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Long Beach, CA Announces Permanent Mattress Recycling Program Following Successful Pilot
2024-11-21 14:47:18| Waste Age
After a successful pilot and recognizing the need for the program, Long Beach, Calif., has announced it will make its mattress recycling program permanent.
Category:Energy and Environment
Lincoln, Neb. Signs Contract with Sparq Renewables for RNG Facility
2024-11-21 14:13:58| Waste Age
Lincoln, Neb. has chosen a company to build and operate a biogas facility, turning the citys landfill methane gas into renewable natural gas that can be sold.
Category:Energy and Environment
VLS Environmental Solutions Welcomes Hector Bucio as New Leader of the VLS CARES Committee
2024-11-21 14:13:58| Waste Age
Category:Energy and Environment
Why Produce Businesses Want Global Compostable Stickers Standard
2024-11-21 14:00:00| Waste Age
Price Look-Up (PLU) stickers, commonly used on produce, are increasingly recognized as a significant source of plastic pollution, as they contaminate compost facilities and complicate organic recycling. Efforts to address this issue include the European Union's proposed 2028 compostable sticker certification, France's ban on non-compostable labels, and global collaboration among stakeholders to establish a unified standard, which would simplify international trade and improve sustainability practices.
Category:Energy and Environment
EPA Data Reveals Top 10 U.S. States with Contaminated Public Water
2024-11-21 03:31:30| Waste Age
More than 20 percent of Americans rely on public drinking sources from groundwater that contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to new research from the U.S. Geological Survey. A new study published by PFAS Water Experts builds on these findings and reveals the U.S. states with the most unsafe drinking water
Category:Energy and Environment