Meg Wilcox

Contributor

GreenBiz.com

Meg Wilcox is a freelance writer based in Boston covering the environment, science, food and sustainability. Her articles have appeared in the Boston Globe, Civil Eats, Ensia Magazine, GreenBiz and National Geographic. Meg previously worked in communications at Ceres.

What businesses should know about Colorado’s new ‘forever chemicals’ ban

August 1, 2022

by Meg Wilcox

Colorado will restrict the sale of PFAS in many consumer products starting in 2024, and at least 11 states are moving to impose restrictions.
Can closed loop battery recycling and geothermal lithium help solve the supply crunch?

June 28, 2022

by Meg Wilcox

Five- to tenfold growth is expected in the global lithium battery market over the next decade as people shift to electric vehicles, but already lithium supplies are tight.
- Transportation & Mobility
- Electric Vehicles
How railway Norfolk Southern is easing trucking bottlenecks

April 12, 2022

by Meg Wilcox

A creative Norfolk Southern incentive program encourages truckers to pick up full containers at terminals after dropping off empty ones.
The 6 sustainable packaging trends we'll be watching in 2022

January 6, 2022

by Meg Wilcox

It will be a reckoning for companies racing the clock to meet their 2025 sustainable packaging goals.
7 things to know about carbon removal markets

August 9, 2021

by Meg Wilcox

Corporate demand for carbon removal options is growing more quickly than supply. Developing a ‘quality’ market will take standards, regulations, investments and transparency.
A long way to go: Meeting 2025 sustainable packaging goals

June 28, 2021

by Meg Wilcox

Seven takeaways from Circularity 21.
What Zymergen’s IPO says about 'biofacturing' and green chemistry

May 3, 2021

by Meg Wilcox

The company’s proposed manufacturing process uses biological buildings blocks, rather than petroleum-based chemicals. But so far, that’s still an aspiration.
For food companies, shifting to regenerative ag practices is complicated

March 18, 2021

by Meg Wilcox

Regenerative agriculture practices can sequester carbon in soil, but for companies with complex supply chains, the logistics of moving to such practices can get messy.
- Food & Agriculture
- Regenerative Agriculture
5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021

January 4, 2021

by Meg Wilcox

Many companies set 2025 sustainable packaging goals. 2021 will be a year for reckoning and opportunity.
Linking S with E in the renewable energy sector

November 9, 2020

by Meg Wilcox

Response to the moment or a true shift?