INDUSTRY NEWS
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Aunt Fannie’s Goes Plastic Neutral To Combat Waste Epidemic
Aunt Fannie’s, sustainable makers of healthier housekeeping cleaning and pest solutions for everyday use, today proudly announced that the company is now certified Plastic Neutral
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Aitken Spence's Western Power Company Launches Sri Lanka's First Waste-To-Energy Power Plant
Sri Lanka’s first Waste-to-Energy Power Plant was officially launched in Kerawalapitiya on the 17th of February 2021, by the Hon. Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, together with the Hon. Minister of Power, Dullas Alahapperuma, Hon. Governor of the Western Province, Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Roshan Goonetileke, Her Worship, Mayor of Colombo, Rosy Senanayake, Chairman of Aitken Spence PLC, Deshamanya D.H.S. Jayawardena and other dignitaries.
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Waste Into Wealth: Harvesting Useful Products From Microbial Growth
Ancient alchemists dreamed of transforming base materials like lead into gold and other valuable commodities. While such efforts generally came to naught, researchers today are having some success in extracting a variety of useful products like aviation fuels, lubricants, solvents, food additives and plastics from organic waste.
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ACROSS THE WIRE
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Fulcrum Selects Site And Launches Development On Its First United Kingdom Waste-To-Fuels Plant
Fulcrum BioEnergy, a pioneer in the production of low-carbon, transportation fuels from municipal solid waste, announces the site selection and launch of development activities on its first United Kingdom residual waste to low-carbon, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) plant
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New Plastic Stewardship Initiative Creates Incentives For Companies To Reduce Plastic Waste
Verra, a leading global nonprofit standard-setter, and the 3R Initiative, a coalition committed to achieving zero plastic waste, today launched a new plastic stewardship initiative that will establish the world’s first comprehensive framework for companies to verifiably manage and reduce plastic waste
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TERRA Expands 'Done With IT' Electronics Reuse And Recycling Program
While the coronavirus has disrupted recycling programs nationwide, TERRA's Done with IT mail-in program continues to provide electronics recycling to those impacted the epidemic