Waste

Yokohama Rubber Cuts GHG Emissions 13.4% in 2008

Yokohama Rubber Group's greenhouse gas emissions at operations in Japan were 13.4 percent lower in fiscal year (FY) 2008 than in the base year (1990), marking ...

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 ...

Waste Management Landfill Gas Project Complete

A Waste Management Inc. landfill gas capture project at the Altamont Landfill near Livermore, Calif., has finally come into production, and now is powering 300 of ...

A Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Partnership

Partnerships can greatly accelerate the pace at which sustainability innovations are incorporated into the supply chain. Often, these collaborations are created precisely to ...

Sodexo Helps Customers Cut Energy, Water Consumption

Sodexo, an integrated facilities management services company, has outlined several key environmental projects at customer locations in its North America 2008-2009 Corporate Citizenship Report ...

Lilly Meets Energy-Efficiency Goals Ahead of Schedule

Eli Lilly, a global pharmaceutical company, has reached its energy goal two years early, improving its energy intensity (energy used per dollar of sales) by ...

Tesco, Sainsbury’s Partner with Battery Recyclers

Retailers are partnering with recyclers in preparation for Europe's Battery Directive, set to go into effect next year. As part of the new battery recycling ...

Xerox Chalks Waste Prevention Success Up to Lean Six Sigma

Xerox, which manages Procter & Gamble's worldwide print operations, has been able to help P&G cut operational costs 20-25 percent by helping control when ...

Downtown Seattle Buildings Benefit from Renewable Fuel Facility

About 200 buildings in downtown Seattle and First Hill will be heated by a renewable fuel boiler. The boiler, run by Seattle Steam, ...

L’Oreal Cuts Water Use, GHG Emissions More Than 6%

L'Oreal bolstered its commitment to an eco-responsible business model by reducing energy and water consumption, waste and CO2 emissions in 2008, according to the company's fifth ...

Product Lifecycles Next on Corporate Energy Agenda

I’m convinced that the principles of environmental sustainability have gained a firm foothold at today’s leading companies. Why? Because even in the ...

StalkMarket Calculates Carbon Footprint of Compostable Dishware

StalkMarket, a manufacturer of compostable dishware and food packaging, is the third U.S. company to certify its carbon footprint by Carbon Trust, reports The Oregonian. The ...

Lipton Tea Factory Meets Zero-Landfill Goal

Lipton has achieved its zero-landfill goal at its Suffolk, Va., plant, reports Wavy.com. About 70 percent of the plant's waste is recycled or reused, ...

Shaw Targets a 60% Reduction in Waste to Landfill by 2011

Shaw Industries Group Inc., a leading carpet manufacturer and floor covering provider, has reclaimed more than 244 million pounds of post-consumer carpet since 2007 through its ...

25% of UK Construction Projects Achieving Goal to Halve Landfill Waste

About a quarter of construction projects in the United Kingdom are projected to comply with an government objective to cut the industry's landfill waste ...

SCA Sees Environmental Benefit From New Wastewater Treatment Plant

A wastewater treatment plant at SCA’s Munksund paper mill in Sweden went online in June. The mill produces paper mass and kraftliner, a starting material for packaging. SCA says that the new treatment plant will ...

Puma to Reduce Energy, Water, Waste 25% by 2010

Puma has set aggressive goals to reduce energy and water consumption and waste creation 25 percent by 2010, based on 2005/2006 results, according to the company's ...

AFS, CGA Promote Reusable Grocery Bags

To reduce plastic bag waste, Associated Food Stores in Salt Lake City and the California Grocers Association are separately promoting the virtues of reusable bags. Associated Food ...

Green Meetings and Events Guidelines Drafted

To help businesses conduct more environmentally conscious meetings and events, a new set of guidelines has been drafted by members of the Convention Industry Council. The council's Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) Panel on Green ...

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 ...