Reducing E-Waste Through Purchasing Decisions
Reducing e-waste not only conserves resources and keeps toxins out of the environment, it also saves money in waste management costs — and can help firms avoid costly compliance fees as a result of...
View ArticleIs Recycled Oilfield Water Safe for Crop Irrigation?
Some 50,000 acre feet of recycled oilfield wastewater is used to irrigate about 90,000 acres of crops in California’s Central Valley, one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions. But is...
View ArticleDuPont, ADM Biotech Will Enable 100% Renewable Chemicals, Plastics
DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland today said they have developed a “game-changing” technology — a process to develop a molecule that can be converted into several biobased...
View ArticleNew Technologies Are Making It Easier for Businesses to Reduce Their Carbon...
It’s a concrete jungle out there — literally. Humans today consume more concrete than any substance aside from water. That presents a huge problem for the environment. Concrete comes from cement, and...
View ArticleWastewater Treatment Plant by Veolia Takes into Account Space Constraints
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (Thailand) has provided a wastewater treatment plant to multinational food manufacturer Associated British Foods (Thailand). This project integrates several of...
View ArticleMembrane Electrolysis Plant from AkzoNobel, Evonik, Breaks Ground
AkzoNobel and Evonik Industries have begun work on a new membrane electrolysis manufacturing plant, a joint venture for chlorine and potassium hydroxide solution at Ibbenbüren in Germany. The companies...
View ArticleCall2Recycle’s Battery Recycling Program Increases 5% in 2015, Breaks Records
Rechargeable batteries and cellphones collected for recycling via Call2Recycle’s program increased five percent during 2015, to a record-breaking 12.6 million pounds – the 19th consecutive...
View ArticleRobecoSAM’s Sustainability Yearbook 2016: Who Made the List?
The world’s most sustainable companies are located in Europe, according to RobecoSAM’s Sustainability Yearbook 2016. The investment specialist today announced which companies made the annual list from...
View ArticleWill US Coal Lease Moratorium Increase Manufacturing Costs?
The coal lease moratorium on federal lands and overhaul of the program, announced Friday by the Obama administration, was attacked by the fossil fuel industry as further proof of the war on coal and...
View ArticlePepsiCo Makes Recycling Easier for Plant’s Employees
To make recycling more convenient for plant employees, PepsiCo has partnered with the FCA US Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, which builds Dodge and Jeep models. Through the PepsiCo Recycling...
View ArticleCA’s New Trash Control Policy Gets the Nod from EPA
The EPA has approved the State Water Resources Control Board’s new water quality standards for trash in California’s waters. The standards are part of the state’s new Trash Control Policy, designed to...
View ArticleEnvironmental Industry Revenue Jumped 3.9% in 2014, Says Report
The US environmental industry grew 3.9% in 2014 to reach $353.7 billion in revenues, according to primary research and data compiled by Environmental Business International Inc., publisher of...
View Article6 Environment, Development Stories to Watch in 2016
Dr. Andrew Steer, WRI’s president and CEO, offers his perspectives on the major global developments in economics, business, natural resources and sustainability in the coming year.
View ArticleWill New Analysis Raise US Business Support for Carbon Pricing Policy?
As global companies increasingly rally behind putting a price on carbon, new analysis from the World Resources Institute finds a carbon price — either a carbon tax or cap-and-trade program — would...
View ArticleDavos: Nestlé, Unilever CEOs Join Food Waste Reduction Coalition
A coalition to reduce food waste made up of CEOs of major companies, government officials, heads of nonprofits and others formed today at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The...
View ArticleTen Years Away and Counting: The World’s Most Serious Risk
The World Economic Forum has just released its Global Risks 2016 report of likely risks and their potential impact on the world. The report is divided into two sections: those risks that might occur in...
View ArticleClean Power Plan Remains in Effect, Court Rules
The Clean Power Plan will remain in effect while the court hears arguments on its merits, according to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which today rejected efforts to put the carbon...
View ArticleTray Scrubber Recovers Acids, Other Compounds from Emissions; Reduces...
Bionomic Industries, manufacturer of air pollution abatement and product recovery technologies, has announced availability of its advanced Series 6000 Tray Scrubber. Available in sizes to handle gas...
View ArticleJM Family Joins with cr360 for ‘Ambitious Sustainability Strategy’
Automotive company JM Family Enterprises – one of America’s largest privately-owned companies – has embarked on what it calls an “ambitious sustainability strategy,” and has joined forces with cr360 to...
View Article6 Sustainable Packaging Trends to Watch in 2016
McDonald’s rolled out its new packaging this month along with a pledge to source 100 percent of all fiber-based packaging from recycled or certified sources by 2020. This follows the fast-food chain’s...
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