May 30, 2021
The health of seagrass meadows and mangrove forests are affected in turn by the health of coral reefs, which cover just 0.2% of the world’s seafloor but are home to a quarter of marine life and provide livelihoods for 500 million people. But these vital ecosystems are another casualty of ocean heatwaves, that are becoming more frequent and longer lasting than even 20 years
...May 30, 2021
As extreme weather events such as droughts and floods threaten the livelihoods of farming communities in sub-Saharan Africa, educating women – who grow much of the continent’s food – in climate-smart agriculture is now seen as key to building greater resilience.Image: Channels: Social EqualityTags: CAMFEDsustainable agriculturewomen's empowermentfemale
...May 28, 2021
With only a week for industry to respond to the government consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging Waste, the UK’s largest compliance scheme, Valpak, has released detailed modelling for a range of the proposed options. James Skidmore, Head of Consulting at Valpak, said: “We already knew that overall costs for producers were set... The post Packflow EPR report shows
...May 28, 2021
Are you a cider manufacturer seeking to improve on your sales volume? Explore direct-to-consumer avenues? Perhaps you’d like to target events & pubs to use your cider? Or maybe you just want to use the most sustainable packaging available on the market which just so happens to also keep your product tasting its best –... The post Why Bag-in-Box® for Cider? appeared first on Sustainable
...May 28, 2021
They also Unveil Aspire Vero Notebook, Part of their“Earthion” Sustainability Mission! The Acer Group announced that it has joined the RE100 initiative and also shared a pledge to achieve 100% renewable energy use by the year 2035. In addition, Acer declared its mission to help tackle environmental challenges with its “Earthion” platform that unites the... The post The Acer Group
...May 27, 2021
More than 2500 smart meters have been deployed in homes across the Illawarra region of NSW under a plan to link with hot water systems to help manage the increasing number of residential solar PV systems across the electricity network. The smart hot water program known as Off Peak + is being rolled out by NSW electricity distributor Endeavour Energy, in partnership with Australian and New Zealand metering
...May 27, 2021
Growing kelp, crushing rocks, zapping seawater — what's next?
May 27, 2021
Over the course of the pandemic, I’ve seen numerous dispatches issued by software developers touting the carbon footprint reduction potential of shifting to collaboration applications for many employee meetings. Here’s one example: An April dispatch from Boston-based LogMeIn estimates that its roughly 2 million customers avoided up to 63 million metric tons of greenhouse gas
...May 27, 2021
The economic foundations of today’s food and agricultural systems continue to be dominated by a singular focus on productivity and increased yields. This has distorted what is valued in assessments of how food is produced, sourced, processed, traded, sold and eaten. Moreover, it has led to the mass production of commodity crops and the proliferation of unsustainable practices — such as clear
...May 27, 2021
Yangi has been awarded with a prestigious Dieline Award in the Health, Body and Beauty category. We are very excited to announce that we have been awarded a Dieline Sustainable Packaging Award for our work with Yangi – a fiber-based alternative to plastic beauty packaging, a collaboration development between The Loop Factory and Grow. Yangi... The post Yangi wins a Dieline Sustainable Packaging Award!
...May 26, 2021
A poo-powered SUV has been launched by Urban Utilities, in an expansion of its fleet of cars fuelled by electricity generated by human waste. Aptly named ‘Number 2’, the new SUV — a Hyundai Kona Electric — is the second vehicle to join the line-up of Urban Utilities’ poo-powered cars. Urban Utilities spokesperson Anna Hartley said the car was the new ‘skid’ on
...May 26, 2021
Australia is on a mission to solve its plastics waste issues. The first National Plastics Summit in March 2020 brought leaders from government, business and community sectors together to ensure Australia forms a united front to solve the country’s plastics waste issues. Circular Plastics Australia (PET) is leading the charge with the construction of a world-class recycling facility in NSW. The
...May 26, 2021
With plans for a Made-in-America renewable energy transformation, Biden administration ramps up efforts to extract rare earth minerals from coal waste.
