In another attempt to reduce its dependence on China's stranglehold on rare earth element supply, Honda announced that its dealers will start to recycle old cars to extract the rare earth metals from the nickel-metal hydride batteries. ...
Tags: Asia, China, Japan, Rare Earth
Automotive batteries supplier,Johnson Controls has opened a new $150m automotive battery recycling plant in South Carolina, US. The new Florence Recycling Center is expected to recycle 132,000 metric tons per year, or the equivalent of ...
Tags: automotive battery, automotive, battery, battery recycling
In a rare admission of error, Apple said Friday that it's back in EPEAT, the environmental standards group for electronics products that it withdrew from earlier this week. "We've recently heard from many loyal Apple customers who were ...
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Electronic waste recycling firm Executive Recycling has been convicted of multiple crimes,including environmental violations related to illegal disposal of e-waste overseas,mail and wire fraud,and smuggling and obstruction,the ...
Tags: Electronic waste recycling firm, US Department of Justice, CRT
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) announced December 17 a new partnership that will increase the value of both associations to their respective members and increase awareness that plastic materials ...
Tags: Packaging, Plastics, Chemistry Council
"Everyone loves big cans." That's the motto at Moat Mountain Brewing Co., which launched its Bone Shaker Brown Ale in 24-ounce cans from Rexam. Moat Bone Shaker Brown is an English-style brown ale with a rich, malt body and medium hop ...
Tags: Craft Brewer, Can, Can of Beer, Packaging, Printing
NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN) — Giant has delivered 20 of the 100 mountain bikes that it is donating to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.?The 20 bicycles will help Occupy Sandy's team of medics travel around Brooklyn and the Rockaways treating ...
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As food and beverage cartons become more common on grocery store shelves, they are also becoming more common in curbside recycling bins. In 2009, a group of carton manufactures joined forces as the Carton Council to increase carton ...
Tags: Cartons Can, Packaging, Beverage Cartons
Berson has supplied an InLine+ UV disinfection system to a supernatant recycling system used in the filtration plant of Bathurst Regional Council’s recycling system in New South Wales, Australia. Supplied by Berson’s ...
Tags: Supernatant Recycling System, Uv Disinfection, Processing Machinery
Trade-ins of old iPad models have increased 500 percent since Apple announced its iPad 4 and iPad mini. The data comes from gadget recycling website SellMyMobile.com which suggests consumers are cashing in on old tablet models in order to ...
Kohl's Department Stores is pleased to announce the grand opening of 12 new stores, creating approximately 1,500 jobs nationwide. The company now operates 1,146 stores in 49 states. "We are pleased to be in a position to open 12 new ...
Tags: Kohl's Department Stores, Updated check-out stations, waste management
Hilton Worldwide announced a new mattress recycling program in coordination with the installation of new Serta mattresses and box springs. Available immediately across all brands in the U.S., the program will recycle approximately 85 ...
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Plusnet has welcomed the launch of BikeBoost, a revamped cycling programme which aims to encourage more Sheffield workers to cycle to work. The project - funded by Sheffield City Council through the Local Sustainable Transport fund - is ...
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Posted by Rick Lingle,Technical Editor--Packaging Digest,12/19/2012 4:26:01 PM Canadian Plastics Industry Association(CPIA)released a new report that the amount of post-consumer plastic recycled in Canada has increased in 2011.An ...
Tags: CPIA, plastic recycled, packaging, polystyrene
Anthony Bennett investigates current trends in pre-treatment technologies for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination. This includes process design considerations that need to be taken into account, with a focus on the requirements for ...
Tags: Desalination, Pre Treatment Technology, Processing Machinery