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GEM to Concentrate on BESG Waste-to-Energy Project in Brazil

General Environmental Management Inc. (GEM) has declared that it has decided to focus fully on the Brazilian waste-to-energy project by Bio-Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (BESG).

28 Jun 2010

ESM Equipment and Complete Recycling Partner on Sustainable Services for Solar Panel Firms

ESM Equipment and Complete Recycling are collaborating to offer a solar panel installation and manufacturing firm with an efficient and economical way to transport and manage by-products produced from the process of solar panel installation in rural regions.

11 Jun 2010

Hydro to Build Norway's Largest Aluminium Recycling Plant

Hydro will build Norway’s largest plant for aluminium recycling at Karmøy. The plant will have an initial capacity of 35,000 mt. The total investment will be approximately NOK 260 million and will establish close to 40 new jobs in the plant.

27 May 2010

Biomass Plants becoming Poplular Again in North America

Over the past few years there has been a resurgence in biomass energy sector as attitudes and regulations again have favored renewable energy. As a result, demand for biomass, including forest residues, urban wood, hog fuel and agricultural waste, has increased.

23 May 2010

Alcoa Helps Launch Sustainable Building Products Initiative

Alcoa, an early adopter of Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) certification for its Kawneer architectural aluminum products, joined in the launch of the Green Products Innovation Institute (GPII), which took place yesterday at Google’s campus in Mountain View, California.

23 May 2010

Converting Waste Plastic into Clean Energy

Student researchers at Northeastern University have designed an apparatus to convert plastic waste into clean energy without releasing harmful emissions.

13 May 2010

New Study Allows LCA Comparison of Glass Packaging to Aluminum and PET

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI), the world's largest manufacturer of glass packaging, today released the results of a comprehensive global study of the complete life cycle of glass containers. O-I's life cycle assessment (LCA), which measures the carbon emissions generated by each phase in the life of a glass container, is foundational to the company's ambitious new sustainability program.

29 Apr 2010

Logistics Model Could Make Recycling of Electrical Eqipment More Efficient

Italian researchers have developed a logistics model that could allow old equipment from refrigerators to mobile phones to be recycled more efficiently under product take-back regulations.

27 Apr 2010

Reducing Fashions' Impact on Resources While Keeping People Well Dressed

How can clothing consumption in western countries be made more environment-friendly? Researchers in Norway are seeking ways to use fewer resources while keeping people well-dressed.

20 Apr 2010

New Fully Recyclable Packaging Material Could Replace Blister Packs

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a fully recyclable new packaging material which, among other things, is able to replace many if not most aluminium-based packaging materials such as blister-packs for pharmaceutical pills or material used for packing coffee for consumers.

19 Apr 2010