Saint-Gobain Glass not only boasts the UK’s leading energy-saving flat glass coatings with its SGG PLANITHERM range; it is also working with a growing group of processors to develop and expand its innovative Cullet Returns Scheme and ...
Tags: glass recycling, glass, flat glass coatings
In recognition of World Water Day, INVISTA, producer of LYCRA fiber, highlights its commitment to sustainability The success of a company no longer refers exclusively to profits and market share. Currently, companies holding leading ...
Tags: polymers, fibers, fiber industry
You've neglected it for ages, but now's the time to get rid of the household hazardous waste—oil-based paints, pesticides, automotive fluids, compact fluorescent lightbulbs, and more—that's lurking somewhere in your home. ...
Tags: Household Waste, Junk, Consumer Electronics
Employee safety and comfort are paramount for one of the nation’s largest automobile parts recycling companies – as is the need to keep a lid on costs. That’s why they recently used a Zoneworks® insulated curtain wall ...
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The 2013 edition of Yarn Expo Spring will present a new record of nearly 200 exhibitors from seven countries and regions, all looking to take advantage of strong Chinese yarn output figures from last year and a booming domestic economy. ...
Councils are likely to receive increased support for collecting glass in a manner which ensures it is suitable for remelt following changes to the PRN system, according to Defra minister Richard Benyon. Mr Benyon said changes to the ...
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The latest declared glass recycling rate in South Africa is now, according to The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC), 40.1%; a 230% growth in annual volumes recycled since the inception of TGRC six years ago. Evidence of a shift in consumer ...
The premiere of Ifat India is already attracting a great deal of attention from international exhibitors. India’s “Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse and Recycling” takes place from October 24 to 26, 2013, at the ...
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Construction has commenced on the new stainless steel project of Henan Province-based Chinese stainless steel producer Xuyuan Group, as reported by local media sources on March 19. Total investment in the project, which is based in ...
Spartanburg-based textile machinery supplier Zimmer America Corp. is now the exclusive agent in North America for ARTEC (Advanced Recycling Technology) Machinery GmbH — an Austria-based developer and builder of high-performance ...
Aquafil, ECNC Land & Sea Group and Star Sock have together established the "Healthy Seas, a Journey from Waste to Wear" Initiative. The main objective of this Healthy Seas Initiative is to remove waste, in particular fishing nets, and ...
Tags: Textile
US-based SanTan Brewing has announced the launch of its German Mr. Pineapple Wheat Ale in recyclable 12oz Rexam cans. The cans deliver durability, portability and light barrier properties that preserve freshness. According to Rexam, the ...
The recycling of rigid plastics, excluding bottles, climbed 13 percent in 2011 to reach at least 934 million pounds for the year, and U.S. consumers with local access to recycle all non-bottle rigid plastics shot from 40 percent to 57 ...
Tags: rigid plastics, bottles, containers
Coca Cola has ended its involvement with the Northern Territory cash for containers scheme, following its recent, possibly temporary, court victory. The Boomerang Alliance of 26 environment groups have urged the NT government not to be ...
Aquafil, ECNC Land & Sea Group and Star Sock have together established the “Healthy Seas, a Journey from Waste to Wear” Initiative. The main objective of this Healthy Seas Initiative is to remove waste, in particular fishing ...
Tags: textile products, textile, textile industry