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Key Bridge Debris Removal Continues, Steel Being Cut and Transferred for Recycling
2024-04-17 13:00:00| Waste Age
Crews are still working to remove thousands of tons of steel that remain in the Patapsco River following the collapse of the Key Bridge in Maryland. The next big step is moving that material somewhere and recycling it.
Category: Energy and Environment
How Materials Science Fuels Circularity
2024-04-16 15:20:05| Waste Age
Transforming plastic waste and renewable waste (like used cooking oil and inedible plant waste) requires stakeholders across waste management, recycling, design, manufacturing, retail, brand ownership, public policy and consumer segments to work together. This web of interrelated services, technologies and products that transform plastic waste and renewable waste into useful materials is what we call the materials ecosystem
Category: Energy and Environment
Emerging Contaminant Concerns Drive Changes in Sludge Management
2024-04-16 14:25:52| Waste Age
About 50 percent of sludge has been land applied in the U.S. historically, though now states and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are starting to scrutinize this practice as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), microplastics, and other emerging contaminants hit the radar. The concern is that these toxins will leak into groundwater, streams, and rivers; but needing to find alternative management methods is not without challenges.
Category: Energy and Environment
TerraCycle Announces Closed-Loop Recycling with Running Shoe Maker ASICS
2024-04-16 13:00:00| Waste Age
Category: Energy and Environment
Project Plan B, Salvation Army Trading Company Open Polyester Recycling Plant in England
2024-04-16 13:00:00| Waste Age
A new polyester recycling plant has opened in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England as part of Project Re:claim, a joint venue between Project Plan B and the Salvation Army Trading Company.
Category: Energy and Environment
Select Tim Hortons Locations to Test Recyclable Beverage Lids for Six Weeks
2024-04-16 13:00:00| Waste Age
Popular coffee chain Tim Hortons is testing out recyclable lids for hot beverages in an attempt to reduce the restaurant's use of single-use plastics.
Category: Energy and Environment
Composting Consortium Releases Compostable Packaging Research
2024-04-16 13:00:00| Waste Age
Category: Energy and Environment
Veolia Senior Leadership Team Visits DataBeyond Technology
2024-04-15 15:09:02| Waste Age
Category: Energy and Environment
Cox Enterprises Achieves 92% Waste Diversion from Landfill
2024-04-15 15:04:18| Waste Age
Category: Energy and Environment
Food Rescue Experts Pool Resources to Build Recovery Infrastructure
2024-04-15 14:55:55| Waste Age
Los Angeles has the largest food-insecure population in the nation with approximately 30 percent of Angelenos in need, according to a University of Southern California study. Yet, the county discards billions of pounds of good food every year, punctuating a need for systemic changes in the food system.
Category: Energy and Environment