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2M Group of Companies Launches Sustainable Packaging Business
2024-07-16 14:17:29| Waste Age
Category: Energy and Environment
Grand Rapids, Mich. Recycling Center Fire Burns for Seven Hours, Investigation Underway
2024-07-16 14:02:36| Waste Age
Dozens of firefighters spent hours fighting a roaring fire at a Grand Rapids, Mich. recycling center early Monday morning, with an investigation underway.
Category: Energy and Environment
Sarah Ziomek Drives Sustainability at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
2024-07-16 13:54:01| Waste Age
In this Q&A interview, Sarah Ziomek, a Waste360 40 Under 40 award winner, discusses DFWs zero waste initiative, supporting staff and community education, and what she finds exciting about the work she does to continually improve sustainability within the airports ecosystem.
Category: Energy and Environment
Millions of PUMA Football Jerseys Made With Recycled Textile Waste
2024-07-16 13:41:11| Waste Age
Category: Energy and Environment
Pennsylvania Lifts Ban on Using Recycled Materials as Stuffing for Plush Toys
2024-07-16 13:24:29| Waste Age
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed a bill into law that will allow for recycled materials to be used in stuffed toys.
Category: Energy and Environment
Veolia North America Upgrades Richmond, Calif. Wastewater Treatment Plant
2024-07-15 15:57:04| Waste Age
Environmental solutions services provider Veolia North America announced that it completed $40 million in upgrades to the Richmond Water Pollution Control plant. The project, which took three years to complete, improves treatment processes, environmental compliance, and odor control for the city of Richmond and surrounding communities in the San Francisco Bay.
Category: Energy and Environment
Syracuse, NY Sees Safety Success with Cart Roll-Out Program, Looks to Follow Up with New Recycling Carts
2024-07-15 14:54:57| Waste Age
Following its successful rollout of new waste carts that have protected waste collectors, the City of Syracuse, NY. is preparing to do the same with new recycling carts.
Category: Energy and Environment
Missing California Child Found Deceased at San Jose Recycling Facility
2024-07-15 14:54:25| Waste Age
The body of a missing girl in San Jose, Cali. has been found at a recycling facility following the death of her father.
Category: Energy and Environment
Ingram Equipment Company Welcomes Two New Regional Sales Managers
2024-07-15 14:53:04| Waste Age
Category: Energy and Environment
How Home Chef Cuts Meal Kit Food and Packaging Waste
2024-07-15 14:26:38| Waste Age
Meal kits delivered to homes, while typically involving more packaging, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 33 percent compared to grocery store meals due to streamlined supply chains and reduced food waste. Home Chef, a company offering both pre-portioned ingredients and fully cooked meals, strategically minimizes its carbon footprint by optimizing logistics and ingredient consolidation across menus to enhance sustainability efforts.
Category: Energy and Environment