Recycling
Assoc. Sign Major Co-op Agreement to Further Asphalt Recycling
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Consumer , Recycling , Transportation , Waste Management Washington D.C., - August 25, 2010 - The leaders of the trade associations that represent 150 million tons a year of asphalt recycling signed a cooperative agreement aimed at doubling the rate of reuse/recycling of asphalt pavements within five years. Read more
Tackling Waste by Controlling Unwanted Mail and Phone Books
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Consumer , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management Chicago, IL - March 8, 2011 - More than 100 billion pieces of unsolicited mail are received by Americans each year—and residents and businesses foot the bill for waste collection and disposal. Read more
USDA Launches New Biobased Product Label
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Consumer , Energy , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management January 19, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's BioPreferred program announced today that a final rule to initiate a voluntary product certification and labeling program for qualifying biobased products will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow. Read more
Armstrong Recycling Program Diverts Old Ceiling Tiles from Landfill
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Consumer , Recycling , Waste Management March 08, 2011 - Armstrong World Industries has now diverted more than 100 million square feet of old ceiling tiles from landfills through its Ceiling Recycling Program. Read more
New Compostable Food Tray Debuts Today at Seattle’s Metropolitan Market
Posted on February, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Consumer , Recycling , Waste Management Seattle, WA - June 6, 2010 - A new product, first of its kind in the world, makes its debut in Seattle today when local chain Metropolitan Market rolls out a fully compostable tan tray for meat, fish and poultry sales. Read more
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