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1. Trump Administration Sets The Pace For Food Loss And Waste Reduction Efforts To Continue 12/17/2020

   Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the renewal of the joint agency formal agreement including the Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative

2. Central Ohio Selected For Investment To Boost Curbside Recycling Under Beverage Industry's 'Every Bottle Back' Initiative 12/15/2020

   The American Beverage Association (ABA), in partnership with The Recycling Partnership and Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO), today announced that Pleasant Township and the city of Whitehall are receiving an investment under the Every Bottle Back initiative, a sustained effort to reduce the industry's use of new plastic and keep its bottles out of the environment

3. Extracting Precious Zinc From Waste Ash 12/15/2020

   Incineration of solid waste produces millions of tonnes of waste fly ash in Europe each year, that most commonly ends up in landfill. But this ash often contains significant amounts of precious metals, such as zinc

4. Applying Compost To Landfills Could Have Environmental Benefits 12/14/2020

   Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State University finds there can be significant environmental benefits associated with using compost at landfills

5. Republic Services, Aria Energy Announce Expansion Of Landfill Gas-To-Energy Project At County Line Landfill 12/8/2020

   Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) and Aria Energy have announced an expansion of the landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) project at County Line Landfill

6. URT Launches New Plastic Separation And Recycling System 12/8/2020

   Universal Recycling Technologies (URT) today announced they’ve launched a new Plastic Separation and Recycling System, specifically for e-waste plastics, at their headquarters in Janesville, WI

7. Amcor Furthers Commitment To Sustainability, In Partnership With 35 Consumer Goods Companies 12/8/2020

   Amcor, in partnership with thirty-five leading companies in the consumer goods industry, has today announced measures to significantly reduce plastic waste.

8. LyondellBasell And SUEZ Increase Plastics Recycling Capacity 12/7/2020

   LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies and SUEZ (EPA: SEV), a world leader in environmental services, today jointly announced the acquisition of TIVACO, a plastics recycling company located in Blandain, Belgium.

9. Sanitation Districts Expand Food Waste Recycling System To Produce Vehicle Fuel 12/1/2020

   As part of its mission to convert waste into resources, the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (Sanitation Districts) recently started up a biogas purification system to recycle food waste into renewable vehicle fuel

10. Clariter's Unique Plastic Recycling Solution Achieves A Net Negative Carbon Footprint 12/1/2020

    Clariter, an international clean-tech company, has announced that its unique plastic recycling solution has achieved a net negative carbon footprint according to the results of a new study, meaning it does not add to, but rather depletes carbon from the planet