May 26, 2021
Exploring the use of mycelium as a biodegradable alternative to polystyrene! In an age of environmental consciousness, how many people have received a delivery package lined with foam and thought, “what a waste”? Here, Jordan Flagal, an environmental scientist and policy analyst, writes for materials search engine Matmatch, explaining how mushrooms can be an ally... The post Using mushrooms
...May 26, 2021
Schoeller Allibert, a leading UK manufacturer and supplier of returnable and recyclable plastic packaging solutions, has underlined the potential of returnable transit packaging to the chemical supply sector. The business, which designs and develops sustainable containers, dollies and peripheries for the chemical supply chain, is afforded a unique birds-eye view of the sector, using market... The post
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May 25, 2021
Delta-8 THC is one of the cannabinoids that is making huge waves in the cannabis world. Here, we’ll explore the incredible benefits this cannabinoid has to offer!
May 24, 2021
When most people think about good design, they might think of an Eames lounge chair, an iPhone or Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture. Harmonizing functional perfection with a clean and timeless form, good design is often celebrated for its endurance and ability to remain relevant and adored for decades or even centuries. Not only have these iconic examples of good design stood the test of time, they also have
...May 24, 2021
The packaging is user friendly, the material kind to the environment, the machine powerful: the KHS Group’s Innopack Kisters CNP (Carton Nature Packer) processes can toppers made of cardboard at a rate of up to 108,000 cans per hour. With the help of its recently developed CNP machine, the turnkey supplier is now establishing a... The post Environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic: new KHS
...May 24, 2021
Australian personal care brand Natures Organics has launched ‘My Soda’, the first haircare brand in Australia to offer sustainable refill solutions in supermarkets, designed to curb plastic waste by almost 80%, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Namrata Sain, Consumer Insights Analyst at GlobalData, says: “As consumers turn away from single-use plastics,
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May 24, 2021
2020 was a year like no other, setting in new challenges in the digital market. While some of these challenges were already featured in the market, they took a new shape that shook organizations to apathy. Consequently, there was a need to follow new digital transformation strategies to keep the businesses in tandem with the new challenges.
...May 23, 2021
In Australia, every year over 20 million tonnes of waste goes to landfill from the commercial and industrial sector according to the National Waste Report 2020. The report also shows that while recycling rates are increasing so is the volume of waste produced overall. So it really comes as no surprise that recycling and sustainable business practices have become a social requirement for being in business and
...May 22, 2021
Can an innovative approach to reforestation take root in British Columbia?
May 21, 2021
And that’s an underestimate.
May 21, 2021
Beef rightly gets attention when we think of the foods destroying South America’s forests, but the second-most important driver of deforestation is less known to people outside of food and agriculture. Perhaps that’s because it’s not something that ends up on our plate every meal — soy. Around three-quarters of global soy production is used to feed pigs, farmed fish, chickens and dairy
...May 20, 2021
Australian researchers have demonstrated that the two-dimensional (2D) films used in some perovskite solar cells closely resemble a sandwich — two layers of the same type (the bread) surround one central, contrasting layer (the filling). Perovskite is an exciting material at the forefront of solar energy research and design. Previously, scientists thought 2D perovskite films had a
...May 20, 2021
We're tired, but we might be entering a new era of consumer awareness.
May 19, 2021
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels has, during the first quarter of 2021, joined two important initiatives to promote circularity in packaging. The company is thus consistently pursuing its strategic direction to become a company for circular packaging solutions. The first initiative, 4evergreen, is... The post Siegwerk joins
...May 19, 2021
Researchers at Deakin University, in partnership with Australian start-up Li-S Energy, have developed an innovative lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery that represents a step change in the global battery industry. Li–S batteries have a significantly higher energy capacity than existing lithium-ion batteries. However, to date, they have a severe limitation with lifetime performance,
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May 19, 2021
This article tends to elaborate on the importance of using jewelry packaging boxes made from Kraft paper. In this article, you will be told the benefits of using Kraft jewelry boxes.
May 18, 2021
These suitcase-style gift bags are made by cutting out custom printed cardboard boxes in the UK and painting them brown.
May 17, 2021
What if packaging was appreciated for its environmental contributions instead of over-commercialized and easily overlooked vacuum-form inserts. “We're at the spot where the world has grown up. They realize plastics waste can’t go on. We want growth and success to be reflected at the enterprise level to deliver value and be a wonderful thing for the planet.” - Gord
...May 17, 2021
Lessebo Paper has launched their environmental declaration for year 2021, based on 2020s data, and reports a continuous decrease of CO2 emissions. The production of pulp and paper emits only 19 kg CO2 per tonne of finished product, resulting in a decrease of 14% compared to last year’s historically low CO2 figure. As a Swedish producer of uncoated... The post Continuous decrease of
...May 17, 2021
How a fix for air pollution leads to tons of contaminated water.
