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.
Shaw Industries, Kilian Reveal Chemical Substitution Successes
German sign manufacturer Kilian Industrieschilder and carpet firm Shaw Industries are among the companies that have found environmentally friendly substitutes for problematic or dangerous chemicals ...
Mars Drinks Unveils Recyclable Packaging, Cuts Carbon 40%
Mars Drinks North America is releasing two teas for its Flavia single-serve brewing system in recyclable packs, reports Packaging World.
English Breakfast and Earl ...
Steel Plants Could Provide 20 MW of ‘Green’ Thermal Energy
Steel plants located just outside Sheffield's city center could be connected to the UK city's existing district heating network (pictured) to provide ...
GE Joins EPA’s WasteWise, SmartWay Initiatives
GE Appliances has partnered with the EPA in the agency's WasteWise and SmartWay programs, pledging to reduce landfill waste and emissions.
Already an ...
Supermarket’s On-Site Harvester Turns Food Waste Into Fertilizer
PCC Natural Markets, the nation's largest member-owned grocery retailer, has selected its Issaquah, Wash., store for its first on-site food scrap "harvester."
PCC is undertaking the ...
GAO Report Finds Feds Not Always Managing Own E-Waste Responsibly
A report, "Electronic Waste: Actions Needed to Provide Assurance That Used Federal Electronics Are Disposed of in an Environmentally ...
AEP Sustainability Report: Carbon Emissions Rise 1.5%, Revenues up 4.8%
American Electric Power's total CO2 emissions rose just shy of 1.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, while revenues rose 4.8 percent over that time period, ...
Chrysler Dealerships Install Solar Panels, Recycle Motor Oil and Rainwater
Tim Parker Chrysler, located in the Hot Springs National Park in central Arkansas, installed a 2,000-square-foot solar panel system on the ...
Fujitsu Joins Casella’s Closed Loop Recycling Program
Technology firm Fujitsu Frontech North America has joined Casella Waste Systems' Power of Three closed loop recycling service.
Power of Three is Casella’s newest service for ...
Innovating Business Models for Sustainability
Regulation, cost, reputation, revenue and risk management are driving many organizations to cut their carbon emissions, and become more sustainable. More ...
Tom Szaky, TerraCycle CEO, Profile
Ford Motor Company and SHFT profile Tom Szaky, TerraCycle CEO.
Cox Saves 17,400 Tons of Carbon over Five Years
Cox Enterprises has saved 17,400 tons of carbon through alternative energy projects since 2007 and conserves 20 million gallons of water annually, according ...
Marks & Spencer Launches ‘Shwopping,’ Aims to Recycle as Much as it Sells
Marks & Spencer aims to recycle as many clothes as it sells - 350 million a year - with its Shwopping campaign launched today in ...
Renewables Briefing: Markey Group, Constellation Energy, U.S. Air Force
Here's the latest news on renewable power installations, contracts, financing, permits and market changes affecting corporate environmental and energy executives.
Markey Group has opened a £1.1 million ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, Energy Star, SFI, eRecyclingCorps, IEEE
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items.
Brookfield Canada Office Properties said that its Exchange ...
Ford Tries to Turn Currency Into Car Parts
Ford is hoping to make green greener as it tests decommissioned U.S. paper currency, and a range of other recycled materials, for potential use in ...
Replenish Founder Discusses Reusable Packaging
Jason Foster, founder and chief reuser, Replenish, speaks with Packaging Digest editor Lisa Pierce at the Sustainability in Packaging 2012 conference ...
Cintas Eco-Apparel Uses 15 Million Plastic Bottles
Cintas Corporation says it has helped eliminate more than 15 million plastic bottles from the waste stream by reuing plastic waste in its ...
Kellogg's Sustainability Report: Falls Behind Target With Normalized Waste Production Up 13%
Kellogg's increased its normalized waste to landfill by 13 percent last year, putting the cereal company behind schedule to meet its 2015 goal on ...
Earth Day Briefing: Coke, Pepsi, Whole Foods, Target, Caribou Coffee
It's that time of year again. In celebration of Earth Day on April 22 companies have been unveiling green initiatives all over the place. Here's ...
