Category: Waste Management

January 18, 2024

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Demolition Association have extended their alliance to enhance the safety and well-being of workers in the demolition industry. This renewed five-year collaboration aims to address industry […]

January 17, 2024

New Zealand has awarded a brand development package worth $50,000 to a company working to solve the country’s surplus food problem. Rescued, a social enterprise working on sustainable and suitable solutions for surplus food was named the winner of the […]

January 12, 2024

At its “Deep Dive Energy” event in London, Veolia unveiled a world-first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) innovation that will enable waste collection trucks to power UK homes by feeding back stored energy from their batteries to the grid. UK’s largest waste collection […]

January 10, 2024

The Recycling Partnership, a leading non-governmental organization dedicated to enhancing the efficiency of recycling systems, has released a new report that targeted problematic areas in the U.S. residential recycling system. The report reveals that only 21% of residential recyclables in […]

January 3, 2024

Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, and Envetec Sustainable Technologies Limited (“Envetec”), a pioneering cleantech company dedicated to eradicating the current unsustainable practices of treating regulated medical waste (also referred to as biohazardous or […]

December 29, 2023

A pair of grants totaling more than $5 million is inspiring hope among New Orleans leaders that the city will be able to improve its recycling rate. New Orleans is receiving grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for $4 […]

December 27, 2023

France is strengthening its push toward a system-wide transition to a circular economy, having set a few world firsts on the policy front. Among them is a national ban on the destruction of unsold goods and a “repairability index,” which […]

December 27, 2023

“Driving is my passion. A career with Waste Pro allows me to do what I love every day.” Jennifer started her driving career as a school bus driver. As times changed due to the global pandemic in 2020, she began […]

December 21, 2023

The EPA has fined Cobalt Boats for allegedly committing hazardous waste violations in Kansas. Cobalt Boats LLC, based in Neodesha, Kansas, must pay $113,780 in civil penalties to resolve the alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, […]

December 21, 2023

A new paint recycling program is launching in Watertown, New York that aims to help manage leftover paint. PaintCare, a nonprofit organization, created its program to help facilitate leftover paint in states that have introduced paint stewardship laws, such as […]

December 21, 2023

A facility in Dothan, Ala. has shut down an incinerator that was used for medical waste, pleasing local business owners. The facility had been burning medical waste for the last seven years, disposing of almost 10 tons of medical waste […]

December 15, 2023

FIJI Water is increasing its commitment to environmental sustainability by transitioning its best-selling bottles to 100% recycled plastic in Canadian markets. Starting this Winter, the change will be made to 500 mL and 330 mL bottles of FIJI water. This […]

December 15, 2023

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach, Va. is holding two recycling events following the holidays. Live-cut Christmas trees will be collected just after Christmas and into the new year in support of a marine-focused conversation in […]

December 14, 2023

As we approach 2024, the rearview mirror is finally coming into focus. Barring a big December, forecasted fires are 381 heading into the last month of the year. The good news is the number is trending down from the 390 […]

December 13, 2023

Waste and Wastewater Equipment, Treatment and Transport Show (WWETT), the largest and most immersive showcase of innovations within the wastewater industry returns to the Indiana Convention Center January 24-27, bringing together experts, cutting-edge technologies and services for three days of […]

December 12, 2023

A new Rogers, Mn. plastic film recycling facility plans to recycle up to 90 million pounds of plastic wrap and plastic film products yearly. The facility opened in August with only one of its two production lines open. Over the […]

December 11, 2023

Land and water resources are shrinking across the globe while the population is growing, leaving farmers who feed the world with a formidable task: figuring out how to produce more food with less, and to do it sustainably as the […]

December 1, 2023

ISRI, Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry, is now accepting applications for the 2024 Design for Recycling (DFR) Award. The DFR Award is ISRI’s highest recognition given annually to the most outstanding product designed with recycling in mind. The award […]

November 28, 2023

The Global Recycling Standards Organization (GRSO) announced that Rike Sandlin has been appointed interim Executive Director. GRSO is a global standards organization that administers a variety of standards and best practices for the resource conservation sector, including the widely utilized […]

November 21, 2023

“PFAS contamination is of growing concern around the world,” says ASTM member William Lipps, general manager, government and regulatory business development/international standards development, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments. “ASTM’s water committee (D19) has developed two methods for PFAS in water (D7979 and […]