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Half of UK Authorities Collect Drink Cartons at Curbside

May 13, 2013 by Jennifer Hermes

The percentage of local authorities collecting recyclable beverage cartons in the UK has reached 50%, according to the Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK. The latest figures indicate a 12-fold increase from 2006 levels, writes Environment & Energy Management. At this time, 203 or 406 counties include ... Read more »

Report: Composting Could Create Two Times as Many Jobs as Landfilling

May 13, 2013May 13, 2013 by Jennifer Hermes

Composting is a major job creator, according to a new report released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC, in conjunction with International Compost Awareness Week. The report, based on a survey of Maryland composters, claims that 1,400 new full-time jobs could be supported ... Read more »

Dallas Waste Haulers Settle with City, Can Dump Where They Want

May 13, 2013May 13, 2013 by Jennifer Hermes

Several waste haulers and the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) will settle a long-standing waste flow control lawsuit against the City of Dallas that dates to 2011; the settlement means that these haulers can dispose of the waste they collect in Dallas at a location of their choosing, including ... Read more »

UK Grocers, Brands Target 1.1m Metric Ton Food Waste Diversion

May 13, 2013May 15, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Unilever, AB InBev and Nestlé are among the 45 UK retailers, manufacturers and brands that have committed to reducing food and drink waste by 1.1 million metric tons by 2015 in the third phase of the Courtauld Commitment, launched late last week. The Waste and Resources Action Programme ... Read more »

SC Johnson Makes Compostable Bags for Commercial Facilities

May 10, 2013May 15, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

SC Johnson has launched Ziplock Brand Compostable Bags designed for use in commercial composting facilities that accept food scraps and compostable bags. The compostable bags include sandwich bags, 15-quart sized food storage bags and 2.6-gallon food scrap bags. In 2010, Americans generated about 250 million tons of trash and about ... Read more »

Important Considerations for Product Stewardship Legislation

May 2, 2013May 3, 2013 by Jennifer Hermes

Product stewardship legislation has been proposed and considered in a number of states. Legislation is often used to compel various product manufacturers and industries to participate in a qualified program. However, hurdles stand in the way of enacting laws that would be beneficial for the environment, business, communities and future ... Read more »

Kimberly-Clark Professional Partners with TerraCycle for Laboratory, Cleanroom Recycling Effort

May 1, 2013 by Jennifer Hermes

Kimberly-Clark Professional has introduced a large-scale recycling effort for nontraditional cleanroom waste such as cleanroom garments, gloves, hoods, boot covers and hairnets. The company says it is the first large-scale recycling effort for this type of waste. With the RightCycle program, items are deposited in either a RightCycle collection box ... Read more »

NYC Expands Plastics Recycling, Launches Food Waste Challenge

April 30, 2013 by Jennifer Hermes

New York City has put two initiatives into effect to improve its waste and recycling efforts. The first is an expansion of its recycling program to include the recycling of all rigid plastics, including items such as toys, hangers, shampoo bottles, coffee cups and food containers. The expansion of plastics ... Read more »

Electronics Recycler Launches E-Waste Tracking Software

April 30, 2013January 9, 2018 by Jennifer Hermes

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) has launched a new tracking and transparency system that gives customers complete real-time access to the status of their organizational recycling efforts, the company says. The MyTrackTech software gives organizations that recycle their electronic waste through ERI up-to-the-minute access to their accounts and allows them to ... Read more »

Coke Grants Recycling Bins to Municipalities, Schools, City of Chicago

April 30, 2013April 30, 2013 by Jennifer Hermes

The Coca-Cola Foundation/Keep America Beautiful Bin Grant Program is awarding communities, schools, universities and organizations with grants of recycling bins, allowing these entities to either expand existing recycling programs or to make recycling available for the first time. The Bin Grant Program is awarding as many as 5,200 total bins ... Read more »

Veolia Predicts Toxic Waste Recycling Revenue Growth

April 29, 2013May 1, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Veolia Environnement expects revenue from its toxic waste recycling business to grow by 10 percent per year over the next four to five years and profit from these activities to grow by 15 percent per year, according to media reports. In 2012, revenue from the business equaled about €800 million ... Read more »

Hospitals Divert 100m Pounds From Landfill

April 26, 2013May 1, 2013 by Leon Walker

The Healthier Hospitals Initiative kept more than 100 million pounds of waste out of landfills in its initial year, according to the program’s first progress report. The program’s 370 member hospitals recycled more than 50 million pounds of materials and diverted an additional 61.5 million pounds of construction and demolition from ... Read more »

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