May 16, 2021
More than 100 Catholic schools across Brisbane and South East Queensland will be powered by 100% renewable energy with zero net carbon certification thanks to a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) and ENGIE Australia & New Zealand. The PPA will supply electricity from ENGIE’s renewable energy portfolio across Australia, aggregating around 26,000 MWh/y of
...May 14, 2021
From March 2021, Coca-Cola’s Fuze Tea’s carton packs in the Netherlands are being produced more sustainably by using 100% responsibly sourced materials, that are 95% linked to plant-based raw materials which results in CO2 saving. Fuze Tea is the first brand in the iced tea category to switch to more sustainable carton packs by using... The post Fuze Tea – first iced tea brand filled in
...May 14, 2021
We’re seeing so many new ideas and initiatives in sustainable food right now that it’s easy to forget to ask how the sector as a whole is doing. Unilever, PepsiCo, General Mills, Nestlé, Danone and others are leading on climate with ambitious plans around regenerative agriculture, emissions reductions and carbon labeling. But what about the food system companies that aren’t making
...May 14, 2021
Albéa Group partners with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) to launch fully recyclable toothpaste tubes using its proprietary Greenleaf 2 laminate tube technology across GSKCH’s global oral health brands including Sensodyne, parodontax and Aquafresh. GSKCH has made the commitment that 100% of its product packaging will be recyclable or reusable, where quality and safety
...May 14, 2021
"Net zero" is eating all other corporate climate language. Two years ago, I regularly saw headlines about corporate renewable energy targets in my daily diet of newsletters and PR pitches. Now those announcements are rare. Corporations are all about net-zero goals. While the name may be different, fundamentally the strategy is similar to earlier climate commitments: reduce
...May 13, 2021
Australia installed its highest ever number of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in 2020, according to Clean Energy Regulator data analysed by energy efficiency experts from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. The data shows that over 362,000 rooftop solar PV installations were issued with small-scale renewable energy scheme certificates (STCs) under the Small-scale Renewable
...May 12, 2021
But don't mistake projected growth in renewables for emissions reductions.
May 12, 2021
Sonoco Europe, a unit of Sonoco (NYSE: SON), has become a member of the Industry Council for Packaging & the Environment (INCPEN). This represents an important step in Sonoco’s ongoing effort to further develop its sustainability and corporate social responsibility credentials – and to help promote environmental awareness and decisive action in the wider packaging... The post Sonoco
...May 12, 2021
Elopak, a leading global supplier of carton packaging and filling equipment, has today published its 2020 Sustainability Report. The successes in the report include an 11% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions against a 2017 baseline, marking great progress towards the Science Based Target (SBT) goal of 55% reduction. In addition, Elopak reports on increasing sales... The post Elopak Launches 2020
...May 11, 2021
Sometime over the past year, climate tech outbuzzed AI, and that hype is leading would-be backers to rethink their valuation models. PwC estimates funding for climate-tech startups reached more than $16 billion by 2019, a 3,750 percent increase from just six years earlier — a growth rate roughly three times the amount poured into artificial intelligence ventures during a similar time
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May 10, 2021
The importance of small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, and the economy is well documented. We published an INFOGRAPHIC that summarizes how and why small and medium enterprises are a driving force for change, beyond the balance sheet.
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May 10, 2021
The hot weather will deplete your energy to the point of exhaustion. You've probably come to read this article because of the humidity and warm weather. Buying the right air cooler can be particularly hard considering the vast number of options available in the market.
