Sacramento Digester Gobbles Food, Spits Out Electricity
CleanWorld’s new commercial-scale, anaerobic digestion system in Sacramento, Calif., is converting 25 tons of food waste per day from area food processing companies, restaurants and supermarkets into...
View ArticleContract Wins: Mansfield Energy, DC Water, T5 Corp, Sullivan
Mansfield Energy Corp. has been awarded contracts to design and construct two compressed natural gas stations for Waste Pro USA. The two stations will be built on WastePro properties in Daytona Beach...
View ArticleCarton Recycling Access Doubles in Three Years
The proportion of US households who can recycle cartons has grown from 18 percent in 2009 to more than 40 percent today, according to the Carton Council, a collaboration between carton manufactures...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Wind Tower Tariffs, UK Solar Subsidies,...
The Commerce Department set final punitive tariffs on wind towers from China and Vietnam. All Chinese producers and exporters of the goods – with specific exceptions – received anti-dumping rates of...
View ArticleIndustry-Led Recovery: A Viable Path Forward in the United States
The United States is facing a predicament with respect to how best to increase the recovery and recycling of packaging and printed paper. It’s widely recognized that the recovery system for these...
View ArticleGlen Raven Facilities Go Landfill-Free
Three of Glen Raven’s US facilities send zero waste to landfills, and the performance fabric company is “locking the dumpster” at a fourth location this month, Industry Week reports. Randy Blackston,...
View ArticleHybrid, EV Sales ‘Up 73%’ in 2012, Mintel Says
Hybrid and electric car sales are up 73 percent over last year, with about 440,000 hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electrics sold thus far this year, representing 3.3 percent of all vehicles sold in 2012,...
View ArticleSpeed Cuts, Training, Progressive Shifting Offer Best ROI, Study Finds
Of the fuel efficiency initiatives suggested under the EPA’s SmartWay program for freight operators, the highest return of investment comes from highway speed reduction, driving training and...
View ArticleWalmart Reveals How it Kick-Started Sustainability
Early sustainability discussions at Walmart were fraught with conflict and argument as the group tasked with the effort realized that every time someone at the company makes a decision, there are 100...
View ArticleSteel Mill Commissions $63 Million Energy Recovery, Reuse Boiler
ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, the largest steel mill in North America, is recycling blast furnace gas to produce high-pressure steam used to power its steel mill. Read more at Energy Manager Today.
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: A Sustainable Venue First, Wind Turbine...
The Colorado Convention Center is the first event and conference venue in the world to be certified to the new E2774-11, a sustainability standard introduced earlier this year to promote responsible...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Eaton Corp, Republic Services, Bayer CropScience
Here’s the latest news on hirings and promotions among environmental leaders. Eaton Corporation: The industrial manufacturer has named John Beering (pictured) senior vice president and general manager...
View ArticleThe 12 Months of NIMBY
NIMBY (or “not in my backyard”) opposition is often formed to keep large scale projects out of communities. Opposition is common in industries such as landfills, quarries, chemical plants, and major...
View ArticleWastewater Aeration to Reach $8.4 Billion by 2020
The global wastewater aeration systems market will grow 72 percent to reach $8.39 billion in 2020, driven by demand for secondary wastewater treatment services in developing regions and the need to...
View ArticleLehigh Hanson Facilities Join Energy Star Challenge
Eleven of Lehigh Hanson Inc.’s aggregates production facilities across the country are participating in the EPA’s Energy Star Challenge. The 11 facilities spread between Texas, Illinois, Indiana,...
View ArticleDean Foods Sustainability Report: GHG Intensity Drops 3.2%
Dean Foods reduced its greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 3.2 percent year-on-year, from .959 lbs of carbon dioxide equivalent per gallon of product in 2010 to .929 lbs per gallon in 2011, according...
View ArticleCoal-Fired Carbon Capture Tops 238 MW
The total installed capacity of global coal-fired carbon capture and storage (CCS) was 238 MW at the end of 2011, according to a new report by Global Information, Inc. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)...
View ArticleEV Makers ‘to Exit in 2013′
Capital will shift from electric vehicles to battery components in 2013, forcing some EV companies to exit the market or be acquired, according to a new white paper by Pike Research. Pike says the...
View ArticleEnergy Points Expands Energy Star Benchmarking
Energy Points is partnering with Energy Star to provide its business customers with a benchmark for all energy resources, not just electricity. Through this partnership, businesses will receive their...
View ArticleAquatech Launches Aqua-EMBR
Aquatech, an industrial water and wastewater technologies firm, has launched the Aqua-EMBR enhanced membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment. The Aqua-EMBR system consists of an activated sludge,...
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