehensive piece of legislation aimed at significantly reducing single-use waste.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 6, 2023

This report assesses how well the OEM is reducing its impact on the environment by reusing materials, recycling devices, and minimizing waste at each stage. The post New Report Shows Apple Leads Circular Smartphone Market appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 3, 2023

When data types like electricity, water, waste, gas, supplier data, performance KPIs, and more exist in many siloed systems, the question is: Where do you even start? The post How Organizations Can Prepare Their ESG Data for Sustainability Reporting appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

PepsiCo has announced the use of UBQ material to develop a sustainable pallet that uses unsorted household waste, including organics, in its composition. The post PepsiCo Uses Plastic Alternative That Prevents GHG Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 24, 2023

By 2040, the EPA aims to completely eradicate the discharge of plastic and other waste from land-based sources into the environment. The post EPA Unveils Draft National Strategy to Combat Plastic Pollution. But, is it Feasible? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Yale E360

APRIL 1, 2021

For years, European countries have built “waste-to-energy” incinerators, saying new technology minimized pollution and boosted energy production. But with increasing concern about the plants’ CO2 emissions, the EU is now withdrawing support for these trash-burning facilities. Read more on E360 ?.

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Yale E360

JUNE 7, 2022

Long discussed but rarely used, carbon capture and storage projects — which bury waste CO2 underground — are on the rise globally. Some analysts see the technology as a necessary tool in reducing emissions, but others say it simply perpetuates the burning of fossil fuels. Read more on E360 ?.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 6, 2022

The Bumble Bee Seafood Company is eliminating an estimated 23 million pieces of plastic waste per year by becoming the first shelf-stable seafood brand to change its multipack can product packaging from shrink wrap to readily recyclable paperboard cartons.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 18, 2023

Increasing recycling rates in the United States presents a significant opportunity to address the growing issue of plastic waste.

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Yale E360

APRIL 13, 2022

But overproduction of plastic, opposition to natural gas pipelines, and public concern about rampant plastic waste are threatening those plans. The rise of fracking in Appalachia has fed visions of turning the Ohio River Valley into a petrochemical and plastics hub. Read more on E360 ?.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The deal is intended to enhance the use of data and automation to improve waste management and recycling rates for businesses. The post Roadrunner Acquires Compology Enhancing Recycling Management Systems appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

SMRs will not reduce the problem of what to do with radioactive waste. The industry makes highly misleading claims that certain SMRs will reduce the intractable problem of long-lived radioactive waste management by generating less waste, or even by “recycling” their own wastes or those generated by other reactors.

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