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Logistics Model Could Make Recycling of Electrical Eqipment More Efficient

Italian researchers have developed a logistics model that could allow old equipment from refrigerators to mobile phones to be recycled more efficiently under product take-back regulations.

27 Apr 2010

Reducing Fashions' Impact on Resources While Keeping People Well Dressed

How can clothing consumption in western countries be made more environment-friendly? Researchers in Norway are seeking ways to use fewer resources while keeping people well-dressed.

20 Apr 2010

New Fully Recyclable Packaging Material Could Replace Blister Packs

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a fully recyclable new packaging material which, among other things, is able to replace many if not most aluminium-based packaging materials such as blister-packs for pharmaceutical pills or material used for packing coffee for consumers.

19 Apr 2010

Study Concludes Aluminum is teh Best for Car Construction

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today praised a new study concluding that lightweight, strong and infinitely recyclable aluminum is the best choice for reducing energy usage and emissions over an automobile’s lifecycle.

14 Apr 2010

Reprocessed Polypropylene Used to Make Animal Feed Pails

RPC Containers Oakham has manufactured a 12.5 litre pail using reprocessed PP to provide Owens Nutrition with a ‘green’ solution for its animal feed supplements.

5 Apr 2010

Green Building Products and Polymers and Fuels Derived from Biomass Win Clean Technology Awards

The top awards in the third annual Clean Technology Business Forum and Competition went to Avantium, the developer of a technology for creating polymers and fuels from biomass, and VAST Enterprises LLC, creator of a new type of masonry based on post-consumer plastics, it was announced today by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE).

5 Apr 2010

Freedom Environmental Services to Develop New Waste-to-Energy Facility in Florida

Freedom Environmental Services is proposing to develop an advanced waste-to-energy facility and wastewater treatment plant in Brevard County, Florida. The company has signed a contract for 26 acres of undeveloped land for the proposed plant.

31 Mar 2010

EPA Recognizes Samsung with 2010 ENERGY STAR Promotion Award for its Contribution to Environment

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Samsung Electronics America with the ENERGY STAR Promotion Award for 2010 for its contributions to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The company has sponsored a number of consumer education efforts that promote energy-efficiency products.

26 Mar 2010

Three New Research Projects Could Convert Carbon from a Pollutant into a Useful Product

Three new complementary research projects will turn carbon from a pollutant into useful products that could help both industry and the environment.

23 Mar 2010

New Grade of ARPRO Containing Recycled Materials

A new grade of ARPRO® offering recyclate content with no performance loss or additional cost has been announced by JSP. The first EPP of its kind, it uses 15 percent recycled ARPRO content allowing users to fulfil recycled-material strategies and still enjoy the same strength, durability and moulding characteristics. Recycled Grade ARPRO is expected to be popular in the automotive and packaging industries where legislation and increasing customer demand for more recycled materials already exists.

23 Mar 2010