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AUO recycling 90% of water utilized in panel production
2015-02-21 21:06:27| Electronics - Topix.net
AU Optronics Corp. , one of Taiwan's flat panel makers, said Saturday that it has been recycling about 90 percent of the water used in its production process as it tries to deal with the water rationing measures introduced amid a drought in Taiwan. AUO said it has installed a water inter-use system that recycles about 90 percent of the water used in its production of panels and is expected to cut its water usage by 13 million tons a year.
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Biosolids recycling program to reduce chemical fertilizer, improve water quality in city of Toledo
2014-12-20 00:18:01| Waste Management - Topix.net
Synagro Technologies, the nation's largest recycler of organic residuals, recently announced details of a five-year biosolids recycling program in the city of Toledo, Ohio, that will improve water quality in the Lake Erie watershed by reducing the use of commercial chemical fertilizer. Toledo's biosolids will be used as a natural fertilizer on farmland, eliminating the need for more than 400 tons of chemical fertilizer, which has greater potential of runoff to rivers, lakes and streams.
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Whirlpool Starts Recycling Program for Refrigerator Water Filters
2014-10-06 17:30:00| Waste Age
Whirlpool Corp. has launched a recycling program for refrigerator water filters. read more
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California drought: recycling waste water to replenish ground reserves
2014-08-07 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Orange County's waste water facility is the world's biggest treatment plant, pumping 70m gallons of water a day to recharge groundwater levels. Now the state which is in the midst of a historic drought is expanding the plant. The $140m expansion will recycle 100m gallons of water a day and provide water to an additional 250,000 residents in the state. Suzanne Goldenberg visits the Fountain Valley plant and takes a sip of the treated water
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Levi Strauss Brings Water Recycling to the Apparel Industry
2014-03-19 12:00:03| Apparel - Topix.net
The environmental impact of the clothing industry is large and varied. The most significant factors depend highly on the energy, toxicity and water life cycle of the material in question.
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