C&D Recycling Market to Reach $23.85bn in 2020
The construction and demolition recycling services market in Europe, which earned revenues of $18.75 billion in 2013, will grow to $23.85 billion in 2020, Frost & Sullivan forecasts. The analysis...
View ArticleLCA Shows Greener Choice for Mercury Removal
A lifecycle assessment of Novinda’s Amended Silicates HgX (AS-HgX), a non-carbon product for removing mercury from the flue gas of coal-fired power plants, shows the product’s greenhouse emissions were...
View ArticleCanada Ups Rail Tanker Safety Standards
The Canadian government has issued rules phasing out the type of puncture-prone tank-car that was involved in a fatal train crash last summer in Quebec. The directive forces railroads to stop the use...
View ArticleFood-Contact Approved Bioplastic ‘Ready for Commercial Scale’
Biopolymer manufacturer Meredian says its PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) formulation process is ready for commercial-scale production after successfully piloting with specialty food ingredients provider...
View ArticleStarbucks Recycles Coffee to Make Milk
Starbucks is recycling coffee beans to make milk for its coffee. The coffee giant is using Menincon’s fermentation technology that allows the used grounds from Starbucks stores in the Tokyo area to be...
View ArticleTesco Slashes Transport Emissions
Tesco has cut transport emissions per case delivered by as much as 14 percent in the UK in the last two years, on top of a 50 percent reduction achieved between 2006 and 2012. The UK retailer, which...
View ArticleDow Water Technology Cuts Costs 19%
Dow’s Filmtec Eco Reverse Osmosis Elements water technology can help produce up to 40 percent better water purification while using up to 30 percent less energy, resulting in up to 19 percent less...
View ArticleOil Production Byproduct Controls Roadway Dust
North Dakota may soon begin using brine, a byproduct of oil production, to control dust on roads. A state health department official says test are underway to determine the environmental impact and...
View ArticleACT Expo: Volvo Trucks, Peterbilt, Penske
The Alternative Clean Transportation Expo, the largest alternative fuel clean vehicle tech event in North America, will host more than 175 fueling, engine and technology suppliers as it opens today in...
View ArticleShell Joins Carbon Capture Project
Shell has joined a research project exploring CO2-driven enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) in the North Sea. CO2-EOR has the potential to bring benefits for the UK offshore industry by improving recovery...
View ArticleRenewable Energy Project Approval Depends on Social Media Strategies
For renewable energy companies and developers alike, a lengthy delay in the approval stages of a project can be costly. When time is money, it is important for companies to allocate their resources to...
View ArticleBASF Debuts Emissions Control System
BASF will introduce its LNT+CS4F emissions control system for diesel engines at the International Vienna Motor Symposium, which opens today. The new system combines the features of a Lean NOx Trap...
View ArticleWaste Management Makes Fuel, Wax from Landfill Gas
Waste Management is making diesel fuel and wax from gas captured at a landfill in Oklahoma, News OK reports. The East Oak Landfill was recently removed from the EPA’s Superfund list. It was placed on...
View ArticleStadium Reduces Food Waste, Carbon Pollution
AT&T Stadium, along with the EPA, the city of Dallas, nonprofit Rock and Wrap It Up! and Food Source DFW diverted 2,800 pounds of leftover food from landfills during the NCAA Final Four activities...
View ArticleChina Launches Campaign to Defend p-Xylene
China’s state-run media has launched a campaign touting the benefits of p-xylene, a commonly used chemical that’s been the target of environmental protests in recent years. State television has...
View ArticleFracking Fluid Firm Adds Environmental Services
GreenHunter Resources has established a new environmental services division in conjunction with its Total Water Management Solutions. The firm, which provides water and wastewater services for oil and...
View ArticleStanford Divests from Coal Companies
Stanford University will not make direct investments in coal mining companies in a move that the Board of Trustees say reflects the availability of alternate energy sources with lower greenhouse gas...
View ArticlePublic Sector IR Network Launched
In an effort to encourage integrated reporting (IR) in the public sector, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) are...
View ArticleHow to Improve Supply Chain Sustainability
The biggest barrier to the success of a company’s sustainable supply chain practices is a lack of leadership support, according to a PwC and APICS Foundation survey. About 30 percent of operations...
View ArticleGRI Adds Sustainability Reporting Tools
The Global Reporting Initiative has launched 10 G4 Sector Disclosures, intended to help specific industries prepare sustainability reports, for the following sectors: airport operators, construction...
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