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Covanta acquires Veolia`s North American EfWs
Energy-from-waste plant developer Covanta Energy has acquired the bulk of Veolia Environmental Services North American EfW division in a $450 million agreement.
Covanta will take over seven of the waste management firm’s EfW facilities, which process a total of three million tonnes of waste each year.
It is hoped the additions to Covanta will create an extra $60 million of operating cash flow during 2010.
Covanta president and chief executive Anthony Orlando said: “We are extremely pleased to announce this acquisition which is consistent with our growth strategy targeting EfW ... |
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UK retailers criticised over plastic bags
The world`s largest manufacturer of `bags for life` has criticised UK retailers for not doing more to restrict the use of plastic carrier bags and warned that the UK is lagging behind other countries after failing to agree a national policy involving an outright ban.
Supreme Creations, based in India, makes millions of cotton and jute bags every year for retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury`s, Boots, the Co-operative, Debenham`s, the Energy Saving Trust, Oxfam and Topshop, as well as celebrity handbag designer Anya Hindmarch who designed the sought after `I`m not a plastic bag` bag for Sainsbury`s.
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