The China Association of Metalscrap Utilization has been lobbying the central government to lower the 17% tax on steel scrap sales to help increase its utilization in steelmaking, CAMU Secretary General Li Shubin said at the 7th China ...
Tags: Steel Scrap, Metal, Mineral
Sales of LED lighting solutions in the UAE are expected to increase significantly due to restrictions on the import and sale of incandescent lamps for use in residential areas. New regulations are expected to result in substantial ...
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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. ...
Europe recycled close to 65 billion PET bottles in 2013, as per the figures released by European non-profit trade association Petcore Europe. This is a 7% increase in the number of recycled bottles over the 2012 figures. The ...
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For the second time, Brazilian denim fabric producer - Vicunha will be exhibiting at ‘Denimandjeans’ being held in Bangladesh from October 15 to 16, 2014. Vicunha will be mainly concentrating on 35 denim styles from 200 items ...
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Sales of LED lighting solutions in the UAE are expected to increase significantly due to restrictions on the import and sale of incandescent lamps for use in residential areas. New regulations are expected to result in substantial ...
Tags: LED Market, LED, Incandescent Lamp, LED lighting
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in northeastern Nebraska, and the Tribe’s Utilities Commission have reached a settlement with the United States to improve the Tribe’s drinking ...
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US-based Dynamic Recycling has started work on its new distilled spirits plant set to come up in Bristol, Tennessee. With this addition, the company will increase its capacity for environment-friendly, economical, safe destruction and ...
Tags: Dynamic Recycling, ethanol
Corrugated and plastics packaging company DS Smith has completed the acquisition of remaining 50% stake in Italian recycling company Italmaceri Srl. DS Smith's acquisition of Italmaceri was a part of the acquisition of SCA Packaging in ...
PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded David Andrews of Butler Junior High School in Butler, Pa. with the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). "David Andrews’ dedication ...
As part of its US expansion strategy, catalyst specialist Umicore has entered into a long-term agreement to recycle cobalt-containing hard metals scrap from Global Tungsten and Powders Corp (GTP) to produce cobalt fine powders. GTP is a ...
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DALLAS – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $450,000 to the New Mexico Environment Department as the first funding portion of an annual $900,000 state program continuing grant. The grant helps to fund the ...
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Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) has reported a more than 52% increase in U.S. gross post-consumer carpet collections from 2012 to 2013. As revealed in the organization's 2013 Annual Report, CARE partners have diverted 534 million ...
Tags: CARE, Report, Construction
The manifesto focuses on enabling the plastics recycling sector to meet the government’s low carbon manufacturing ambitions, which are central to meeting aspirations of a circular economy and resource efficiency. A series of ...
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Hennessy Industries Inc. announced that its BADA wheel weight division has been honored with the 2014 Partners in Transformation Award from Sears Holdings Corp. for its implementation of a closed-loop recycling program. BADA was ...
Tags: Hennessy, BADA, Auto Parts