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Six Advantage Metals Recycling Facilities Receive 2012 Safety Award
The Safety Council of the Ozarks, a regional branch of the National Safety Council (NSC), has awarded its 2012 Corporate Safety Award to six scrap metal recycling facilities owned by Kansas City, Mo.-based Advantage Metals Recycling (AMR).
By Sean Griffey • May 7, 2012 -
E-Z Pack Purchased by Navistar
Truck body manufacturer, E-Z Pack, expects to continue building, marketing and supporting refuse truck bodies for integration with other OEM chassis.
By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012 -
3,000 Ton per Day Waste-to-Energy Plant Approved in Florida
The plant is scheduled to begin commercial operation in spring 2015
By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012 -
New York's Largest Farm & Food Waste Biogas Facility Opened
Facility will generate 1.4 MW of electricity and will reduce greenhouse emissions by 8500 tons annually
By Sean Griffey • May 2, 2012 -
BHS acquires National Recovery Technologies
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012 -
Landfill Gas Project Delivering Power to Nissan in Mexico
Project is the first in Mexico to be registered with U.N. under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol
By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012 -
Group Seeks Conservation Restriction on Capped Landfill Near Walden Pond
Landfill is capped and only used for compost and snow disposal.
By Sean Griffey • April 29, 2012 -
Republic Down Sharply After Earnings Miss, Lower Guidance
Stock down sharply based on earnings report. By Friday afternoon, stock was down ~13%.
By Sean Griffey • April 27, 2012 -
25 Year Digestate Recycling Contract for 4R Recycling
Under this contract it is expected that the company will handle up to 25,000 tons of material per year.
By Sean Griffey • April 26, 2012 -
Wind pushes plastics deeper into oceans, driving trash estimates up
Decades of research into how much plastic litters the ocean, conducted by skimming only the surface, may in some cases vastly underestimate the true amount of plastic debris, according to an oceanographer.
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
Stars align for NASA's corporate sustainability initiative
Launch, a collaboration between NASA, the United States Agency of International Development (USAID), Nike and the U.S. State Department, has examined sustainability issues such as water, health and energy. Next up for Launch? Waste. "The average person just doesn't think about waste,&...
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
EPA Report Landfill Greenhouse Emissions Down 27% since 1990
Landfills still the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
Covanta to Commercialize its Gasification Technology
Pilot commercial demonstration proves viability of new 300-ton-per-day modular system
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
Massachusetts Seeks Zero Discharge Area for Bay
EPA is evaluating the proposal and accepting public comments
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
ProSelect Unveils New Carbon Capture Technology
The GC6 Carbon Capture System is able to harness carbon dioxide (CO2) from biomass combustion emissions and convert it into fertilizer to grow climate friendly greenhouse crops.
By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012 -
Man nabbed on scrap-stealing charges twice in same day
ManRobert caught stealing rain gutters and downspouts from local houses
By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012 -
Electronic Waste Management Market to Grow at 17.8 Percent per year Between 2011-2015
The existence of valuable materials in the e-waste is said to drive the growth.
By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012 -
BHS Begins Installation of World's Largest Recycling Facility in California
System will process 110 tons per hour of commercial material
By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012 -
Kellogg Co. sees waste-to-landfill numbers rise
Landfill waste increased approximately 9% in the past year.
By Sean Griffey • April 20, 2012 -
Advanced Disposal Completes Landfill Gas to Energy Plant
Georgia facility cost $4.5 million and will generate enough electricity to power 1,650 homes.
By Sean Griffey • April 20, 2012 -
Oil Exploration Waste Treatment Permit for R360 in North Dakota
Permit will allow the use of a mobile treatment unit from a centralized location
By Sean Griffey • April 20, 2012 -
New technology uses less water and produces energy and fertilizer at the same time
Water is a valuable resource. New technologies are making it easier to handle drinking water responsibly, purify wastewater effectively and even recover biogas and fertilizer.
By Sean Griffey • April 19, 2012 -
Investment Firm Buys Paper Recycling Company
Manistique Papers purchased for an undisclosed amount of money.
By Sean Griffey • April 18, 2012 -
SuperValu Announces Goal of 300 Food Stores Diverting 90% of Waste from Landfills
Last year, chain reduced landfill waste by 28,000 tons
By Sean Griffey • April 18, 2012 -
Kneiss hiring signals a new era for EIA
Sharon H. Kneiss brings an important background of experience in both environmental issues and association management
By Sean Griffey • April 18, 2012