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Nine new Recofloor distributors joining the UK’s vinyl flooring take-back scheme have added extra strategically-located drop-off sites to the national network, making a total of 74 drop-off sites across the country. The newest recruits, all part of the Mercado Headlam Group, are Richards, Bristol; Richards, Southampton; Anderson ...

Resource recovery specialist Axion Consulting has voiced concerns that proposed sampling sizes and techniques for the Materials Recycling Facility Code of Practice could lead to unacceptable margins of error and inaccurate data on material input/output composition. The Manchester, UK-based company, which offers a range of professional  ...

The U.S. government approved a key permit Tuesday that helps pave the way for construction of a waste-to-energy plant in Puerto Rico that local environmentalists have long opposed. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded New York-based Energy Answers International an air permit to operate a 77-megawatt facility in the northern coastal ...

 Now that lead battery recycler Exide Technologies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has potentially stuck California taxpayers with the tab for multi-millions in cleanup costs in the city of Vernon, Consumer Watchdog said today. The DTSC suspended operations at the plant on April 24 because of ...

DENVER, June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colorado Association for Recycling (www.cafr.org) named Allyson Weaver, Account Executive at Metech Recycling, leader of the Electronics Recycling and Reuse Committee (ERRC). The ERRC is helping educate Coloradans about the Colorado Electronic Recycling Jobs Act that bans disposal of electronic devices in ...

Resource recovery specialist Axion Consulting has introduced dedicated training packages for Materials Recycling Facilities managers to fulfill a growing need for expert advice on commissioning and operating multi-million pound waste management plants. The Manchester-based company developed its unique services following a number of requests ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has settled with Lighting Resources, LLC for $71,500 for violations relating to its handling of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) at its Phoenix, Ariz. recycling facility. “Exposure to PCBs is a concern whenever facilities are handling materials containing these toxic ...