Rice husk waste once headed for landfills is now helping the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. produce fuel-efficient tires. Goodyear says it will utilize ash left over from the burning of rice husks to produce electricity as an environmentally ...
Tags: Rice Waste, Silica, Accessories
China’s textile and apparel industry is becoming more innovative and environment friendly, according to the textile industry’s 2013-2014 social responsibility report released by the China National Textile and Apparel Council ...
Tags: Apparel Industry, Development, Textile
Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on ‘GaN on GaN’ (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, has announced new psychophysical research proving that whiteness and color ...
Tags: Whiteness, Color Rendering, Electronics
China Merchant Energy Shipping Co., Ltd (CMES) has decided to upgrade the antifouling solution on their VLCCs New Builds at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC) and new subsequent contracts to Jotun Hull Performance Solution (HPS) ...
Tags: CMES, VLCCs New Builds, Decoration
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. ...
Tags: Can Counts, Shopping Centres, Printing
The facts below got Sergei Plishka of Outerspace Design thinking: "Australians are among the most prolific waste producers in the world at 1.9 tonnes per person per year. "While consumers are increasingly concerned about the ...
Tags: PKN, Distribution System, Packaging
Today, EPA announced the availability of up to $5 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from marine and inland water ports located in areas of poor air quality. “Communities ...
Tags: Diesel Emissions, EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded an environmental education grant of $81,600 to Mesa Community College for the development of a cutting-edge “Center for Urban Agriculture” program which will include a degree ...
Tags: Urban Agriculture, Agriculture
Rigid plastic producers Amcor Rigid Plastics will soon operate an on-site production facility within Method’s manufacturing facility in Chicago to produce 100% PCR polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Method produces ...
Tags: Amcor, Pet Production Facility, Packaging
Perstorp, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals, such as Capa, highlighted at UTECH Asia/PU China 2014 its growing commitment to China as the company's production platform in Zibo is being expanded to include a new Neopentyl ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
North Carolina governor Pat McCrory has sanctioned a $12m grant to help Evergreen Packaging Paper Mill in Canton adhere to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) guidelines. The mill has been asked by the EPA to replace units that ...
Tags: Evergreen Packaging, paper mill
PHILADELPHIA – Childcare professionals are invited to a one-day training course aimed at creating healthier environments in and around child care facilities, by EPA which is co-sponsoring the workshop. The workshop will be conducted ...
Tags: Child Care Professionals, Environmental Hazards, Service
HONOLULU – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an order requiring the County of Hawaii to repair the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant’s ocean outfall pipe. The pipe is leaking treated wastewater close to shore, ...
Tags: EPA, Coastal Waters, Service
Patagonia will close all four of its stores in New York City until 3 p.m. Sunday to support the People's Climate March, President and CEO Rose Marcario announced on a company blog. "The People’s Climate March in New York City on ...