Marriott Cuts Landfill Waste per Room by Nearly 5%
Marriott decreased landfill waste per occupied room in its Americas region by 4.9% from 2011 to 2012, the company announced in its 2013 sustainability report update. In 2012, Marriott initiated 15...
View ArticleNike’s Newest Concept Store in Shanghai Built with 100% Trash
Miniwiz Sustainable Development Ltd., a Taiwanese architectural firm, completed a building in Shanghai, China, at the end of July, built with 100% trash. The building, Nike’s newest concept store, used...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Enterprises Partners with Casino, Unveils Recycling Campaign in France
French retailer Casino and Coca-Cola Enterprises have partnered to engage with consumers about at-home recycling through a new campaign, asking them to make a recycling pledge. The campaign — Recyclons...
View ArticleBuildingOS Unifies Building Data, Prevents Vendor ‘Lock-in’
Lucid’s new BuildingOS, an online operating system for buildings, serves as the central hub to consolidate meter and building system data, giving visibility into the energy performance of a diverse...
View ArticleNine US Cities May Have Water Emergencies this Year
Based on data released earlier this month by the US Drought Monitor, nine urban areas in the United States are under “exceptional drought” conditions and may experience widespread crop damages, even...
View ArticleReverse Osmosis System Cuts Food Plant’s Eco Footprint
Layne Christensen’s 350-gallon-per-minute reverse osmosis system has reduced the environmental impacts and energy use of a food processing plant’s water treatment system, reports Water & Wastes...
View ArticleEPA Launches Online Green Sports Resource Directory
The EPA has launched an online Green Sports Resource Directory that it says can help teams, venues and leagues save money and reduce carbon pollution, and improve waste management, water and energy...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Toyota, Boeing, Tesla, Envision Solar
Toyota will use an older coolant, R134a, for its Prius Plus, Lexus GT86 and Lexus GS in Europe instead of switching to the more environmentally friendly coolant, R1234yf, required by EU norms, Industry...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Alcoa, Ecology and Environment, EPRI, ABS
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Alcoa: The producer of primary and fabricated aluminum has promoted Mike Barriere (pictured) to executive vice...
View ArticleNuclear Plant Closures at All-Time High
Another nuclear plant will soon close, bringing the number making such announcements this year to five – an all-time high. Entergy announced it would close the 41-year-old Vermont Yankee plant next...
View ArticleAmeripen IDs Top 3 Packaging Recovery Practices
Unit-based pricing, also known as pay as you throw (PAYT), disposal bans, and recycling mandates are the three top strategies for increasing recovery rates and sustaining financing for collection and...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Mercedes Ban, Agriculture GHGs, Family Dollar
The Department of Agriculture is seeking comment on its proposed methods for quantifying entity-scale greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the agriculture and forestry sectors. The USDA expects...
View ArticleDow’s 6 Secrets to Corporate Sustainability Leadership
Corporations, like leaders, display habits that can identify their commitment to sustainability, says Dow Chemical’s vice president of sustainability and environment, Neil Hawkins. He singles out six...
View ArticleVolvo Project Cuts Truck Emissions Up to 80%
Volvo’s transportation efficiency project cut emissions from 400 distribution trucks between 30 percent and 80 percent over three years, the automaker says. In the Climate-Smart City Distribution...
View ArticleHigh Plains Aquifer Under Threat, Report Warns
The High Plains Aquifer, a critical water source for US farmers and ranchers, is diminishing at an accelerated rate and nearly 70 percent of it will be pumped out within the next 50 years if existing...
View ArticleEco-Fees: Changing ‘Visibility Concerns’ to ‘Visible Change’
Extended producer responsibility (EPR)—the practice of requiring the organization that produces a product or material to take responsibility for its end-of-life disposal—has sparked debate concerning...
View ArticleYosemite Fires Point Out Energy Strain in California
California Governor Jerry Brown proclaimed a State of Emergency related to the wildfires burning near Yosemite, and said the fires “have caused damage to electrical infrastructure serving the City and...
View ArticleRemanufactured Products: A New Business Model For Light-Vehicle OEMs, Part II...
In part II of this article, an overview of the first five of these nine elements of this new business model will be discussed: Who is the customer? What is the value proposition for the customer? What...
View ArticleBio-Tec Patents Environmentally Friendly Plastic Method
Bio-Tec Environmental has patented a method of creating a layered polymeric plastic or composite. The biodegradable-plastics company has been granted US Patent 8,222,316 and foreign equivalents for...
View ArticleYork Compressor ‘Can Cut Navy’s Fuel Consumption 25%’
York Navy Systems has designed a prototype compressor for a new generation of high-efficiency shipboard chillers for the US Navy fleet that the company says can reduce fuel consumption by 25 percent....
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