BioHiTech Helps Dunkin’ Donuts Divert Food Waste from Landfills
BioHiTech America is installing its commercial food waste disposal system at a second Dunkin’ Donuts location in New Jersey, which will help the restaurant divert food waste from landfills and save...
View ArticleBioplastics Association Criticizes EU’s New Circular Economy Package
The European Commission’s newly adopted Circular Economy package is being criticized by industry and environmentalists alike. The package includes a revised legislative proposal on waste, which...
View ArticleSystem Cuts Fracking Chemical Cost 30%
Bosque Systems has released OptiFluids, a chemical completion system that promises to save oil and gas producers up to 30 percent on the cost of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. Many large...
View ArticleWill Endlessly Recyclable Plastics Soon Be a Reality?
As the COP21 climate talks are underway in Paris, and government leaders work to hammer out a deal to limit global warming, French company Carbios has announced a technology that may pave the way to...
View ArticleAmerica Recycles Day Should Be Every Day
America Recycles Day came and went without much fanfare this year. Yet it is still a powerful reminder to us not only how far recycling has come since it became a mainstream practice in the 1970s, but...
View ArticleCatalyst Program Facilitates Sustainable Manufacturing
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has launched the Catalyst Program, which was created for individuals in the manufacturing sector looking to advance sustainability conversations...
View ArticleSPC Calls Biodegradability Additives’ Claims ‘Misleading Marketing’
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has taken a stand against biodegradability additives for petroleum-based plastics, which are marketed as enhancing the sustainability of plastic by rendering...
View ArticleFacilities Must Report on 1-Bromopropane, EPA Says
Facilities will soon be required to report on 1-bromopropane, a toxic chemical that the EPA says may cause cancer. The EPA has finalized a rule to add 1-bromopropane to the Toxics Release Inventory...
View ArticleDow Collaboration Produces Sustainable Packaging
Dow Chemical’s Packaging and Specialty Plastics business has collaborated with Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) and Accredo Packaging to produce Seventh Generation’s first recyclable dishwasher...
View ArticleCOP21: Strong Climate Policy Leads to Lower Business Costs, CEOs Say
Two new draft texts for a climate deal were released today at COP21, with additional drafts expected to follow as governments negotiate a global climate deal in Paris. Business leaders, meanwhile,...
View ArticleNYC Foam Ban Dead, Recyclers Applaud Court’s Decision
The ban on foam foodservice products in New York City is likely dead, following a decision from a New York appeals court. On Dec. 3 the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division denied New York...
View ArticlePower Sector Regulations Drive Water, Wastewater Treatment Spend to $3.1bn
The US power sector will spend $3.1 billion on water and wastewater treatments, driven by new environmental regulations, according to a report from Bluefield Research. In late September the EPA...
View ArticleSchneider Electric Brings IoT to Agriculture Industry
Schneider Electric is leveraging its big data and Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled WeatherSentry platform to connect more than 4,000 disparate rural area weather stations. The platform will provide a...
View ArticleLooptworks, Alaska Airlines Announce Recycling Collaboration
Looptworks, a Portland, Oregon-based company that works with companies to recycle and repurpose waste into new products is collaborating with Alaska Airlines to upcycle approximately 10,000 pounds of...
View ArticleTop Environmental Consulting Firms Ranked
The global environmental consulting market reached $27.5 billion in 2014 — a 4.1 percent decline from the previous year, according to Environment Analyst’s annual assessment of the market. Environment...
View ArticleHow Data Can Help Californians Adapt to Drought Conditions
A fourth year of extreme drought conditions in California has forced residents to reevaluate how they use water on a daily basis. Now we are hearing speculation that El Niño could be the long-awaited...
View ArticleESG Software Helps Businesses Get a Grip on Analytics
Datamaran, an analytics software platform from eRevalue, can help business executives and their advisors stay on top of a growing number of financial and environmental, social and governance...
View ArticleToyota Surpasses Water Reduction Goal
Toyota saved more than 54 million gallons of water in North America during fiscal year 2015 through reduce, reuse and recycle efforts, according to its latest North American Environmental Report. The...
View ArticleCBRE Water Management Program Cuts Facilities’ Water Costs 38%
CBRE’s pilot water management program has saved its clients more than 1 billion gallons of water over the past 18 months, reducing their annual water costs an average of 38 percent. This has resulted...
View ArticleCOP21 Roundup: Schneider Electric, Acciona, BMW, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Elon Musk
As the COP21 climate change conference in Paris enters its second and final week, businesses and government leaders are increasing their calls for a climate deal and initiating new programs to limit...
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