What are the 50 greatest inventions since the wheel? If you ballpark the wheel's innovation at 6,000 B.C., then what are the most significant discoveries that follow? A reasonable list should be agriculture-heavy, and in its "50 Greatest ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Due to lack of the natural resources, we have to think of recycling of the wastage and residues. The simplest way to stop the pollution from these residues and waste is to establish briquetting plants. Biomass briquettes are the best ...
A food science journal has retracted a French study linking genetically modified foods to tumors and organ failure in rats that went viral on the Internet. Elsevier, the publisher of the journal, Food and Chemical Toxicity, said it was ...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance is asking the federal government to invalidate contract clauses compensating shippers from liability in case of incidents involving dangerous goods such as crude oil. CTA's president and CEO, David Bradley, ...
Tags: Transportation, logistics, Trucking
A research paper published in the scientific journal Tobacco Control shows that graphic warning labels on cigarette packs led to a decrease in smoking rates in Canada of between 12% and 20% from 2000 to 2009. The authors estimate that if ...
Recycling of beverage cartons increased by 3% to 40% in the European Union in 2012 compared to 2011, according to the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE). The total recovery rate including recycling and energy ...
Tags: Cartons Recycling, Packaging
Unless you’ve been living in South America these past few years, the Ford EcoSport will be an unfamiliar name. With the popularity of SUVs showing no signs of waning, however, the new-generation version of the EcoSport, like most ...
Turning an outdoor space into one that entices you and your guests as soon as the door opens is a renovation dream for most people. Building a good deck can enhance the beauty and function of your landscape, and blend with the outdoor ...
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Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported Tuesday that a deal has been finalized between Thyssenkrupp and a consortium of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to purchase Thyssenkrupp's Calvert, Alabama mill. The report, which did not ...
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) recommends that all provinces follow Ontario and Quebec’s lead in requiring a truck speed limit of no more than 105 kilometres an hour. The recommendation comes in a white paper, a report stating ...
With the transportation of dangerous goods on the radar of federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt following a devastating train wreck in Lac Megantic earlier this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is looking at its own ...
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Part of Kraft’s Gevalia single-serve coffee system, the thermoformed PS cup offers the long shelf-life required by customers. Containing a special filter paper, the hot drink is placed into the filter and the cup is sealed. The ...
Brand designing group Smith & Milton has created a newly designed Christmas wax wrap packaging for the UK-based bakery brand Warburtons. The new pack looks like a wrapped present, featuring iconic festive images such as Christmas trees, ...
A look back through our archives sees that DuPont, Dr Pepper, Post Holdings and Ralcorp Holdings, Kraft Foods and Dow Chemical Company have all had issues to address. General Mills is working to undo the impact of poor waste disposal more ...
Tags: Changing, environmental, issue, food, firm
Taiwan-based photovoltaic (PV) conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials will establish a 5MWp PV system in Palau, with power purchase agreement to be signed with Palau Public Utilities Corp (PPUC) by the end of 2013 and completion of the ...