Hazardous Waste

Xerox Cuts GHG Emissions by 20% from 2002

Xerox Corp. reports greenhouse gas emissions fell 20 percent from 2002 to 2008, and says it will deliver a 25 percent reduction in total GHG ...

Apple, Sony Ericsson Lead in Removing Harmful Chemicals from Electronics

Apple and Sony Ericsson are among the leaders in the electronics industry to move away from using chemicals that can lead to health and environmental problems, ...

Northrop Grumman To Pay $21 Million For San Gabriel Valley Water Cleanup

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a $21 million settlement with Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corporation that requires Northrop Grumman to clean up groundwater contamination at ...

Lack of Guidance, Metrics, Incentives Impede Environmental Cleanup

Aimed at site owners, remediation businesses and other industry services providers, the Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF) has released a white paper that delivers an ...

Shipping Industry Fears EU Emissions Caps

With the failure so far of global climate talks to set emissions caps on the shipping industry, some fear that the EU will go ahead with ...

Electronics Recycling Certification May Halt Unethical Practices

In a move to help businesses ensure that they are ethically recycling their obsolete electronics, the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) now offers electronics recyclers and ...

Some Goods Made of Recyclables Contain Radioactive Material

A new investigation is sure to cause queasiness among some consumers of goods made from recyled materials. A survey of recycled-content items like cheese graters, tableware, ...

EPA May Modify Recycling of Hazardous Materials

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is addressing the next steps on two hazardous waste rules -- Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) and the Emission Comparable Fuels ...

Invista Settles With EPA, Violation Fixes Will Cost $500M

After self-reporting environmental violations at 12 facilities in seven states, Invista will spend up to $500 million to correct the problems, on top of a $1.7 ...

Nations To Negotiate Binding Treaty To Cut Mercury Emissions

At a U.N. meeting of environmental ministers in Nairobi, more than 140 countries agreed to negotiate a legally binding treaty that will cut mercury emissions. The treaty ...

More on the Color of Sustainability

Adam Werbach, Global CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi S, might be right. In a previous EL story, he wrote, “It is essential to move beyond green as the sole signifier of sustainability. History and ...

Toy Makers Get 1-Year Reprieve on Toxic Testing

Federal regulators postponed testing requirements that would have forced manufacturers to shell out large fees for failing to check childrens' products for lead content, writes the LA Times. The Consumer Product Safety ...

EPA Raids Corporation Suspected of Illegal E-Waste Dumping

Agents with the EPA and Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently raided Executive Recycling as part of an investigation into the export and illegal dumping of e-waste abroad, reports The Denver Post. Executive ...

Perdue Works to Minimize Poultry Farm Runoff, Waste

The EPA and Perdue Farms joined forces to prevent runoff from poultry farming from entering U.S. waters in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, thus protecting water quality and plant and fish ...

Natural Marketing Institute Reveals Consumer Trends For 2009

Natural Marketing Institute released its annual trends based on results of various NMI research sources. The institute found that among consumers there will be a growing interest in company supply chains asconsumers are take a ...

Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

With 2008 just out the door, it's a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with top sustainability executives. Here are Environmental Leader's top green business stories for ...

Dry Cleaners Use ‘Perc’ Altnernative, Recycled Coat Hangers

Seattle-based startup Blue Sky, one of just 35 dry cleaners in the U.S. to use toxin-free carbon dioxide to clean clothes, bought a conventional competitor and is converting it to its ...

Oregon Makes Brands Pay to Recycle E-Products

The state of Oregon is requiring electronics manufacturers to either set up their own recycling program or pay their portion of a state-run program to recycle computers, monitors, and TVs. Just three have chosen to ...

Waste Management’s Disney Exhibit Takes Upbeat View of Trash

Elizabeth Royte of OnEarth Magazine recently took a trip to Walt Disney World's Epcot, where Waste Management launched an exhibit called “Don't Waste It,” earlier this year. The exhibition offers ...

California EPA Releases Green Chemistry Initiative

California's EPA recently released the state's landmark Green Chemistry Initiative (PDF), which focuses on encouraging or mandating manufacturers to develop chemicals that are less poisonous and degrade more quickly in the ...