Business

Thinking Beyond the Recycling Bin

Posted on February, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Consumer , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management Sustainability programs have become an integral part of daily business and organizational operations everywhere. Take-back programs for all types of recyclable items have materialized in business offices, retail stores, hospitals, universities, military bases, public agencies and other places where the environment is valued. As take-back programs expand, so do the challenges of managing them. Read more

Imagine Using Household Garbage to Fuel Your Car

Posted on February, 2011 Categories: Biofuels , Business , Communities , Consumer , Energy , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management Edmonton, AB - August 31, 2010 - Construction has started on the world’s first industrial scale municipal waste-to-biofuels facility. Read more

Mobile Electronics Recycling Center Draws Thousands of Visitors

Posted on February, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Consumer , Recycling , Waste Management Toronto, ON - December 16, 2010 - After 72 days on the road covering nearly 4,000 kilometres and seeing a grand total of 7,505 vehicles in 14 cities across the province, the Ontario Electronic Stewardship’s mobile electronics recycling centre has concluded its fall tour with resounding success. Read more

City Upgrades Water Treatment Plant to Ease the Burden on Its Water Table

Posted on February, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Featured , Water Management VISALIA, Calif.- February, 03, 2011 - A growing demand for water is taking a heavy toll on the water table under the central California city of Visalia. To ease this burden, the city is upgrading its wastewater treatment plant, which will increase the amount of water that can be recycled and help reduce the need for pumping groundwater. Read more

Chicago Plugging In – To Electric Cars

Posted on February, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Consumer , Electric Vehicles , Transportation Interpark, a Chicago firm that operates parking garages in the downtown area, has installed electric charging stations in twelve of its garages.  The plug-ins are part of a broader initiative that includes energy efficient lighting, paperless invoicing, and use of greenery planted in and around parking structures. Read more