Biohazardous Waste Volumes Reduced by 90%
Treatment plants can achieve a greater than 90 percent reduction in volume of biohazardous waste using a technology developed by Ozonator Industries of Canada. Based on its recent analysis of the...
View ArticlePollution Prevention Includes the Whole Process
Environment, health and safety managers that merely keep their companies in compliance will forever be relegated to the “end of the pipe.” But understanding the entire manufacturing process will help...
View Article10% Compostable Plastics Have No Ill Effect
Up to 10 percent compostable plastics mixed with conventional plastics in post-consumer recycling streams has either no or a negligible impact on the mechanical performance of the recyclates, according...
View ArticleFrance Starts Biogas Pilot Program
France has gotten on board with much of Northern Europe and has started a food waste program to produce biogas. A group of 80 Paris restaurants, hotels and food companies are turning food scraps into...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: BrownFlynn, SFI, ENVIRON, Progressive Waste...
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. BrownFlynn: The CSR consulting firm has named Mike Wallace as managing director. Wallace (pictured) was...
View ArticleGlobal Environmental Spending Continues Rise
Nearly two-thirds of corporations worldwide will increase environmental spending this year with about half of that group expanding their budgets by double-digits. Verdantix surveyed 250 heads of...
View ArticleDesalination Project Shows Promise
A giant solar receiver in California’s agricultural region may offer some hope for farmers who have been denied water in a record-setting drought. Conservation policies to protect endangered fish...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: US Climate Fund, Drought Help, Cap-and-Trade...
President Obama on Friday unveiled proposals for a $1 billion fund to help communities prepare for the effects of climate change. Money would go to research, “breakthrough technologies” and...
View ArticleTop EPA Management Challenges: Site Reuse, Chemical Risks, Delegation to States
The EPA’s top management challenges in 2013 were oversight of delegation to states, safe reuse of contaminated sites, enhancing IT security to combat cyber threats, lack of information and authority...
View ArticleSustainable Packaging Market to Hit $244 Billion by 2018
Consumer demand, advances in material technology and legislation will push sustainable packaging to a $244 billion market by 2018, according to report by Smithers Para. The “Future of Sustainable...
View ArticleGreen Retail Gains Ground
Green design may well be the norm in today’s residential and office developments, but it continues to be the exception to the rule when it comes to retail space. In truth, green building design has...
View ArticleBlue Earth Patents Pipe Protection
Specialty chemical research and development company Blue Earth Labs has received a patent for its concentrated and stabilized version of its Clearitas scale control product. Under this patent, Blue...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Mitsubishi, Opel, Shell, C.R. England
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced it has developed a prototype electric vehicle motor drive system with a built-in silicon-carbide inverter (pictured), which will allow manufacturers to develop EVs...
View ArticleUser Interface Improved
MSDSonline has refreshed the design of its chemical management user interface and added new tools to provide a better online and mobile experience across various technologies for its customers. While...
View ArticleChina Seeks Clean Water
China will spend more to secure safe drinking water than it has already committed to its more well-known air pollution problems, according to media reports. It has a fifth of the world’s population but...
View ArticleSINTEF Coordinating EU Rare Earth Metal Recycling Project
The EU has tapped 7 major European research institutes including Fraunhofer, CEA, TNO and SINTEF for Value from Waste, a program aimed increasing the recovery rate of rare earth metals from scrap. Rare...
View ArticleSuperbugs Invade Tourist Sites
New research shows a rise in river superbugs at tourist sites worldwide. The annual visits are being blamed for the spread of antibiotic resistance to one of the most pristine locations in Asia....
View ArticleVegetarian Diets Promoted for Farmed Fish
Vegetarian diets are being promoted as an alternative to feed farmed fish in an effort to lessen the strain on over-fished oceans. Researchers and entrepreneurs are seeking sustainable ways to supply...
View ArticleCarbon Futures Climbing
Carbon futures hit 13-month highs as traders reacted to the European Commission’s plan to postpone sales of some allowances. The move is fueling speculation that factories and utilities will buy more...
View ArticleWalmart Reports on Sustainability Milestones
Walmart is ahead of its self-imposed pace to convert to renewable energy and cut energy use, by slashing energy consumption by 7.4 percent in the third quarter of 2013, more than double the 3 percent...
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