Public Utilities, Waste Management
July 17, 2024
Via: Waste360Debrand, pioneers of next-life logistics solutions for the apparel and footwear industry, today announced the opening of their first U.S. facility in Columbus, Ohio. This strategic location enhances the company’s capacity to meet the increasing demand for scalable advanced textile […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
July 11, 2024
Via: Waste360The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, $14 million would be used to increase consumer battery recycling and improve the supply chain. The announcement comes this week and is supported by […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
July 9, 2024
Via: Waste360Biotrend and Freepoint Eco-Systems International Ltd. (Freepoint Eco-Systems) announced a potential strategic partnership to expand their footprint in the circular economy for plastics. Through their shared vision, this collaboration will strengthen their presence in the advanced recycling industry. Combining Expertise […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
July 2, 2024
Via: Waste360A waste-to-energy plant in Portsmouth, Va. closed over the weekend, meaning the area’s trash is now set to be sent to a local landfill. The Portsmouth plant in Southside Hampton Roads, formally known as Wheelabrator, is now closed and will […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
June 28, 2024
Via: Waste Management WorldLike many industries, there’s little doubt that 2024 was the year AI took the waste management sector by storm. It has been the topic du jour in media headlines and on the waste management event circuit—from WasteExpo to IFAT. But […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
June 19, 2024
Via: Waste360San Francisco-based Brightmark is preparing to launch its second chemical recycling plant leveraging pyrolysis to process mixed plastics—a $950 million project that will come to Thomaston, Georgia in Upson County. The first facility in Ashley, Indiana launched a couple of […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
June 11, 2024
Via: Waste360Sunnking Sustainable Solutions, New York’s first R2 certified electronics recycler, proudly announces the release of its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report for 2023. Earlier this year, Sunnking rebranded as Sunnking Sustainable Solution truly embracing the role of being […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
June 6, 2024
Via: Waste360Greensboro, North Carolina’s waste reduction supervisor Tori Carle Emerson was in for a shock when she saw the telling results of a recent recycling characterization study. The city’s curbside recycling stream was 36.2 percent garbage, despite that Carle Emerson and […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
May 20, 2024
Via: Waste360Last week, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners in Oregon held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a new solid waste facility at the Negus Transfer Station. The new transfer station is located in Redmond, Ore. It […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
May 16, 2024
Via: Waste360Reuse and refillable packaging models could cut plastic pollution by about 70 percent according to a UN report, and a recent Oceana analysis, compiling data from multiple resources, adds more dimension to the case for reuse. The authors name leading […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
May 15, 2024
Via: Waste360Hundreds of people signed up to bring hard-to-recycle items to a recycling drive held in Pittsburgh this past weekend. The Pennsylvania Resources Council and Allegheny County Health Department partnered with WPXI to hold a Hard to Recycle Collection event at […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
May 14, 2024
Via: Waste360Infinity Recycling (“IRC”), a growth capital platform dedicated to investing in circular economy solutions, is delighted to announce the successful final close of its Circular Plastics Fund I SCSp (“CPF”). The final close exceeded the fund’s €150 million target, securing […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
May 9, 2024
Via: Waste360There were a lot of different conversations regarding recycling at WasteExpo this year, and a panel of industry professionals spoke to a crowded room about the latest challenges, they are seeing in the space. The panel discussed similar challenges such […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
May 2, 2024
Via: Waste360The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is developing a new process that could dramatically increase the number of electric vehicle (EV) batteries produced from mined nickel ore. The effort is part of a new partnership with Talon […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
May 2, 2024
Via: Waste Management WorldThe EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) – after long discussions – is ready for adoption. One point that has been discussed at length is the use of recyclate that originates from outside the EU. Plastic Recyclers Europe (PRE) […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
May 1, 2024
Via: Waste360The Atlantic Coast Recycling has reopened its recycling processing facility in Passaic, New Jersey following a year-long redevelopment. The redevelopment totaled $47 million for the facility and allows the 125,000 square-foot plant to process over 50 tons of residential and […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
April 27, 2024
Via: Waste Management WorldUS lawmakers have taken the next step to more sustainability in waste management. Last month the Senate passed two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving the recycling and composting systems. The Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA) would strengthen […]
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 […]