PHILADELPHIA– Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin presented the Lehigh Gap Nature Center and its Executive Director Dan Kunkle with a 2014 Excellence in Site Reuse Award. The ...
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Due to be introduced on January 1st 2015, the new waste regulations mean that businesses, including shopping centres and retail outlets in England and Wales, will be required to separate waste paper, metal, plastic and glass for collection. ...
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Mars Chocolate North America has secured LEED Gold certification for its new manufacturing plant in Topeka, Kansas. Spread over an area of around 500,000ft2, the Topeka plant produces M&M'S brand candies and Snickers bars. The plant has ...
Initial reaction to the Apple Watch (not, disappointingly, the iWatch) falls into two camps: those who have only seen photos, who think it looks ugly and big, and those who have actually worn it, who realise it's surprisingly light, and not ...
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CTIA-The Wireless Association® is an international nonprofit membership organization that has represented the wireless communications industry since 1984. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their ...
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Last month the EU proposed a tough set of waste recycling targets that have been met with much resistance by the packaging industry. The new proposals revolve around the aim for 80% of packaging waste materials to be recycled by 2030. ...
With benefits such as decreased production and material costs, use of recycled materials, and lighter, smaller package design, Versatile Packagers says the Sustainable Packaging model is a revolutionary concept, satisfying the needs of both ...
Sociedade Central de Cervejas e Bebidas (SCC), a brewery in Vialonga near Lisbon, Portugal, has significantly reduced water usage by improving operating performance and reliability with help from GE’s (NYSE: GE) advanced membranes and ...
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Dell, a US-based multinational computer technology company, has introduced new carbon-negative packaging, which is based on sustainable AirCarbon material developed by Newlight Technologies. Said to be made from air and greenhouse ...
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US-based Hologenix has unveiled – Celliant, a revolutionary, patented technology that, through the use of fibers, converts the body’s natural energy (heat) into infrared (IR) light and emits it into the body’s tissue and ...
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Every electronics OEM needs to formulate a business story and develop related media pitches and awareness campaigns. Creating success just takes a bit of preparation and adherence to a few key pointers. We're not ordering pizza here. A ...
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The show, which took place at Birmingham's NEC, 26 & 27 February 2014, was co-located with six other events: Ecopack, Contract Pack, Packtech, Print Innovations, Labelling Innovations, and Converting. It included packaging buyers from ...
The Tire Recycling Project, also known as TREC, is designed to develop two uses for used tires. The project is driven by Groupe Michelin. The first use, TREC Regeneration, involves regenerating rubber compounds to make new high ...
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Organic and eco-friendly are terms familiar to consumers as they take a step back to assess their product purchases based on health concerns, environmental impact, and value toward sustainability. “We are in the mode of responsible ...
At present, a situation seen in many developing countries in which the demand as well as the prices of the fuels is increasing with time. So, to meet the demand of the fuels like petrol, diesel, wood, coal, lignite and natural gas, a ...
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