Latest industry data – published today ahead of the European Commission 2012 figures expected at the end of 2014 – confirm average glass recycling rates in the European Union have passed the 70% mark. This means that over 25 ...
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Ah, those things we put our feet (or wheels) on. Floors do a whole lot for us without asking for much in return, and if you're thinking about replacing or upgrading yours, have you considered the environmental implications of what you ...
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On December 30th, 2014, artist and designer Christine Gable Epstein debuts her newest line of .925 silver and sea glass jewelry in the juried Boutique Section of Surf Expo, the global water sports and beach lifestyle trade show at the ...
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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 ...
For me, the obsession began with a strand of love beads in eighth grade. I wore antique millefiore trade beads on a leather thong tied around my ankle for an entire year of high school. But the rosaries of my childhood may be the real ...
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Glass container maker, O-I New Zealand (O-I NZ), hosted an education program for glass collectors in Palmerston North to maximise the amount of recycled glass (cullet) recovered from households across the city. In December last year, ...
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Nothing, it seems, makes the hand of Vernon Brejcha quiver. Not the heat from a furnace that burns a few thousand degrees, not the weight of a five-foot pole with a ball of fire attached to its end, and not even the frailty of a very, ...
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US-based glass bottles producer Owens-Illinois (O-I) and glass processing technology provider eCullet have jointly opened a new recycled glass processing facility, the Glass to Glass, in Portland. The Glass to Glass facility will use ...
The amount of money the Palmerston North City Council is making out of recycled glass looks likely to double since new glass collection trucks went on the road in January. The drivers of the trucks sort glass into colours at the kerb, ...
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EUGENE – Tens of thousands of Eugene and Springfield residents routinely rinse and set aside nondeposit wine, juice and other bottles and jars, then put them out for curbside recycling in specially marked boxes. Recycling crews haul ...
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Old beer and wine bottles could soon be filtering Scotland’s drinking water thanks to new glass recycling plant near Bonnyrigg. Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead opened the ‘revolutionary’ Dryden Aqua plant, which ...
Bendheim Wall Systems’ Lamberts channel glass graces the newly renovated West Court of the National Academy of Sciences’ headquarters, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The project recently received the 2013 State ...
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Teledyne DALSA is helping a company in China to realize the full potential of machine vision. By incorporating the Canadian firm's multi-camera embedded machine-vision technology into its products, Shangdong-based Mingjia Packaging ...
US-based Premium Waters has extended its product portfolio with the launch of a new Mountain Valley Spring Water in glass bottles. According to the company, the new brand features a pristine, naturally high pH water that contains a nice ...
Davey Crystal Clear Glass Media is a finely crushed, 100% virgin recycled glass for filtration use in both residential and commercial pools. Crystal Clear Glass Media has the capacity to remove iron and magnesium, making it suitable for ...
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