Recycling
Recycling is the process of turning used materials into new products to prevent waste and reduce pollution and consumption of natural resources. The articles in this section look at recycling efforts and programs by different companies. They also discuss the uses for recycled materials.
Shaw Improves Water Use, Carpet Recycling
Shaw Industries Group lowered both its water intensity and post-industrial waste intensity last year, while greenhouse gas intensity held steady, according to the carpet ...
DEFRA Scraps ‘Sell-By’ Dates To Cut Food Waste
U.K. agency DEFRA has released updated guidance to help ensure the right date marks are used on food labels, to make it easier for ...
Grocery Bag Giant Settles on Recycling Claims
The ChicoBag Company, a reusable bag firm, has announced that the lawsuit filed against it by Hilex Poly Company LLC, Superbag Operating Ltd. and Advance Polybag ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Double Counting Biofuels, Regulatory Timeout, Stricter Offshore Standards
The Obama administration has told a federal court that it has no objection to reopening lawsuits brought by both industry and environmental groups challenging national ...
Most Soft Drink Makers Lack Recycling Goals
Only three out of eight major soft drink companies have recycling goals, according to a study by Green Research.
PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: RoHS Lead Exemption, WEEE Compromise, LEED Platinum Luxury
The European Union on Monday added a new exemption for lead to the RoHS directive on toxic substances in electronic goods, ENDS Europe reported. ...
Google Invests in Hog-Waste Energy; Diaper Recycling Plant Opens
Google has invested in a pilot project by Duke University and Duke Energy that converts waste from a pig farm into usable energy.
The system, on ...
Cup Recycling Takes Stage at Starbucks’ 2011 Cup Summit
Video from Starbucks' 2011 Cup Summit in Boston. The ...
Unilever UK Achieves Zero Landfill Status
Consumer products brand Unilever has become a "zero to landfill" manufacturer in its U.K. operations, the company has announced.
The company now recycles 97 percent of its ...
Patagonia to Help Customers Reuse Clothing, in an Ebay ‘First’
Patagonia is encouraging consumers to buy and sell its clothing through a new storefront on Ebay, paired with a customer pledge system.
The outdoor apparel ...
City Makes Recycling Compulsory for Businesses
The city of Minneapolis has introduced mandatory recycling for all businesses, workplaces and houses of worship, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
The rule, which came into ...
Allstate Cuts Internal Paper Use 41% in Two Years
Allstate has cut its paper consumption dramatically and has continued cutting its carbon emissions, but saw its energy use increase slightly last year, according ...
Uniqlo Launches Clothing Recycling Drive
Japanese clothing store Uniqlo has begun rolling out its All-Product Recycling Initiative at its stores in the U.S., U.K. and France.
Uniqlo began a fleece-only recycling program ...
Virgin Media Discusses Closed Loop Internal Paper Program
Virgin Media Discusses its closed loop system for internal paper - meaning that it uses same paper over and over again.
R&D Briefing: GE, New Energy Technologies and Aquatech
GE has launched its 1-megawatt Waukesha APG1000 gas engine (pictured), which can utilize a broader variety of biogases, including those from landfills, wastewater treatment plants and agricultural ...
Media Paper Use to Slump; Degradable Packaging to Take Off
By 2015 paper use in North American magazines, newspapers and books is expected to fall between 12 and 20 percent from 2010 levels, ...
Embattled Coke Bottle Recycling Plant Reopens
The troubled Coca-Cola joint-venture recycling plant in Spartanburg, S.C., is set to reopen today after being shuttered by the company in March.
But Coke is considering selling ...
Urban Mining: The New Frontier
In six short years, I’ve watched as the products coming into our electronics recycling business have grown to include not just computers ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Renewable Auctions, Oil Sands Protests, Canada Coal Rules
The California Public Utilities Commission has given unanimous approval to the Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM), a program under which developers will bid ...
Recycling Surveys Fail Manufacturers, Earth911 Says
Traditional surveys of recycling methods and rates around the U.S. tend to give a distorted picture to manufacturers looking to promote the recyclability ...
