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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Cobalt Joins TERRA'S ‘Done With IT’ Electronics Recycling Program 2/10/2020

    Cobalt (A Cohen Company) has jointed TERRA to provide electronics recycling options for residents and businesses of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio

  8. Enexor BioEnergy Launches Small-Scale, Renewable Energy System To Help Solve World's Organic Waste Problem 2/3/2020

    Enexor BioEnergy ("Enexor") announced the release of its Bio-CHP™ technology, the Bio-200™ (the "System"), a modular and scalable System that converts almost any organic waste into on-site, clean and affordable energy

  9. Dover To Acquire Soft-Pak Software Solutions, A Leading Provider Of Software For Waste And Recycling Fleets 1/27/2020

    Dover (NYSE: DOV) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire So. Cal. Soft-Pak, Incorporated ("Soft-Pak"), a leading independent provider of integrated back office, route management and customer relationship management software solutions to the waste and recycling fleet industry

  10. Commercial Operations Achieved At Two New Wheelabrator Technologies Waste-To-Energy Facilities In U.K. 1/21/2020

    Wheelabrator Technologies realized major milestones in the U.K. in 2019 when two new waste-to-energy facilities reached full commercial operations.