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Levi’s to recycle old jeans into new ones

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 12, 2016

In a bid to create circular economy, Levi’s plans to divert clothing from landfills and take-back programmes for apparel to recycle everything from building insulation to cushioning material....

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India, Israel to further cooperation to water conservation

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2016

After cementing their partnership in defence and agriculture, India and Israel are looking to further their cooperation to water conservation, recycling and desalination.

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PV CYCLE Achieves New Record For Silicon-Based PV Module Recycling — 96% Recycling Rate In Real-World Performance

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 4, 2016

An association that has been described as being the first waste management program in the world for solar photovoltaic technologies, PV CYCLE, has achieved a new record for silicon-based PV module recycling — a 96% recycling rate in real-world performance — according to a new...

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Amsterdam firm creates online platform to help recycle, sell textile waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2016

In this era of Circular Economy, where ‘waste’ also holds value, an Amsterdam-based company has come up with Circulator, an online global market place to facilitate trade of recyclable textiles...

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MCap investing over $6M in PET bottle recycling firm Ganesha Ecosphere

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

Private equity fund MCap is acquiring 15.6 per cent equity stake in Kanpur-based Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd through a preferential allotment for around Rs 37.94 crore (over $6 million), as per a stock market disclosure.
The board of directors of the listed company has...

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Taste for waste

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs now see business opportunity in waste paper. The raddiwala employed with start-ups can be summoned to home with the click of a mouse or a phone call
AMRINDER SINGH, 57, is a government employee living in south Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar. His neighbours say he...

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Tetra Pak boasts environmental performance; releases Sustainability Update 2014

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014

Tetra Pak, on 5 September, released a report on company’s initiatives towards environment named Sustainability Update 2014, which highlights the company’s 2013 achievements in the areas of environmental performance, social responsibility and good governance.
 
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Used Tires Could Find Second Life in Batteries

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2014

Hundreds of millions of tires reach the end of their first life each year in the United States. The majority of these tires are recycled into road paving materials, plastic additives, and other useful materials. But, a significant waste stream remains, providing an...

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