May 22, 2020
Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy Heather Clancy Fri, 05/22/2020 - 01:21 Week in Review Commentary on this week's news highlights begins at 4:35. AB InBev VP: Our quest for "agile" sustainable development continues Let's get together: Intel's 2030 commitments include "shared" climate and social
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How TerraCycle's safety and cleaning practices can be adopted across industries Deonna Anderson Fri, 05/22/2020 - 00:05 The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the safety of reuse into question. But Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle, thinks when the crisis is over there will be even more opportunity for reusable packaging and containers to become more commonplace, if done
...May 20, 2020
Bush Brothers counts on water reuse to reduce local impact of bean production Jesse Klein Wed, 05/20/2020 - 03:20 "There was nothing except a pipe going out the back of the plant." This was how Rodney Aulick, president of integrated solutions and services at Evoqua Water Technologies, described the wastewater system at Bush Brothers and Company’s Tennessee plant, when
...May 19, 2020
Endress+Hauser has introduced the Turbimax CUS50D sensor, a robust turbidity and suspended solids measurement tool for industrial applications. The sensor is designed to withstand aggressive media in a wide range of applications such as solids measurement in industrial wastewater. The sensor measures turbidity and suspended solids in accordance with ISO 7027, even in very dark liquids and
...May 18, 2020
Rebuilding recycling to go circular Keefe Harrison Mon, 05/18/2020 - 18:18 This article is part of our Paradigm Shift series, produced by nonprofit PYXERA Global, on the diverse solutions driving the transition to a circular economy. See the full collection of stories and upcoming webinars with the authors here. After the coronavirus pandemic has passed, the world will need
...May 17, 2020
With Oligo Infrastructure Indonesia leading the consortium, the processed engineered fuel (PEF) made for a waste-to-energy power plant will convert approximately 650,000 tonnes of waste per year into baseload renewable energy, with a full capacity of 25 MW, along with segregated recyclable materials for further valorisation, biogas and inert fillers. ResourceCo Asia Managing Director Pavel Cech said
...May 12, 2020
In the Italian Pusteria Valley, the Beton Werk-Bauschutt Excavation and Recycling Company (BWR) operates one of its many plants. It’s a challenging environment from an operational perspective due to the strong and constantly shifting winds that are typical of the region. These winds pick up dust particles created during operations and disperse them widely — including onto panels at a nearby solar
...May 11, 2020
Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics Joel Makower Mon, 05/11/2020 - 00:44 At first glance, the sprawling industrial site, covering roughly 900 acres in Kingsport, Tennessee, appears to be just another chemical manufacturing facility. There are hundreds of buildings and countless miles of pipes, conveyors, distillers, cooling towers, valves, pumps,
...May 8, 2020
How online ordering could cut food waste Jim Giles Fri, 05/08/2020 - 02:50 This article was adapted from the GreenBiz Food Weekly newsletter. Sign up here to receive your own free subscription. "It feels like we’re peeling an onion." That’s what sustainability veteran Dave Stangis said when I asked him about the long-term changes being wrought
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New compostable packaging guidelines have been published by the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), the Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) and the Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) in a united approach to help Australian businesses make informed choices when it comes to compostable packaging. The guidelines — Considerations for Compostable Packaging
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