When the Great Recession hit in 2008/2009, consumers made shopping for values an epic, albeit mostly necessary, past-time. Many of their shopping behaviors have now become habits even though the economy has improved—and center-store ...
ORBIS Corporation, an international service provider of sustainable reusable packaging and an expert in supply chain optimization, has opened an ORBIS Reusable Packaging Management (RPM) Beverage Service Center located in Queretaro, Mexico, ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, Packaging, Printing
IFCO Systems, a global leader in reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh products, recently released a study confirming RPCs as a sustainable packaging option. The report shows the IFCO solution generates 82% less solid waste, consumes ...
Tags: Reusable Plastic Containers, Containers, Industrial Equipment, Components
Salt Separation Services has secured a contract from Total E&P Nederland for a containerised water purification package for installation on the F15-A platform in the Southern North Sea. The contract for Salt Separation Services is worth ...
The UK’s Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has collaborated with British Glass and the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) to launch a new recycling communications initiative for local authorities. Aimed ...
Geeks On Site, which provides extensive computer support across many platforms, is one of the latest companies to join the "green movement" by announcing advanced billing methods and recycling procedures. As part of the company's new ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
On 19 June at the 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 39) in Tampa, FL, scientist Myles Steiner at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) reported record energy conversion efficiency of ...
Tags: Solar Cell, Electrical, Electronics, cell
The call was made at a parliamentary reception last week hosted by Plastics 2020, the industry umbrella group run by the British Plastics Federation (BPF), the Packaging and Films Association (PAFA) and Plastics Europe. The plastics ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastics Industry
SIOUX CITY | City officials are considering ending curbside glass recycling and encouraging people to cash in bottles for refunds instead. They said decline in the value of glass has made processing it impractical without passing higher ...
For now, Birmingham residents with unwanted glass will have to be creative if they want to keep it out of the trash. The downtown recycling center run by the Alabama Environmental Council will not be able to accept glass because the ...
Tags: Recycling Center, Glass
The China Association of Metal Scrap Utilization (CAMU) has awarded the qualification of "iron and steel scrap processing and distribution center" to Lanzhou, Gansu Province-based Chinese scrap company Lianfeng Metal Scrap Co., according to ...
Tags: Mineral, Metal Scrap, metal recycling, China
Waste management company Eco Baltia has opened a new €5.3m recycled PET production plant in Jelgava, Latvia. The new 8,500tpa plant has been established through the company's recycling subsidiary Eko Baltija, plasticsnews.com ...
Tags: Eco Baltia, Recycled Pet
Microsoft is aiming to boost sales of its Surface tablet computers as it makes the devices available for business customers via the IT channel. In a blog post, director of Microsoft Surface, Cyril Belikoff, said that the software giant ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft, IT
Microsoft is launching a channel partner program on Monday to help drive sales of its Surface tablet to companies, schools and other organizations. The program is operational now in the U.S. with a small set of partners and will be ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), in conjunction with the soft drinks industry, trade associations and WRAP, has launched Soft Drinks Sustainability Roadmap (SDSR). The initiative was launched by Food ...
Tags: Soft Drinks