From 12 to 14 December, nearly a hundred European experts gathered in Athens to discuss how local and regional authorities can improve their waste collection and recycling policies. This meeting aimed at sharing the expertise of the R4R project partners with Greek municipalities and regions. It also allowed to present the project's first results related to the local instruments helping to reach high recycling performances.
CleanWorld today officially opened the nation’s largest commercial-scale, high solid anaerobic digestion (AD) system at the South Area Transfer Station property in South Sacramento.
For many Americans, the holiday season is the happiest time of year—but it can also be the most wasteful. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Americans generate approximately 25 percent more waste—an extra million tons—between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.
MagneGas Corporation ("MagneGas" or the "Company"), the developer of a technology that converts liquid waste into a hydrogen-based metal working fuel and natural gas alternative, announced today that on Friday October 19, 2012, Dr. Ruggero Maria Santilli, Chairman of the Board and Chief Scientist of MagneGas, delivered a lecture at The Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers at the City College of New York (CCNY) to students and staff.
GlyEco, Inc, the inventors of cutting-edge technology for cleaning waste glycol, today announced it has closed on its asset purchase of Antifreeze Recycling, Inc. Antifreeze Recycling, Inc. is an industry leader in the recycling of waste automotive coolant, and is based in Tea, SD. The transaction closed on October 26, 2012 and is expected to be immediately accretive.
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Green Packaging Market (Recycled, Reusable & Degradable) - Global Scenario, Trends, Industry Analysis, Size, Share And Forecast, 2011 - 2018.
The PVC compounding industry has been shaken up in recent years by changes in chemical regulations that have removed some traditional additives from the marketplace and put new emphasis on renewable aspects including bio-based plasticisers and recycling.
E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recyclers represent a booming opportunity worldwide. Tons of e-waste is being generated as the life cycle of computers, printers, television, mobile phones, music systems, refrigerators and others have declined sharply in the past few years. Meanwhile, constant upgrades are increasing the volume of discarded mobile phones, spurring the need for safe disposal of such waste.
Recycling keeps paper, plastics, and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if the recycling process can be improved.
A University of Washington team this week claimed top prize in the first 3D4D Challenge, an international contest to use 3-D printing for social benefit in the developing world. The three undergraduates won $100,000 to form a company that will work with partners in Oaxaca, Mexico, to build machines that can transform waste plastic into composting toilets and pieces for rainwater harvesting systems.
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