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31. 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

32. 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.

33. 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

34. ‘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.

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. Valmet To Supply A Waste-To-Energy Boiler To Lidköping Energi In Sweden 2/27/2020

    Valmet will supply a waste-fired steam boiler to Lidköping Energi AB in Lidköping, Sweden. With the new boiler, the company will be able to convert 130,000 tons of waste per year into district heat, industrial hot water, industrial steam and electricity, while also ensuring an environmentally safe disposal of harmful residues

39. DEC Releases Final Regulations To Implement New York State Plastic Bag Waste Reduction Act 2/17/2020

    Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the release of final regulations to implement the New York State Plastic Bag Waste Reduction Act, which goes into effect on March 1, 2020.

40. Oregon Department Of Energy Issues Notice Of Violation For Disposal Of Radioactive Materials At Arlington Landfill 2/13/2020

    The Oregon Department of Energy today issued a Notice of Violation for disposal of radioactive materials at the Chemical Waste Management hazardous waste landfill near Arlington, Oregon. Oregon law prohibits the disposal of radioactive materials in the state