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Taking a look at Lansink's waste hierarchy and the circular economy to challenge the 2,000-year-old method of using landfills for waste disposal.
by Conor Riffle
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They're addressing pesticides, rare earth elements and aquaponics.
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Sponsored: The world needs to focus on more innovative approaches to building a circular economy if it is to truly address environmental threats.
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A conversation about next-generation recycling technology, progress since China banned most imports of plastic and paper, and demand driving the industry forward.
by CJ Clouse
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Sponsored: A new study debunked the long-held myth that corrugated pizza boxes are unrecyclable. Now, they’re aiming for a slice of the recycling pie.
by Pete Durette
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Tesla is driving down the amount of waste generated per vehicle and has decreased manufacturing waste by 50 percent in new facilities.
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Next time you look up at the night sky and consider your place in the universe, consider that there are 8,000 metric tons of junk swirling around above you.
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These companies are solving problems in fashion, construction and transportation.
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Making a concrete case for change in how we build.
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270 of the 440 operating reactors worldwide are more than 30 years old. Many nuclear plants originally were designed for a service life lasting around 30 years.
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Advocates of the take-make-waste system have characterized the linear economy as the optimally efficient free market. But nothing is efficient about it.
by Ron Gonen
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Products such as electronic displays made from fish scales to sanitary products made from banana fibers have made headlines. What opportunities do bio-based materials afford?
by Suz Okie
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Measuring circular economy performance requires data on areas of a business that haven’t traditionally been measured.
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Sponsored: InterContinental Hotels Group is using circular economy thinking to seek out solutions to problems such as plastic waste.
by Sopan Shah
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A green recovery supports the environment. An efficient recovery works for both the environment and the economy.
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The goal of the three-year partnership will include a search for a solution to replace the single-use plastic bag.
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Man-made cellulosic fibers, the second biggest cellulosic fiber group after cotton, holds huge untapped potential to transform the fashion industry, according to Forum for the Future and the Textile Exchange.
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Eon, an IoT platform, is working with the fashion companies and retailers to minimize waste and build the infrastructure for circular business models.
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Here are some lessons from the planet’s best line of defense.
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Join GreenBiz for our conversation covering the approaches building product manufacturers are using to make products more circular and keep materials in play after their first use. The idea of buildings as material banks is not new, but deserves examination as it hasn’t taken hold at the scale we would expect. Speakers include leaders from Saint-Gobain, Legrand and Kohler.
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Leaders from the two companies hope others will be inspired to do more to reuse or compost their products.
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From packaging to ecosystem rehabilitation, mycelium — the root structure of mushrooms — has a lot to offer.
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From carbon-negative polyester to dissolvable thread, here's a handful of surprising startups making waves in the apparel industry.
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One key is to design out waste in the first place.
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Plus, what do consumers think of the circular economy? ING executive Anne van Riel offers some perspective.