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Recycled Aluminium Christmas tree to be gifted to Carnegie Science Centre

On Monday 14th November 2011, a volunteer team of 40 employees from ALCOA will be delivering a 6 ft tall Christmas tree to the Carnegie Science Centre located in the North Shore River Front in Pittsburgh.

15 Nov 2011

Expansion of Recycling Program at 380th Air Expeditionary Wing

A new contract awarded by officials enabled the expansion of the recycling program of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing by incorporating new features and offering additional colored dumpsters and bins across the wing.

10 Nov 2011

Sonoco Recycling Announces Acquisition of American Recycling of South Carolina

Sonoco Recycling, a fully owned auxiliary of Sonoco and one among the packaging recycling companies in North America, declared that it has taken over a large material recovery facility (MRF) at Greenville in South Carolina owned by American Recycling.

3 Nov 2011

Electronics Recycler Now Powered by Solar

Vista Solar, a commercial PV solar installer located in Santa Clara, CA, recently completed a 234 kW commercial solar installation for AER Worldwide, a global electronics recycler and independent distributor of electronic components headquartered in Fremont, California.

31 Oct 2011

Research Finds Banana Peels Treat Contaminated Water More Effectively

World over water contamination poses a big threat and every year millions of people succumb to water related diseases.

21 Oct 2011

Research Finds Daniels Sharpsmart Reusable Containers Bring Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Daniels Sharpsmart, a supplier of recyclable systems for sharps waste disposition and a known company for medical waste disposal, claimed that a technology paper presented at LCA XI CHICAGO, a symposium of ecological impact specialists, has mentioned that the reusable sharps containers supplied by Sharpsmart generate nearly 81% less greenhouse gas (GHG) discharges than other types of normal non-recyclable containers.

7 Oct 2011

SPE Announces Recipients of 2011 GPEC Environmental Stewardship Awards

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has named the recipients of the Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC) 2011 awards. The award recognizes institutions and companies that have shown environmental excellence and leadership.

4 Oct 2011

Lund University Researcher Unveils Eco-friendly Purification Process to Clean Textile Dyes

The doctoral thesis submitted by Maria Jonstrup, a student in Biotechnology at the Lund University presents an eco-friendly purification process that can break down the hazardous chemicals utilized in the textile dying process and clear them before they are released out in agricultural lands or rivers.

28 Sep 2011

U.S Air Force Details its Recycling Initiatives

The third week of September celebrated as Pollution Prevention Week all over the USA extends an annual opportunity for government, businesses and individuals to stress on their past achievements and improve their present attempts to find new modes to save the environment.

23 Sep 2011

Teijin Produces Eco-Friendly Green Carpet for Tokyo International Film Festival

Teijin, a Japanese global technology group, has a produced a green carpet manufactured from PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles for the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) to be held in October. This is the fourth consecutive year that the company has provided a green carpet for the festival.

22 Sep 2011