Public Utilities, Waste Management
April 25, 2024
Via: Waste360As I continue to countdown to WasteExpo I am getting increasingly excited about the innovations I will learn about. This year, I’ve focused on talking to and learning from professionals dealing with AI and new technologies in the waste industry. […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
April 24, 2024
Via: Waste360Finland’s Neste has conducted a trial using liquefied discarded tires to advance its chemical recycling. In its trial, Neste turned pyrolysis oil gathered from discarded vehicle tires and produced high-quality raw materials for new plastics and chemicals. The pyrolysis oil […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
April 24, 2024
Via: Waste360TERREPOWER, the innovative solar system and EV battery lifecycle management division of BBB Industries (BBB), announces the launch of its solar panel recycling line at its facility in Sparta, Tennessee. The new solar panel recycling line further establishes the TERREPOWER […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
April 22, 2024
Via: Waste360In many parts of the world, recycling rates remain low— an estimated 1 percent to 5 percent of waste is recycled in markets such as Brazil and Mexico, and below 30 percent in markets such as South Africa and Vietnam. […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
April 19, 2024
Via: Waste360Gaviña Coffee Company, makers of Don Francisco’s® Coffee, José’s® Gourmet Coffee, Café La Llave®, and a wide variety of other family-crafted coffees, is celebrating Earth Month by announcing that it has recycled over 3 million used coffee bags, single serve […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
April 4, 2024
Via: Waste360When AXA XL, the specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, relocated offices in New York City’s Financial District, it made the move without sending office waste to any landfill. Thanks to a partnership with Green Standards, AXA XL diverted […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
April 1, 2024
Via: Waste360Composting is an endpoint that currently handles roughly 9% of generated MSW1 and is viewed as a critical part of waste diversion. However, information and data regarding composting operations has historically been lacking. The newly released Composting State of Practice, […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 28, 2024
Via: Waste Management WorldThanks to TOMRA’s continued investment in GAIN – the company’s deep learning-based sorting add-on for its world-renowned AUTOSORT™ units – it is now possible for the first time to quickly and efficiently separate food-grade from non-food-grade plastics for PET, PP […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 28, 2024
Via: Waste360Ahead of Easter, Repak is estimating an increase in the amount of recycling done by Irish residents this holiday. Based on a survey of 1,000 adults in Ireland, Repak expects residents to recycle over 62,000 tonnes of waste, an increase […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 27, 2024
Via: Waste360The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has reported that Scotland’s recycling rate reach a record 63.3% in 2022. The new record is an increase of 5% from 2021 (which finished at 57%). Sepa notes the increase is reflected by economic […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 22, 2024
Via: Waste360Lee County, Fla. is looking to expand its recycling ability by adding a new recycling facility to handle household and business recyclables. According to Christine Brady, Lee Solid Waste Assistant County Manager, the proposed recycling facility will help with residential […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 20, 2024
Via: Waste360Just shy of 5 million tons of unsold grocery store food was landfilled or burned in 2022, according to national nonprofit ReFED. That translates to around $5,000 to $10,000 a week of lost value. As they become increasingly aware of […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 14, 2024
Via: Waste360Walmart, the world’s leading omnichannel retailer, today announced a pilot project with unspun, a pioneering fashion tech company using the world’s first 3D weaving technology, a collaboration that, if successful, could help reduce the environmental impact of garment production, offer […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 14, 2024
Via: Waste360Beaufort County, S.C. is encouraging its residents to compost and will look to educate the community on the benefits of doing so. This week, leaders from the Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling program handed out more than 120 compost […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 12, 2024
Via: Waste Management WorldThe Virginijus ir Ko recycling plant in western Lithuania has been active in waste management and recycling for more than 20 years, processing around 35,000 tonnes of potential recyclables annually. The majority of the materials to be recycled are waste […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 8, 2024
Via: Waste360Coral Springs, Fla. is ending is current trash and recycling contract and entering into a new agreement with Coast Waste & Recycling. This week, City Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the new agreement with Coast Waste & Recycling of Boca […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 7, 2024
Via: Waste360Amazon is continuing to invest in companies, announcing its latest partnership with San Francisco start up, Glacier. Glacier, a female-led company, is working to create next-generation, AI-guided recycling robots. The company announced today that is has raised $7.7 million in […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 6, 2024
Via: Waste360Uglies Kettle Chips announces it has reached a milestone of rescuing 25 million pounds of “ugly potatoes” that have gone into making the brand’s upcycled Uglies Kettle Chips, since its inception in 2017. The 25 millionth pound was rescued at […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 5, 2024
Via: Waste360The Maina Board of Environmental Protection is holding a public hearing this week on a new program that would require manufacturers to pay for the cost of recycling their packaging. “Producers of products, they’ll pay a fee based on the […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 1, 2024
Via: Waste360Power Knot Ocean, the market leader for onsite organic waste management solutions in the marine environment, announced today the successful deployment of 26 of its machines aboard Princess Cruises’ latest luxury cruise ship, the Sun Princess. The integration of Power […]