May 9, 2021
Eductors can be a game changer when it comes to mixing liquids in suspension because they can eliminate the need for mechanical devices. But, finding the right eductor that’s suitable for large tanks can be challenging so that’s where a bespoke designed and manufactured eductor solution may be required. The developer of a new residential area in the ACT required custom designed and manufactured
...May 9, 2021
REDWAVE has expanded its product portfolio of sensor-based sorting technology to include conveyor belts optimised for use in the recycling sector. Improvements have been made to the chute connection for feeding onto the sorting machine and also the ease of accessibility, which plays a major role during cleaning and maintenance work, because contamination and blockages are not uncommon in a recycling
...May 6, 2021
In a commitment to more sustainable public transport operations, Transit Systems has purchased two hydrogen buses to service its public transport contracts. The buses are estimated to go into service in mid-2021. Transit Systems, a SeaLink Travel Group company, operates government bus contracts in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, and was proud to
...May 6, 2021
Meat is getting ousted from the most aspirational plates. What happens now?
May 5, 2021
HydroChem has announced the acquisition of Cairns-based water treatment company Maxwells H2O Services, a specialist in commercial and industrial water treatment throughout Far North Queensland (FNQ) and Papua New Guinea (PNG). The acquisition is a strategic investment as HydroChem continues to expand its regional footprint. The Maxwells H2O Services deal follows the purchase of Tasmanian service
...May 5, 2021
Well, it turns out that airports not only have a lot of empty space, they also have a lot of rules.
May 5, 2021
Last year, I published a feature about why it was time for Silicon Valley to embrace the electric commuter bus. At the beginning of 2020, the San Francisco Bay Area uniquely had over 1,000 private buses — the vast majority using diesel fuel — moving employees to the corporate campuses of companies including Google and Facebook. (In comparison, the Bay Area has about 3,000 public transit
...May 5, 2021
Minutes before midnight March 22, two art collectors got into a heated bidding war at a charity auction for a climate organization. The auction was happening online, but it was eliciting the same staggering dollar amounts and tense drama of an in-person auction house. The item in contention was a single picture of a futuristic scene. The bidding had already exceeded $5 million, but Justin Sun, a
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May 4, 2021
Homes and larger structures contribute significantly to global warming. According to a recent US EPA report, the commercial and residential building sector generated 11% of the total US greenhouse gas emissions in 2016. A Canadian government paper cited 2015 statistics showing buildings contributed 12% of Canada’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions.
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May 3, 2021
“You cannot buy your health. You must earn it through healthy living.” Do we even realize what great improvements we can bring to our lives by just eating healthy & staying physically active? It may sound old-school, but old is gold here. Healthy living and wellbeing share a bidirectional relationship. These are the two strong foundations we should always be working upon for maintaining
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May 3, 2021
At a global level, clean innovation is a trillion-dollar industry. Investments, activities, and jobs in clean technology tend to grow with the government's investment and by commercial development of cleantech products. Featuring ECO Canada’s 2019 (pre covid) report, Cleantech Defined: A Scoping Study of the Sector
...May 3, 2021
La Trobe University researchers have discovered a way to kill a bacterium that causes foaming in wastewater treatment facilities. The strategy could pave the way to solving a costly and hazardous problem encountered by wastewater treatment plants globally. Discussing the research findings, published in Nature Microbiology, Associate Professor Steve Petrovski explained that wastewater treatment
...May 3, 2021
Sustainable recycling and waste management solutions provider BINGO Industries has opened what is claimed to be the world’s largest and most advanced dry mixed waste recycling facility at its Eastern Creek Recycling Ecology Park in Western Sydney. The new $100 million state-of-the-art recycling facility is fitted with some of the world’s most advanced resource recovery and manufacturing
...May 3, 2021
Tweed Shire Council has committed to a two-year program of renewable energy and energy-efficiency works across its facilities. In April, the council voted unanimously to move to phase two of its Renewable Energy Action Plan — which includes 10 solar projects worth more than $1 million with the aim to achieve net zero emissions from electricity usage by 2030. There are already solar arrays
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May 3, 2021
COVID-19 has changed our lives significantly; it has taught us the significance of living a healthy lifestyle. Given the fact that people today have learned that a strong immunity is their only way to combat the deadly COVID-19 virus, developing a healthy immunity is the current trend
May 3, 2021
Last week, the cloud-based software company Salesforce notified its thousands of suppliers that it will include language in all future procurement contracts requiring them, among other things, to set science-based targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. And it set financial penalties for those that don’t. It was an unprecedented and bold move that, if emulated by others and
...May 1, 2021
Cascadia needs cleaner fuels to start decarbonizing heavy vehicles and industry. That means pushing biofuels to the max, and more.