Packaging firms around the world have formed a new group to develop collection and recycling opportunities for paper cups and identify solution to transform used paper cups into a valuable source sustainably. The new group, Paper Cup ...
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Luxembourg-based Ardagh Group has signed a 15-year agreement with West Yorkshire-based Reuse to expand glass recycling in the UK. The company has joined forces with the Australian recycling and waste management company United Resource ...
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Nissan has opened its second manufacturing facility in Thailand, which will produce the NP300 Navara, a new generation pickup truck. The 580,000m2 plant was built with an investment of THB3.7bn ($114.3m), and will support the region with ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a final legal agreement with ten companies to conduct the cleanup of contaminated ground water at the Evor Phillips Leasing Company Superfund site in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed nearly 100 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Violations of environmental ...
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Bernard Amos, CEO of environmental consultancy and contract management firm Helistrat, discusses the recent rise in Landfill Tax and the impact and opportunity for UK businesses Most of us probably think that when it comes to recycling we ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that no further action is needed to address two closed landfills at the Cinnaminson Ground Water Contamination Superfund site in the townships of Cinnaminson and Delran, New Jersey. ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the fire burning underground at the Integrated Waste Management Tire site in Penuelas, Puerto Rico is now fully extinguished and the potential health risks from the smoke have ...
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Ireland-based Antrim Borough Council, part of the arc21 waste management group, has announced the launch of new glass recycling policy. As part of the recycling process, the 100% recyclable metal caps and lids on glass bottles and jars ...
Cardia Bioplastics is all set to supply $65,000 worth compostable bag and waste management products to the UK-based LifeCycle Products as part of an agreement. LifeCycle Products managing director Mark Sommers said the company intends ...
Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has agreed to supply up to 200 trucks Amsa, a provider of street cleaning and waste management services in Italy. Scania won the contract following a public tender in Milan, Italy. Amsa, ...
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BASF and its customers are innovating with plastics solutions in Asia Pacific to address the sustainability challenges of the region and the world. At Chinaplas 2014, BASF will demonstrate solutions that help local and international ...
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Qixia District Council in China has placed an order with Australian packaging materials manufacturer Cardia Bioplastics for 500,000 Biohybrid kitchen waste bags. Manufactured using Cardia's proprietary Biohybrid technology, the bags ...
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The first Mercedes-Benz Econic models with Euro VI engines have been delivered to Hamburg. That is where Hamburg municipal sanitation (SRH) has now taken delivery of two 2630 L model vehicles, fitted with Rotopress model refuse collection ...
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Saica has raised £4,800 for the Newlife Foundation during the last two years by donating non-standard recyclable items to the Foundation's trading team. Normally, the Saica team processes or trades all of the materials collected ...