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31. Catalyst Transforms Plastic Waste To Valuable Ingredients At Low Temperature 1/5/2021

    For the first time, researchers have used a novel catalyst process to recycle a type of plastic found in everything from grocery bags and food packaging to toys and electronics into liquid fuels and wax

32. PG Solutions Expands With The Acquisition Of Lateral Innovations Inc., A Quebec-Based Waste Management Software Provider 12/23/2020

    PG Solutions Inc. (PG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of N. Harris Computer Corporation (Harris),  expands with the acquisition of Lateral Innovations Inc. (Lateral), a Quebec-based waste management software provider

33. Simple And Cost-Effective Extraction Of Rare Metals From Industrial Waste 12/22/2020

    Researchers from Kanazawa University developed a protocol to efficiently purify palladium and silver ions from industrial waste, and convert the ions into pure metallic elements

34. Neste Successfully Completed Its First Industrial-Scale Processing Run With Liquefied Waste Plastic In Finland 12/21/2020

    Neste successfully processed 400 tons of liquefied plastic waste at its refinery in Finland this fall, an amount corresponding to the annual amount of plastic waste generated by 20,000 average European citizens

35. Harsco’s ALTEK Becomes First And Only Global Provider Of End-To-End Solutions For Sustainable Aluminum Production 12/19/2020

    Harsco Corporation announced today its subsidiary ALTEK is now able to provide complete end-to-end dross processing and environmental solutions to enable the global aluminum industry to maximize aluminum recoveries and achieve zero waste

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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