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1. Municipalities To Be Granted Approval Rights For New Landfills 7/22/2020

   The Ontario Government today introduced legislation that will provide municipal governments with the right to approve new landfill projects. When the legislative process is complete, impacted communities will have a final say on whether a proposed project can move forward

2. Wheelabrator Kemsley Enters Full Commercial Operation 7/21/2020

   Wheelabrator Kemsley, a new waste-to-energy facility at Kemsley in Kent, England, enters full commercial operation following a successful commissioning phase throughout early 2020

3. CCEP Invests In Creation Of Circular Economy For PET In Western Europe 7/16/2020

   Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, has taken an important step on its journey towards 100% rPET for its plastic bottles by funding CuRe Technology – a recycling start-up which seeks to provide a new lease of life for difficult to recycle plastic polyester waste

4. PLASTIX, Denmark And Titan Bioplastics, USA Team Up To Provide Innovative Sustainable Recycled 'Super Plastics' With Food Safe Nano Technology 7/14/2020

   PLASTIX in Lemvig Denmark, a plastics recycling company dedicated to mechanically recycling post-use maritime fibers such as fishing nets and ropes, has formed an Alliance Partnership with nano technology and bio composite experts Titan Bioplastics, USA

5. The Technology Conservation Group Joins TERRA's ‘Done With IT’ Mail-In Electronics Recycling Program 7/13/2020

   The Technology Conservation Group (TCG) has joined TERRA's Done with IT program to provide simple and safe electronics recycling options for businesses and individuals from their two Certified R2 facilities in Florida and Kentucky

6. Brightmark Pioneers Boat Wrap Recycling Program In Indiana 7/7/2020

   Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider, announced today it has successfully completed a pilot collection program for boat wrap with a local marine services dealer located near the company’s Ashley, Ind. plastics renewal facility

7. WEIMA Group Expands Size Reduction Machinery Line 7/7/2020

   For forty years, WEIMA has been committed to solving the world’s waste challenges through shredding and briquetting technology. It is for this reason that the addition of the PÜHLER size reduction line to the WEIMA’s repertoire of machinery makes so much sense.

8. Eni, Versalis And COREPLA Working Together To Recover Mixed Plastics 7/6/2020

   Eni, Versalis and COREPLA (the National Consortium for the Collection, Recycling and Recovery of Plastic Packaging) have signed an agreement that will see them pool their expertise to collect and recycle plastic packaging, with a particular focus on non-mechanically recyclable plasmix.

9. EPA Reaches Settlement With Waste Management Of Wisconsin Regarding Hazardous Waste 7/2/2020

   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc. (WMWI) that will include enhanced monitoring for hazardous waste near the Metro Landfill in Franklin, Wis., and a $232,000 fine to resolve alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

10. PathogenX Launches PX2 Technology For Fast, Compliant Disposal Of In-Facility Medical Waste 6/30/2020

    Carmel-based PathogenX, a medical device company which develops, manufactures, and distributes proprietary technology designed to dramatically simplify the process of medical waste disposal, today announced the official launch of its unique, double-batch, on-site sterilization device, the PX2