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What-Goes-Where Tool for Residents Now Available to Waste Management Agencies

Toronto, Canada – Waste Nothing’s what-goes-where tool for residents is now being made available to local governments and other waste management agencies. By making information about proper disposal widely and easily accessible, agencies can improve customer service while better serving the environment. Waste management agencies maintain excellent resources on the correct procedures for trash, recyclables, electronic and household hazardous wa... [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]

Getting to know the UNTHA VR series shredder

After 40 years in the industry, many organisations would find it difficult to maintain an innovative edge. Yet renowned for pioneering developments within the shredding technology marketplace, UNTHA has managed to continuously design and manufacture new and exciting machinery throughout the decades. The key driving force behind the invention of all UNTHA shredders is, ‘what do clients want’? This was certainly the case when UNTHA introduced t... [more]

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Textile recycling campaign extended in Weymouth
A textile recycling collection drive at local schools last month lightened the curbside trash pickup by 17 tons and saved the town nearly $2,000 in rubbish disposal costs, according to Robert O’Connor, the recycling coordinator for Mayor Susan Kay.

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and SustainU Launch “One For All” Clothing Drive at 2012 Festival
Concert-Goers Can Donate Clothing and Get Free Stuff!Morgantown, WV (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 SustainU, a leading producer of apparel using fabrics made from 100% recycled materials that are manufactured in the USA, today announced its partnership with the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and the One For All Clothing Drive to be held in conjunction with the 2012 festival in Manchester, Tennessee. ...

Recycling Survey Shows Many Do Recycle, But Confusion Remains (INFOGRAPHIC)
How often do you recycle? If you recycle every day, you're among only half of U.S. adults who claim to do so.

DuPage eyes emergency funds for environmental group
Help is apparently on the way for SCARCE — but it’s temporary. The DuPage County Board is scheduled to vote Tuesday evening on allocating $58,500 to keep the environmental advocacy group School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education funded through Nov. 30, the end of the county’s budget year. Currently the county’s support is due to dry up June 30. The money will come ...

Electronics ?to be recycled? at no charge
WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Department of Health has partnered with businesses and community organizations to recycle electronics and other waste from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 19 at McHenry County Government Center, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

Ninety Tons of Metal from Abandoned Mill to Be Recycled, Reused
ReVenture Park™ is being spotlighted by the EPA as a successful example of site reuse. Nearly 200,000 pound of stainless steel and cooper will be reused on-site, recycled into new metal products or transformed into sculptures that will be placed throughout Charlotte’s first Eco-Industrial Park.Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 An ambitious and exciting recycling initiative is now underway at ...

N.C. colleges take to "green" graduation gowns
Unifi Inc. and two vendors have added a recycling touch to the apparel that college students wear to celebrate graduation.

Sustainable textiles topic of symposium
Representatives from textile and apparel companies will be at Oregon State University from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday for a free public symposium aimed at introducing students and the community to issues around sustainable textiles.

Hybrid Scrap Drum Separator efficiently handles ferrous.
Offering edge-to-edge separation, electro-permanent EP-Rex(TM) Scrap Drum handles sphere-shaped ferrous (meatballs or knuckles) and delivers degree of strength that benefits scrap recycling operations. There is no transfer point drop in magnetic force, nor is there any decline in performance due to heat rise. This story is related to the following: Chemical Processing and Waste Management Search ...

Hygienically Clean Certifications Now Available From TRSA
Alexandria, VA - TRSA has launched its Hygienically Clean certification program to recognize textile services companies' commitment to cleanliness through third-party, quantified biological testing and inspection.