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Some U.S. states are trashing troves pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire

Wed, 2023-12-20 09:53 — mike kraft

States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire Some states that stockpiled millions of masks and other personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic are now throwing the items away. AP News

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With expiration dates passing and few requests to tap into the stockpile, Ohio auctioned off 393,000 gowns for just $2,451 and ended up throwing away another 7.2 million, along with expired masks, gloves and other materials. The now expiring supplies had cost about $29 million in federal money.

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US grid interconnection backlog jumps 40% with wait times expected to grow...

Tue, 2023-04-11 11:37 — mike kraft

US grid interconnection backlog jumps 40% with wait times expected to grow as IRA spurs more renewables The good news, experts say, is there has been movement on both short- and long-term solutions to interconnection backlogs. Emma Penrod Utility Dive

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Most U.S. Companies Say They are Planning to Transition to a Circular Economy

Wed, 2019-02-06 07:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux

But the definition of circular economy remains unhelpfully broad.

fastcompany.com - by Adele Peters - February 5, 2019

When Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport remodeled a terminal, it didn’t buy light bulbs; instead, the company signed a contract for “light as a service” from Signify, the company formerly known as Philips Lighting. Signify owns the physical lights, giving it the incentive to make products that last as long as possible and that can be easily repaired and recycled if anything breaks.

The service is one example of a shift to a circular economy model. Rather than just mining materials and manufacturing products that ultimately end up in landfills, companies are increasingly trying to figure out how to use resources in closed loops.

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The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics

Tue, 2016-01-26 16:06 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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ellenmacarthurfoundation.org - January 19, 2016

Applying circular economy principles to global plastic packaging flows could transform the plastics economy and drastically reduce negative externalities such as leakage into oceans, according to this new report.

The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics provides, for the first time, a vision of a global economy in which plastics never become waste, and outlines concrete steps towards achieving the systemic shift needed.

The report was produced by the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, with analytical support from McKinsey & Company, as part of Project MainStream, a global, multi-industry initiative that aims to accelerate business-driven innovations to help scale the circular economy. It was financially supported by the MAVA Foundation.

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Our plastic paradise

Sun, 2015-10-25 21:05 — Maeryn Obley

Products containing plastic microbeads that wash into our rivers and lakes. (Courtesy of Marcus Eriksen)

Image: Products containing plastic microbeads that wash into our rivers and lakes. (Courtesy of Marcus Eriksen)

thenewtropic.com - September 29th, 2015 - Roshan Nebhrajani

I was in Seattle recently talking with an old friend about my move back to Miami. “That place is so plastic,” she said to me. Defend Miami mode instantly activated.

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