Brazil and Venezuela started the phase-out of incandescent light bulbs in 2005, and the European Union, Switzerland, and Australia started to phase them out in 2009. Likewise, other nations are implementing new energy standards or have ...
US-based Clearly Clean Products has introduced its new recyclable modified atmosphere package (MAP) tray for meat, poultry, entrées and kebobs. Simple for the processors to seal and easy for consumers to use, the FDA-compliant tray ...
Technology Conservation Group, Inc., an electronics recycling and asset management company headquartered in Lecanto, FL announced today the launch of a new and improved website. With enhanced search capabilities and a new look and feel, ...
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GlaxoSmithKline has launched a new program to reduce the environmental impact of GSK respiratory inhalers sent to landfills. The program, Complete the Cycle Recycle, is designed to help people to deposit their empty inhalers at ...
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The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)'s consumer website has released a new YouTube video, Meet Norman, that shows how bottled water bans are having an unintended effect by shifting consumption to less healthy drinks packaged ...
As the battle between Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S III rages on – a study conducted by the disassembly firm iFixit and nonprofit organisation Ecology Centre has concluded that the iPhone 5 is less toxic than the ...
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EPEAT has launched a review of ultra-thin and light laptops carrying its environmental ratings after Apple withdrew from and rejoined the organization last week. Apple didn't explain the reasons behind either decision, but speculation has ...
It will not be wrong to say that the world has been revolutionized today as rubber is being used extensively.Though rubber is renewable,yet the effects that the burning of rubber-made products inflicts on the environment are also not ...
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US-based HDI Plastics has signed an agreement with the Eastland Economic Development to construct a $4m plastics recycling facility in 2013 in Eastland, Texas. Eastland Economic Development executive director Jerry Conner said the company ...
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Tom's of Maine, a leader in natural oral and personal care products, has partnered with TerraCycle, a recycling and upcycling pioneer, to give a second life to product packaging with the launch of the Tom's of Maine Natural Care Brigade. In ...
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The American Beverage Association is honoring America Recycles Day by supporting a pilot project called "Recycle on the Go" in Palm Beach County, Florida, to increase the amount of recycled cans and bottles and decrease the amount of ...
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Conveyors have a wide range of applications, anything from chemical ingredients to food or industrial waste. They are what connect the different parts of the process that take raw material through to finished product.One of the necessary ...
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A string of retail giants have announced that shoppers can bring back thin plastic packaging such as bread bags for recycling at their stores as a result of an agreement with the On Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme The On-Pack Recycling ...
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John Lewis has introduced biodegradable polyethylene packaging across its schoolwear and bed linen lines The move is designed to reduce the environmental impact of packaging from the retailer’s bed linen ranges and some schoolwear ...
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Filatura di Saluzzo S.r.l. — an Italy-based manufacturer of polyester yarns for apparel fabrics — has introduced Newlife for corporate workwear applications. Newlife is an integrated, patented system for recycling polyester ...
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