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Jacobs Selected By Radioactive Waste Management Ltd To Study Radioactivity In Graphite Nuclear Reactor Cores
5/12/2020
Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by Radioactive Waste Management Ltd (RWM), a subsidiary of the U.K. Government's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, to study the release of radioactivity from irradiated graphite sampled from reactor cores at the U.K.'s nuclear power stations
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Campbell Announces New Sustainable Packaging Goals
5/6/2020
Campbell Soup Company today announced new packaging sustainability goals to reduce packaging waste by increasing circularity—keeping materials in use and out of landfills. The four goals are designed to address all phases of the packaging lifecycle, from sourcing to end-of-life, including recycling or composting. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200506005614/en/ (Graphic: Business Wire) The holistic approach aims to reduce packaging waste through investments in recyclability, use of
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Milestone Opens Oilfield Waste Landfill In Upton County
4/2/2020
Milestone Environmental Services (Milestone), an industry leader in oilfield waste disposal services, today announced the opening of its Upton Landfill facility, located 34 miles south of Midland at 19592 N
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Standard Hydrogen Introduces Groundbreaking Method To Turn Most Garbage Into Zero-Emission Fuel
4/2/2020
Standard Hydrogen Company, Inc. announces a technology breakthrough in the quest for inexpensive hydrogen by turning garbage into pure zero-emission hydrogen fuel
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Hospitals Utilize Medical Waste Sterilizers To Reuse PPEs To Protect Healthcare Workers
4/2/2020
The Healthcare Coalition for Emergency Preparedness reports that a California manufacturer of medical waste sterilization equipment, San-I-Pak, has been collaborating with local hospitals who have now tested and started sterilizing certain disposable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with these large autoclaves already on-site
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New Compensation Program Helps Purchasers Combat Toxic E-Waste
3/31/2020
Thousands of tonnes of toxic e-waste is illegally dumped in vulnerable regions every year. A new addition to TCO Certified Edge will help solve the problem. By choosing to buy certified IT products, purchasers can make sure that an equivalent amount of e-waste is collected and recycled in a safe way
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Raytheon Facility Earns First TRUE Platinum Zero Waste Certification In Texas
3/24/2020
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) earned the first TRUE Platinum Zero Waste certification in Texas for its advanced manufacturing center in McKinney. The site earned the designation for its innovations in resource management and waste reduction
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Danone North America Continues Its ‘Zero Waste To Landfill’ Journey With Achievement At Minster, OH Plant
3/9/2020
Danone North America today announced the next milestone on its journey to achieve "Zero Waste to Landfill" status across all of its twelve manufacturing locations in the U.S. with the accomplishment at its 58-acre Minster, OH plant
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American Zinc Recycling Restarts Production At Facility In Rutherford County, N.C., Produces Special High Grade Zinc Solely From Recycled Sources
3/5/2020
American Zinc Recycling LLC, the leading provider of environmental services to the U.S. steel industry, today announced the restart of production at its updated facility in Rutherford County, N.C. The facility, which is designed to produce Special High Grade (SHG) zinc using recycled steel mill dust, has officially restarted and is producing SHG grade zinc metal products
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Hefty® Diverts One Million Pounds Of Hard-To-Recycle Plastics From Landfills
3/5/2020
Today Reynolds Consumer Products announced a monumental milestone for its groundbreaking Hefty® EnergyBag® program. The innovative program, stemming from the brand's commitment to helping create end-of-life solutions for plastic waste across the United States, has officially diverted over one million pounds of hard-to-recycle plastics from landfills