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Aunt Fannie’s Goes Plastic Neutral To Combat Waste Epidemic
2/22/2021
Aunt Fannie’s, sustainable makers of healthier housekeeping cleaning and pest solutions for everyday use, today proudly announced that the company is now certified Plastic Neutral
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Aitken Spence's Western Power Company Launches Sri Lanka's First Waste-To-Energy Power Plant
2/18/2021
Sri Lanka’s first Waste-to-Energy Power Plant was officially launched in Kerawalapitiya on the 17th of February 2021, by the Hon. Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, together with the Hon. Minister of Power, Dullas Alahapperuma, Hon. Governor of the Western Province, Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Roshan Goonetileke, Her Worship, Mayor of Colombo, Rosy Senanayake, Chairman of Aitken Spence PLC, Deshamanya D.H.S. Jayawardena and other dignitaries.
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Waste Into Wealth: Harvesting Useful Products From Microbial Growth
2/18/2021
Ancient alchemists dreamed of transforming base materials like lead into gold and other valuable commodities. While such efforts generally came to naught, researchers today are having some success in extracting a variety of useful products like aviation fuels, lubricants, solvents, food additives and plastics from organic waste.
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Fulcrum Selects Site And Launches Development On Its First United Kingdom Waste-To-Fuels Plant
2/16/2021
Fulcrum BioEnergy, a pioneer in the production of low-carbon, transportation fuels from municipal solid waste, announces the site selection and launch of development activities on its first United Kingdom residual waste to low-carbon, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) plant
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TrustBix Inc. Expands Its BIX Platform Into Biomass And Waste Diversion With All West Demolition Ltd. And Innovation Reduction Strategies Inc.
2/16/2021
TrustBIX Inc. is very pleased to announce that it has entered into a $300,000 contract with All West Demolition Ltd. ("AWD"), one of Edmonton's largest regional demolition companies, and Innovation Reduction Strategies Inc. ("IRSI"), an early innovator in biomass to biochar production
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EDC Takes First Step To Becoming Zero-Waste Company
2/16/2021
Energy Development Corporation has partnered with Plastic Flamingo to recycle their employees’ plastic waste.
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New Plastic Stewardship Initiative Creates Incentives For Companies To Reduce Plastic Waste
2/10/2021
Verra, a leading global nonprofit standard-setter, and the 3R Initiative, a coalition committed to achieving zero plastic waste, today launched a new plastic stewardship initiative that will establish the world’s first comprehensive framework for companies to verifiably manage and reduce plastic waste
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Michelin Launches Construction On Its First Tire Recycling Plant In The World
2/9/2021
Michelin is launching construction on its first tire recycling plant in collaboration with Enviro, a Swedish company that has developed a patented technology to recover carbon black, oil, steel and gas from end-oflife tires
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EPA Petitioned To Protect Communities, Environment From Radioactive Phosphogypsum Stacks, Wastewater
2/8/2021
Conservation and public-health groups petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency today to improve federal oversight of the radioactive waste produced by phosphogypsum facilities, including wastewater from phosphoric acid production
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Eastman And Governor Lee Announce World-Scale Plastic-To-Plastic Molecular Recycling Facility To Be Built In Kingsport, Tenn.
1/29/2021
Eastman Chemical Company Board Chair and CEO Mark Costa and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today announced the company's plans to build one of the world's largest plastic-to-plastic molecular recycling facilities at its site in Kingsport, Tenn