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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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The World’s First Aerogels Made From Scrap Rubber Tyres
3/18/2020
A team of NUS researchers has achieved a major technological breakthrough by converting waste rubber tyres into super-light aerogels that have a wide range of applications. This is the first time that aerogels are made from waste rubber tyres
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Finnish Battery Industry Intensifies Cooperation: Fortum, BASF, And Nornickel Sign Cooperation Agreement On Battery Recycling
3/9/2020
Fortum, BASF, and Nornickel have signed a letter of intent to plan a battery recycling cluster in Harjavalta, Finland, serving the electric vehicle market. This would enable a successful “closed loop” cycle to re-use the critical metals present in used batteries.
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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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‘Deceptively Simple’ Process Could Boost Plastics Recycling
3/9/2020
Plastics are a victim of their own success, so inexpensive, easy to use and versatile that the world is awash in plastic waste.
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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
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Global Packaging Leader DS Smith Opens Its First U.S. Recycling Plant
3/4/2020
DS Smith, a sustainable packaging leader, today announced the opening of its first recycling facility in the United States, the company’s latest expansion of its business operations in North America
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Retail Council Of Canada Encouraged By Ontario Government’s New Battery Recycling Model
2/28/2020
Ontario Government’s move to extended producer responsibility for battery recycling confirms its commitment to Blue Box reform and demonstrates the Province’s strong environmental leadership
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Perma-Fix Expands LLRW Processing And Treatment Capability
2/28/2020
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (the "Company") today announced the expansion of its Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) processing and treatment capacity through the addition of a highly specialized facility located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee