Post by account_disabled on Mar 4, 2024 2:08:31 GMT -5
Properties owned by Indianapolis-based real estate company Simon Property Group Inc. have begun collecting and packaging clear plastic packaging materials, such as the individual plastic bags that hold clothing delivered to malls, for recycling.
Concord Mills in Concord, North Carolina, uses what it calls a "plastic room," equipped with a hydraulic press that compresses plastics such as clothing bags and shrink wrap to collect plastic for recycling, Plastics News writes. Two other Simon malls also have a plastic baling program.
The move is important because plastic represents the majority of waste generated at malls and is a material that no one knows how to handle, says George Karagior, senior vice president of sustainability at Simon Property Group. According to the article, the company works with firms and industry trade groups such as the American Chemistry Council on waste assessment, logistics and finding potential buyers for materials that are sold to various local businesses.
Simon Property Group's commitment to recycling is well B2B Email List known, the company said in 2012. Last June, Simon announced that 100% of its closed regional malls and Mills facilities now offer merchant recycling . In 2011, the company completed its Recycling Improvement Plan, which has diverted more than 70 waste compactors to recycling and diverted an additional 6,000 tons of waste from landfills each year. In addition, general waste recycling bins were installed at 40 centers, providing customers with access to recycling. Overall, Simon said the company recycles more than 58,000 tons of materials annually and has increased its recycling rate by 25% over the previous two years.
About 20 percent of the world's population, 1.3 billion people, live in energy poverty, according to Kiva. Many continue to use expensive, inefficient and dangerous energy sources such as charcoal, kerosene and diesel. Despite the health benefits and potential energy and cost savings of renewable energy, most cannot afford the high upfront costs without access to financing.
Kiva works with approximately 150 local partners, including microfinance institutions and other nonprofits, to reach people locally, including some of the most remote places on earth. These partners manage loans, work with borrowers and collect payments. Several Kiva local partners have started their green lending programs using Kiva capital.
Local Kiva partners with green lending programs include: Solar Sister, Uganda, which offers loans to women micro-traders to purchase solar supplies to sell in their communities. One Degree Solar Kenya provides loans to retailers for the purchase and resale of solar devices that can charge phones, flashlights and batteries. EarthSpark International, Haiti, provides loans to retailers for the purchase and resale of both solar products and clean cookstoves to expand last-mile distribution. Credit Mongol, Mongolia, loans for clean energy and energy efficient products in one of the most polluted countries on earth.
Concord Mills in Concord, North Carolina, uses what it calls a "plastic room," equipped with a hydraulic press that compresses plastics such as clothing bags and shrink wrap to collect plastic for recycling, Plastics News writes. Two other Simon malls also have a plastic baling program.
The move is important because plastic represents the majority of waste generated at malls and is a material that no one knows how to handle, says George Karagior, senior vice president of sustainability at Simon Property Group. According to the article, the company works with firms and industry trade groups such as the American Chemistry Council on waste assessment, logistics and finding potential buyers for materials that are sold to various local businesses.
Simon Property Group's commitment to recycling is well B2B Email List known, the company said in 2012. Last June, Simon announced that 100% of its closed regional malls and Mills facilities now offer merchant recycling . In 2011, the company completed its Recycling Improvement Plan, which has diverted more than 70 waste compactors to recycling and diverted an additional 6,000 tons of waste from landfills each year. In addition, general waste recycling bins were installed at 40 centers, providing customers with access to recycling. Overall, Simon said the company recycles more than 58,000 tons of materials annually and has increased its recycling rate by 25% over the previous two years.
About 20 percent of the world's population, 1.3 billion people, live in energy poverty, according to Kiva. Many continue to use expensive, inefficient and dangerous energy sources such as charcoal, kerosene and diesel. Despite the health benefits and potential energy and cost savings of renewable energy, most cannot afford the high upfront costs without access to financing.
Kiva works with approximately 150 local partners, including microfinance institutions and other nonprofits, to reach people locally, including some of the most remote places on earth. These partners manage loans, work with borrowers and collect payments. Several Kiva local partners have started their green lending programs using Kiva capital.
Local Kiva partners with green lending programs include: Solar Sister, Uganda, which offers loans to women micro-traders to purchase solar supplies to sell in their communities. One Degree Solar Kenya provides loans to retailers for the purchase and resale of solar devices that can charge phones, flashlights and batteries. EarthSpark International, Haiti, provides loans to retailers for the purchase and resale of both solar products and clean cookstoves to expand last-mile distribution. Credit Mongol, Mongolia, loans for clean energy and energy efficient products in one of the most polluted countries on earth.