Plastic Bottle Recycling, Recycled PET Price Increases
Plastic polyethylene terephthalate bottle recycling has increased 53 percent in 12 years. According to the National Association for PET Container Resources, in 2012, 31.8 percent of PET bottles in the...
View ArticleWaste Management’s CNG Fleet Cuts GHGs 25%
Waste Management’s compressed natural gas trucks cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent and reduce particulate matter by 90 percent, Automotive Fleet reports. The waste and recycling company...
View ArticleUnilever Packaging Technology Uses 15% Less Plastic
Dove Body Wash bottles will contain at least 15 percent less plastic as a result of a sustainable packaging technology launched by Unilever. The company says it intends to widen the availability of...
View ArticleCoke, General Mills Cut Costs with Product Sustainability
Product sustainability cuts costs for companies including Coke and General Mills, according to a report by consulting firm Pure Strategies. According to the report, product sustainability goals are the...
View ArticleIBM Big Data Improves Agricultural Efficiency
IBM’s weather forecasting technology will help Georgia farmers improve agricultural efficiency by up to 20 percent, the company says. The Flint River Partnership (which includes the Flint River Soil...
View ArticleCar Emissions Below GHG Cap, EPA Says
The automobile industry is “off to a good start” in meeting greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks based on data in the 2012 model year, the first year of the 14-year program, the...
View ArticleStash Ditches SFI Eco-Label
Stash Tea has removed the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) logo from its products following allegations the certification program is controlled by the logging industry, Sustainable Business Oregon...
View ArticleEcova Earns CDP Accreditation
Ecova has earned accreditation from CDP as a silver software partner for the third year in a row. The sustainability management company says the accreditation reflects its success helping its clients...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: US Water Alliance, Amiad Water Systems,...
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Earthjustice: The environmental law firm has appointed Lisa Garcia as vice president of litigation for health....
View ArticleAPP to Restore 1M Hectares of Forest
Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) today announced a plan to restore and support the conservation of 1 million hectares of rainforest across Indonesia. The commitment, developed with WWF, Greenpeace and...
View ArticleFracking Supplier to Disclose 100% of Chemicals
Oil and gas industry supplier Baker Hughes says it will disclose all chemicals used in its hydraulic fracturing fluids. The company says it’s committed to full disclosure and says it’s possible to...
View ArticleMitsubishi Heavy Sells Li-ion Battery Business
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is selling its lithium-ion rechargeable battery business assets, including machinery, to Taiwan’s Delta Electronics. MHI also says it will shift its management resources...
View ArticleWhy Firms Should Take Climate Change Action
Mobilizing industry to take action to slow climate change involves translating climate risks for business, building an “architecture of participation” for climate action, and stabilizing the climate...
View ArticleWastewater Treatment ‘More Affordable, Sustainable’
Environmental technology company Abengoa and utility American Water have signed a worldwide licensing agreement for American Water’s patented NPXpress technology. The organizations say the agreement...
View ArticleTechnology Aims to Halve Coal Emissions
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO and its industry partners plan to conduct a trial of the Direct Injection Carbon Engine (pictured) intended to reduce emissions from brown coal-generated...
View ArticleIndoor Air Quality Market Revenue to Surge 80% by 2020
The global revenue for the indoor air quality monitoring and management market, driven by new building standards and regulations as well as a rebounding economy, will grow 80 percent to $5.6 billion by...
View ArticleDistributors Help Customers Become More Sustainable
Many leaders in the professional cleaning industry believe customer demand pushed the industry to develop green cleaning products that are both more effective at cleaning and more cost-effective. The...
View ArticleStepan Launches Sustainable Surfactant
Surfactant manufacturer Stepan has launched Steposol Met-10U, a surfactant derived from natural oils that is targeted to displace solvents. This cleaning solution is the first commercial product...
View ArticleColleges Commit to Preventing Food Waste
Nine additional colleges have joined the EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge (FRC), a national initiative aimed at encouraging businesses, organizations and institutions to prevent food waste. The nine new...
View ArticleMarine Energy Sector ‘Needs to Halve Costs’
The UK’s marine energy sector should aim to halve its costs by end of decade, according to a plan released by the UK Energy Research Centre and the Energy Technologies Institute. Marine energy...
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