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New partnership between Budget Pack and CCR UK to provide unrivalled compliance management and ‘next generation’ take-back solutions across the UK
Reverse Logistics Group, the parent company of CCR Logistics Systems AG and its UK subsidiary, CCR UK Ltd, and Budget Pack have agreed a working partnership which acknowledges their shared commitment to providing a forward-thinking compliance scheme solution and ‘return-to-value’ waste management approach for companies and organisations of all sizes across the UK. Under the new partnership agreement, Budget Pack will take on the compliance sc... [more]
Climate Change Minister encourages skills for the Green Deal and launches The Green Deal Skills Alliance
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill. The Green Deal... [more]
Optimistic outlook for UNTHA UK in 2012
Industry experts at shredding technology leader UNTHA UK have predicted strong performance for 2012, not just for the company but for the entire recycling and waste management sector. Here, UNTHA UK managing director Chris Oldfield shared his forecasts for the year ahead, and explained what he’s got in store for one of the industry’s freshest brands. “2011 was the year that more and more organisations really started taking their approach to... [more]
Eco-innovators UK recycling businesses will receive dedicated funds
Following the launch of the new Eco-innovation Action Plan (EcoAP) by the EU, there are subsidies, training and funding available to businesses driving products, techniques, services or processes which are environmentally sound ? i.e. they aim at the prevention or reduction of environmental impacts or contribute to the optimal use of resources. Eco-innovators are expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to use resources such as water ... [more]
( 1/2 ) 12 Simple steps for going green in 2012
As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in the United States, can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts. "The global community, and particularly people living in industrialized societies, have put unsustai... [more]
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SOLDIERS SCOUR VILLAGES BUT HOPE DIMS FOR QUAKE MISSING
Residents look for recyclable materials near an earthquakedamaged house in La Libertad town, Negros Oriental province, on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO GUIHULNGAN, Negros Oriental: Thousands of soldiers on Wednesday scoured villages buried under landslides but authorities said that hopes of finding dozens of missing people alive were dim.
Peña: Pushcart Boys
IN TODAY’S high-tech society, we still see the pushcart boys (and girls) roaming our streets buying everything from bote-dyaryo to garapa. This informal collection system for recyclable materials is still very much at work. In fact, each junkshop has its own network of kariton collectors in addition to their fleet of elf trucks and six wheelers.
Recycling success made easy by City of Corpus Christi
Hearty congratulations are in order for the city's still-new recycling program. In its first year it diverted 24.5 million pounds of recyclable materials from the landfill and saved $1.2 million in operating expenses. Recycling by city residents has more than quadrupled, for the simple reason that their city government made recycling easy and convenient.
Recycling Center helps university stay green
On Moore Street at the foot of the hill leading up to Blanco Hall is the Texas State Recycling Center, where all of the waste and recyclable materials generated by the university are handled.
Waste Management to Build New Plant
Recently, Waste Management (NYSE:WM - News) has announced to set up the largest single stream recycling center in Cambridge, Ontario, by investing nearly $30 million.
St. Michel residents oppose compost centre
Residents and community groups in the St. Michel neighbourhood want Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay to cancel plans to build a compost-treatment centre at the Complexe environnemental de St. Michel.
County has record year for recycling
JOHNSTOWN - The Fulton County Department of Solid Waste brought in an all-time high of $581,000 in recycling revenue in 2011 - an 8.5 percent increase over 2010 - likely because recycling markets are on the rebound.
This is 'B' week for recyclers
This is B week for city recyclers.
WIU taking part in RecycleMania 2012
Did you know that recycling one ton of paper can save 17 trees? It’s easier than ever to recycle, especially at Western Illinois University, thanks to “co-mingled” recycling bins that allow consumers to throw their recyclables — bottles, cans, plastic and paper — into one bin. But a great way to do even more is through the annual RecycleMania contest, a national competition that pits colleges ...
When recycling goes wrong
Loading Photo Galleries ... Donald Johnson operates a baling machine Wednesday at the Sonoco recycling facility in Fishersville. / Pat Jarrett/The News Leader
