A recent survey by California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) revealed a serious gap in awareness among drivers who change their own motor oil. While 95 percent of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) oil changers said they recycle their used motor oil, approximately one-third admitted to dumping their used oil filters in the trash, potentially contaminating the environment with hazardous waste.
On May 31, 2012, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) held a panel discussion to mark the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) 40th anniversary.
Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have opened a pilot decentralised wastewater plant with integrated wood production in Mongolia. They have collaborated with their partners in Germany and Mongolia to address three critical issues facing Mongolia – deforestation, water scarcity and sanitation.
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has announced that the company has made a decision to reorganize its industrial waste recycling program, with the incorporation of a companywide program and independent recycle programs supervised by every plant
SC Johnson, a global provider of household cleaning, air care, and home storage products, has held its eighth annual employee Recycling Program to celebrate Earth Day.
Umeco has collaboratively developed flax reinforced composites and recycled composites. The parts for the prototype racing car, the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, which is an all-electric vehicle have been manufactured using these products. The racing car is set for participation in the FIA Formula E World Championship Series.
Symbiosis Gathering , a social event based on five Rs for environmental livelihood, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Respect and Restore, will be held from May 17 to 21, 2012 at the Pyramid Lake shore situated in Paiute Reservation, Nevada.
According to environmentalists, a national container deposits system (CDS) will provide $1.78 billion to perform the recycling process in the initial five years of operation. This amount is 17 times more than that offered by the national bin network from the beverage industry.
In a national recycling campaign, school children across Norway have collected 11 million used tea light cups made of aluminium. The campaign has been started by WWF in collaboration with IKEA and Hydro and they invited first to fourth grade students from throughout the country to collect the largest number of aluminium tea light cups for recycling.
Panasonic Australia has announced that it will utilize the data collected from the new National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme to design and develop next-generation products.
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