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Recomed Wins National Recycling Award for Medical PVC Recycling

Jul 11, 2017

RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, is a joint winner of the Waste Prevention category of the 2017 National Recycling Awards for its innovative approach to sustainable healthcare recycling. It’s yet another accolade - ...

Tags: PVC Recycling, medical devices

Renew Bahamas Set up The First-of-Its-Kind MRF in The Bahamas

Jun 11, 2015

Solid waste management company Renew Bahamas has set up the first-of-its-kind materials recycling facility (MRF) in the Bahamas, to process residential and commercial waste. The unit, commissioned by Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Sonoco Has Begun Operation of a Fully Automated Material Recycling Facility

Oct 14, 2014

South Carolina-based packaging products firm Sonoco has begun operation of a fully automated Material Recycling Facility (MRF) to process kerbside collected dual stream residential and commercial waste materials from the Raleigh and Wake ...

Tags: Sonoco, Facility, Packaging

H&A Recycling to Install a New Industrial Scale Btd From a Major Advetec Reseller Biozolve

Sep 15, 2014

H&A Recycling will install a new industrial scale Bio-Thermic Digester (BTD) from a major Advetec reseller Biozolve to reduce organic waste disposal costs by 400,000 every year. This investment is expected to help the company reduce its ...

Tags: H&A Recycling, scale BTD, Packaging

Catalyst Specialist Umicore Has Entered Into a Long-Term Agreement

Aug 27, 2014

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 ...

Tags: Umicore, GTP, Electrical

APC Launched an Online Tool to Help Packaging Suppliers Decide Whether Recyclable or Not

Apr 15, 2014

The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) has launched an online tool to help packaging suppliers decide whether their packaging can be classified as recyclable in Australia. The ultimate goal is to reduce consumer confusion about packaging ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Republic Services Has Unveiled New Materials Recycling Facility in North Texas

Sep 12, 2013

Republic Services, a US-based provider of solid waste and recycling solutions, has unveiled its new materials recycling facility at Fort Worth in North Texas. The 90,000ft2 facility can collect and process over 500t of mixed recyclables ...

Tags: Republic Services, North Texas

The Following Column Is Part of Modern's Other Voices Column

May 16, 2013

Editor’s Note: The following column By Mike Feinstein, vice president, sales and marketing, Digital Lumens, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column. The series features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, analysts, ...

Tags: LED Efficiency Opportunity, Processing Machinery

Materials Recycling Facility Have Been Sold to JWS by Valpak

Feb 21, 2013

UK-based environmental solutions provider Valpak has sold its materials recycling facility to JWS Lancashire supported by JWS Recycling Services (JWS). The Preston facility was bought by Valpak's recycling arm Valpak Recycling North West ...

Tags: materials recycling, packaging recycling, packaging

In Fact All Modern Furnaces Require Cullet to Be Present in Order to Function at All

Feb 19, 2013

Around the world almost without exception in the hollow glass field, cullet is used to supplement raw materials in the batch. In fact nearly all modern furnaces require cullet to be present in order to function at all. Cullet is therefore ...

Tags: Cullet Quality, glass field, glass market

DS Smith's Materials Recycling Facility in Southampton Will Be Closed

Jan 16, 2013

UK-based DS Smith Recycling is planning to close its materials recycling facility in Southampton which was bought from SCA Packaging in July 2012. Following its activities review in the wake of the SCA deal, DS Smith Recycling has ...

Tags: UK, DS Smith Recycling, SCA Packaging

MassDEP Announced That Over 31,000 Tons of Plastic, Paper, Metals and Glass Were Recycled

Dec 7, 2012

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced that over 31,000 tons of plastic, paper, metals and glass were recycled during 2011 by seventy-seven western Massachusetts municipalities. The recyclables were ...

Tags: energy, recyclable materials, public facility

PVA Recovery Plant at Its Textile Mills Located in Gujarat

Oct 31, 2012

Mumbai and India based Alok Industries Ltd has installed a Neo-Percler Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) recovery plant at its textile mills located in Gujarat. This recovery plant will help reduce environmental pollution and also prevent drainage of ...

Tags: PVA, textile mills, recovery plant, environmental pollution

Finding a Way to Responsibly Recycle Them Is a Must for Individuals

May 16, 2011

Whether it's a home remodel or an extensive new commercial structure, a construction project produces a massive amount of leftover material, known in the industry as C&D (construction and demolition). Excess concrete, asphalt, shingles, ...

Tags: construction materials

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