Google Furthers its Sustainability Commitments with Pledges for Plastic-Free Packaging and Zero Waste
Google has announced three new sustainability commitments.
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Cintas Chicago Facility Earns Zero Waste Certification
Cintas has announced that its direct sale and rental distribution centers (DCs) located in its Chicago facility have achieved zero waste.
Global Waste-to-Energy Market to Grow 6.45% Annually to 2025
The world market for waste-to-energy (WtE) is expected to grow at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 6.45% during the forecast period of 2020-2025.
Perdue Pursues Zero Waste Despite Increasing Recycling Restrictions
Perdue is pursuing zero waste certifications for their facilities in the face of international recycling restrictions. In this deep dive, vice president of sustainability Steve Levitsky reveals how.
Perdue Farms Operation Certified Zero Waste to Landfill in Industry First
Perdue Farms’ harvest operation in Lewiston Woodville, North Carolina, received GreenCircle Zero Waste to Landfill certification. This is the first time a poultry company has achieved that certification in the US.
Perdue Farms Introduces Compostable Foam Packaging for Shipments
Perdue Farms says that the company has started making all of its e-commerce shipping boxes from 100% recyclable cardboard insulated with a biodegradable, water soluble, and backyard compostable foam made using high-grade non-GMO cornstarch.
Toolkit Highlights Sustainability Best Practices
The Global Environmental Management Initiative has launched a toolkit designed to help corporations better address sustainability topics by communicating the value of sustainability to employees and using other internal means to achieve objectives. The GEMI Quick Guide on Cultivating Sustainability Within an Organization includes best practices and mini case studies from ... Read more »
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Site Assessments, Climate Bonds, Perdue
The EPA issued notice that it plans to endorse ASTM International’s updated Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, through a final rule amending 40 C.F.R. Part 312. A comment period ends September 16, and if there are no negative comments the rule will go ... Read more »
GNP Chicken Plant Reuses One-Third of Water
GNP Company’s chicken processing plant in Minnesota captures and reuses about one-third of its daily water use using membrane bioreactor technology in its water treatment facility. The MBR technology, which saves between 400,000 to 500,000 gallons of treated, reclaimed water every day at the plant, helped GNP earn the 2013 ... Read more »
FM Conway Improves Production 50% With Water Recycling System
FM Conway, an infrastructure services company and processor of sand, aggregates and recycled materials, was able to increase production by 50 percent and improve reliability after adding a water treatment system developed by CDEnviro, according to the supplier. CDEnviro’s turn-key centrifuge system, which has resulted in an overall reduction in ... Read more »
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fines for Dairyland and BASF; SF6; Calif.-Quebec Carbon Program
The EPA and the DOJ have reached a Clean Air Act settlement with Dairyland Power Cooperative under which the utility will invest $150 million in pollution control technology at three power plants in Alma and Genoa, Wis. The settlement also requires that DPC spend $5 million on environmental mitigation projects and pay ... Read more »
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Rio+20, Natural Gas Lobby, NRC, Camp David Declaration
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has released a policy report directed toward the Rio+20 conference that outlines a set of policy recommendations from the business community. The report has seven categories of action including defining clear and specific goals, a public education plan, the establishment of performance standards ... Read more »