Waste & Recycling
Waste and recycling focuses on waste and the reduction of waste through recycling. Included are stories about EPA efforts to control waste, including hazardous waste. Also included are stories on industrial efforts to reuse materials and reduce their toxic footprint.
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
Tesco is trialing a packaging strip developed by It'sFresh! Ltd. in an effort to make food last longer and prevent waste.
The U.K. supermarket giant will ...
Plastic Bag Bans ‘Present Hidden Environmental, Economic Costs’
Plastic bag bans incur hidden economic and environmental costs that are "virtually ignored," according to conservative think tank the National Center for Policy Analysis.
More than ...
Zero-Waste Phenomenon Grows, as Kraft Hits Milestone
Kraft has 36 facilities in 13 countries that send zero waste to landfills, the company has announced, the latest in a string of “zero waste” ...
Super Bowl Host Committee Prez Talks Sustainability
Super Bowl Host Committee President Allison Melangton discusses recycling efforts at the stadium and other sustainability efforts.
Intertek, Fost Plus Launch Packaging Life-Cycle Tool
Intertek, a provider of quality and safety services to businesses, and Beligian nonprofit Fost Plus have developed a packaging life-cycle analysis tool.
Pack4ecodesign offers guidelines for eco-friendly ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 14001, e-Stewards, R2, LEED
U.K.-based sustainable roofing provider International Construction Bureau (ICB) has earned the accreditations ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001, adding to ICB's ISO 9001, and all three ...
Ford to Cut Landfill Waste 70%, Water 30% in Europe
Ford's European operations plan to cut landfill waste 70 percent and water use 30 percent under a five-year sustainability strategy.
The waste reduction goal will cut ...
Office Depot Recycling Earnings up 37%; CO2 Down 11%
In 2010 Office Depot earned $2.43 million from recycling, up 37% from 2009, according to its 2011 Corporate Citizenship Report.
The company, which has ...
Fleet Briefing: AT&T Orders 1,200 CNG Vans; Waste Management, BAE, Caterpillar
AT&T has ordered 1,200 Chevrolet Express compressed natural gas cargo vans for delivery to its service centers nationwide. General Motors says it is its largest ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Rainforest Alliance, LEED Certifications, WEEE
Hershey's says that later this year, U.S. consumers will be able to purchase Hershey's Bliss products with 100 percent cocoa from Rainforest Alliance-certified farms. The ...
Range Rover Evoque and Sustainable Design
Kasia Boryczko, Sustainability Engineer for the Range Rover Evoque, explains how the Evoque demonstrates efficiencies and responsible design.
Retailers Shrink Stores to Save Energy, Report Finds
Big-box retailers are gravitating towards smaller stores and distribution centers as they seek to reduce energy use, create transportation efficiencies and support communities, according to ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: State of the Union, ETS Waivers, Tidal Permit, Cal ISO Plan
Manufacturers should get incentives to make energy-efficiency improvements to their plants, President Obama said in last night's State of the Union address. He called ...
Albe Zakes Discusses TerraCycle’s Retailer Recycling Program
Beyondtheline.org interview with Albe Zakes, the 25 year-old Global VP, Media at TerraCycle, Inc., an'upcycling' company, which converts waste materials into ...
Contraband Hospital Waste Returns to US
Brazil has sent 46.6 tons of contraband waste from American hospitals back to the U.S., Fox News reports.
Customs agents intercepted the container of waste ...
Crown Holdings Cuts Direct GHGs 8%
Crown Holdings, a leading supplier of cans and other metal packaging products to consumer marketing companies, cuts its direct greenhouse gas emissions by ...
GM’s John Bradburn Talks Waste Reduction
John Bradburn, GM's manager of waste reduction efforts, talks about how GM's landfill-free projects relate to real world situations.
UT Employees Kick the Can
The University of Texas is testing a program to reduce waste ...
EU Passes WEEE Recast, Requires Up to 85% E-Waste Recycling
The European Parliament has passed more stringent targets under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, requiring member states to collect 65 to ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, Minnesota Farming Conservation, Indian Telecom Targets, RoHS 2
JPMorgan Chase has earned LEED Platinum for the renovation of the 50-year-old building that houses its global headquarters in Manhattan, and the company says that ...
