Construction waste recycling news articles 
New sustainable Co-op headquarters building uses offsite approach from Pipe Center's Modular Engineering
The Co-operative’s new £100m head office in Manchester, due for completion in Summer 2012, is designed to set a new benchmark for sustainable design in commercial buildings. The low-energy, highly-sustainable building will have a BREEAM rating of “Outstanding”, and bring together 12 Co-operative businesses whose premises are currently spread over eight separate buildings. Among its array of sustainable technologies and approaches, the 500,0... [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]
( 2/2 ) 12 Simple Steps for Going Green in 2012
As we ring in the new year, here are twelve steps that we can all take to reduce our impact on the environment (8) Get out and ride We all know that carpooling and using public transportation helps cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, as well as our gas bills. Now, cities across the country are investing in new mobility options that provide exercise and offer an alternative to being cramped in subways or buses. Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, ... [more]
SummitSkills seeks views on Government’s Green Deal
SummitSkills is looking for feedback to inform a skills strategy that will allow individuals to become 'Green Deal competent', but also ensure that regulation is kept to a minimum The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is in the process of consulting on the Green Deal, to inform the secondary legislation which will specify how the scheme – designed to improve the energy efficiency of the UK’s homes and businesses at no upfront cos... [more]
Carbon free energy system presented at Energy Roadmap 2050
In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector. In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be... [more]
Other Construction waste recycling news and reviews
Recycled Energy Development and Tulum Trust Announce New Financing to Develop Waste Energy Recycling Projects
Recycled Energy Development announced today a strategic partnership with Tulum Trust, a private equity firm that invests in low carbon energy businesses.
UC boosts emphasis on composting organic waste
Recycling has allowed UC to divert more than 50 percent of its waste from landfills. But to reach its goal of "zero waste" by 2020, it needs to start composting. Hence the green bins, for organic waste, becoming commonplace at Berkeley and other UC campuses. Dining facilities, residence halls and sports stadiums are some of the first composting sites.
Urban quarry gives construction debris new purpose in local gardens
When the University of Georgia, Athens-Clarke County or private businesses break ground on a construction project, yards of dumpsters begin to fill up, destined for the landfill. That is until Related Recycling came along.
Recycling center plan thrown out
Single-stream plant perceived as a risk Organizers have pulled the plug on a plan to build a single-stream recycling plant in Penacook, unable to move forward with the $15.6 million construction project after Concord withdrew from the venture last month. The joint board of the Concord Regional Solid Waste/Resource Recovery Cooperative decided last night, on a voice vote without opposition, to ...
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Waste Management Announces Ground-Breaking of its Natural Gas fueling facility in Columbus, Ohio Area
CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Management today announced it has started construction on its new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility to convert its fleet of trucks ...
Slopbuckets farce: UK-wide scheme to turn leftovers into energy only creates enough power for one small town
Ministers have now launched a campaign to find ways to use the other by-products of recycling food waste, such as helping to grow football pitches and golf fairways.
Commissioners award bid for household hazardous waste building project
Construction of a new household hazardous waste building for Pipestone County will begin later this summer after the Pipestone County Board accepted the low bid of $288,500 for the project during a special May 10 meeting.
In brief: energy-from-waste contract news
Viridor reaches a milestone in the construction of its latest energy-from-waste (EfW) facility, while Waste Recycling Group gets the green light for energy recovery in Buckinghamshire.
Man remembered after recycling center death
BOILING SPRINGS — Donald McSwain should have celebrated a birthday Monday. Instead, the Boiling Springs resident died Sunday after he was injured from falling into a waste disposal container at the Boiling Springs Recycling Center. Sam Lockridge,...
