Waste Management

From bamboo to mushrooms: How Dell is pushing packaging innovation
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16 Aug. 2012 — written by Oliver Campbell, Dell
Sustainability is at the heart of our business, and sourcing creative and renewable packaging is just one of the areas which we have made a priority. Over the past several …
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China and the circular economy: be afraid, be very afraid
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4 Dec. 2012 — written by maxine perella, Edie.net
It’s very telling that the Chinese president Hu Jintao spoke about the importance of a circular economy just days before it emerged that his nation is cracking down big time …
The top 12 of 2012
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19 Dec. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
From maggots to mushrooms and e-waste to monkey recycling facilities, it’s that time of year when we look back at what’s been most popular in the 2degrees Waste Management …
E-Waste: The dark side of the digital era
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13 June 2012 — written by Stephen Metcalfe, South Basildon and East Thurrock
Over the last few decades technology has revolutionised the world in which we live. In 2005 alone, over 44 million household appliances, 48 million computers and over 776 …
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If Willy Wonka did paper recycling: Step inside Europe's most innovative paper recycling plant
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1 Nov. 2012 — written by Flemmich Webb, Mantis Communications
If Willy Wonka did paper recycling, he’d probably build something like the Steinbeis mill. Inside this complex of warehouses, situated 45-minutes drive outside Hamburg, …
Unilever aims to help cut UK household food waste by 25%
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8 Nov. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Unilever has launched a nationwide consumer challenge to help UK families cut food waste and reduce household bills. The Sustain Ability Challenge has been developed in …
UK launches world’s first monkey recycling facility
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22 Nov. 2012 — written by Robert McKechnie, Green Oak Solutions
The opening of the world’s first monkey recycling facility has been described as “bloody marvellous” by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Owen …
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Nespresso aims to drive up recycling of its coffee capsules
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2 Oct. 2012 — written by Mike Scott, Carbon Copy Communications
Case study: Nestle Nespresso SA In 1986, Nestle created a new sector in the coffee market with its Nespresso brand, with which it aimed to enable anyone to create the …
Five minutes with: Robyn Kimber, impact and sustainability manager, Cafédirect
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17 Sept. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
More than twenty years ago Cafédirect set out to prove that business can be a force for good and were the first coffee brand in the UK to carry the Fairtrade label. And it's …
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17 July 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
One of the key reasons you’ve probably joined the 2degrees network is to access solutions, advice and best practice to help you get real answers to your sustainability …