Sensor-Based Sorting Revolutionizes Plastics Recycling
Advances in recycling technology have made it easier to recycle previously difficult to treat plastics so they can be used to produce recycled products or fuel waste-to-energy facilities. With the...
View ArticleCommercial-Scale Biochemical Production Plant Online
Biobased-chemical company GFBiochemicals has started commercial production at its 10,000 metric ton per year capacity levulinic acid plant in Caserta, Italy. The company says it’s the first to produce...
View ArticleOnline Tool Compares Plastics’ Carbon Footprints
Greenhouse gas emissions and energy usage during NatureWorks’ Ingeo biopolymer manufacturing is lower than that of all commonly used plastics, according to an Inego life cycle assessment. The company...
View ArticleTeklynx Software Enables Chemical Labeling Compliance
BeanTown Chemical achieved Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) compliance well ahead of the Occupational Health & Safety Administration’s June 1 by using...
View ArticleRobots, Hydrogen and Smart Tech, Oh My
Toyota, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and SPARX Group are considering funding research in the fields of intelligent technology, robotics, and hydrogen-related technologies. The companies...
View ArticleGE Saves Power Plant 1.3M Gallons, $120,000 on Water Costs
A gas-fired power plant in Russia saved 1.3 million gallons of water annually and reduced water consumption enough to save $120,000 annually by using General Electric’s AZ8101 corrosion inhibitor...
View ArticleFinding Electronics Recyclers Just Got Easier
SERI has launched a complete redesign of its website, SustainableElectronics.org, and updated its Find a Recycler feature. The Find a Recycler directory now updates daily, as opposed to weekly, and...
View ArticlePepsiCo and FedEx Among Leading Brands Calling for Truck Efficiency
Freight is the work horse of the global economy, ensuring that the products consumers want land on shelves or doorsteps any time they wish. With 70 percent of goods in the United States being moved by...
View ArticleEnvironmental Sustainability ‘Part of TPP Debate’
Sandy Frucher, Nasdaq vice chairman, says sustainability cropped up during the US Congress debate on the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement. He also tells Bloomberg TV Malaysia’s Sophie Kamaruddin...
View ArticleIntelex Updates Integrated EHS, Quality Management Platform
Environment, health and safety, and quality management software provider Intelex has updated its cloud-based software platform. The company says Intelex version 6.5 is the first integrated management...
View ArticleNatural Gas Vehicle Refueling Stations to See 5.4% CAGR by 2025
The total number of global natural gas vehicle (NGV) refueling stations will grow from about 23,001 in 2015 to 38,890 by the end of 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.4 percent, according to...
View ArticleLandfill Consultant Uses Analyzer to Improve Gas Management Techniques
Geotech’s GA5000 landfill gas analyzer is helping Exea Associates, a UK-based emissions and landfill gas recovery consultancy, understand changing gas mix and pressure as gas generation slows on a...
View ArticleEnviClear Purifies Contaminated Biogas Plant Wastewater
Water treatment specialist A3 Water Solutions, a subsidiary of EnviTec Biogas, has developed a membrane bioreactor process in conjunction with EnviClear that purifies contaminated surface waters for...
View ArticleEcorpStim Expands Waterless, Chemical-Free Shale Gas Extraction Systems
Ecorp Stimulation Technologies has expanded its waterless, chemical-free shale gas extraction systems with a technology that uses naturally occurring components in conventional and shale hydrocarbon...
View Article$4.6 Million Metals Recycling Facility Under Construction
German metals recycler Mairec plans to build a $4.6 million recycling facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the company’s first overseas operation. Headquartered in Alzenau, Germany, Mairec...
View ArticleP&G Overhauls Packaging, Commits to 230M Recycled Plastic Bottles Annually
Procter & Gamble Fabric Care says it will make 230 million bottles a year out of recycled plastic. The packaging overhaul includes brands like Ariel, Dash, Lenor and Unstoppables. The company...
View ArticleEHS Standards Including ISO Available on RegScan One Platform
Key environment, health and safety standards are now supported on the RegScan One platform, according to the compliance management company. ISO and OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment...
View ArticleNSF Approves Auto Parts Meeting Environmental Claims
NSF International has introduced a mark that identifies automotive collision replacement parts that have met specific environmental claims. These claims include low volatile organic compound (VOC)...
View ArticleOrganics Processing System Cuts Waste Processing Costs
With the growing need for high volume processing of organics (including green waste and food waste) for compost and anaerobic digestion (AD) conversion, WSM has introduced the WSM BioPrep Organics...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: IET, Joule, UQM, NSU, EBA Engineering
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Integrated Environmental Technologies: The life sciences company has hired Chad Crady to serve as vice...
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