recycling management News
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Greyhound recycling: Ireland`s landfill levy should be increased to EUR 40 per tonne
Ireland’s landfill levy “does not go far enough “and should be increased to €40 per tonne in 2010, according to an Irish recycling firm. Greyhound Recycling and Recovery has stated the increase of €10 per tonne will not deter businesses and households from using landfill as a solution to the waste they generate. A spokesman said: “Given the nature of the Irish economy at the moment, it is ...
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DS Smith Recycling commits to multimillion euro investment with IT specialists Qurius UK
Bury, UK. Qurius UK has announced that it has today signed an agreement with DS Smith Recycling (formerly known as Severnside Recycling) to provide them with its Enwis business management software solution. The product, based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV, is specially designed for the waste and recycling industry. DS Smith Recycling, an integral part of DS Smith PLC, is a market leading integrated ...
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Green power, energy & corporate transformation
Some already established companies are proving to be particularly adept change artists, capitalizing on the green and clean tech trends to craft and carry out corporate strategies that transform their organizations from the top-down and from the bottom-up. Many are found in Europe, where new EU laws and regulation are establishing new ground rules for the energy and power industries. Ireland’s ...
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Qurius back to profit in first quarter 2011
Zaltbommel, 28 April 2011 - Software vendor and IT solutions provider Qurius N.V. reports its first quarter net sales of EUR 24.9 million (Q1 2010 EUR 27.3 million) and EBIT before restructuring EUR 320,000 (Q1 2010 EUR 189,000). This positive result is partly the effect of the restructuring in all operations of the company. The company also stepped up its marketing and sales activities, which ...
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Smithsonian exhibition reveals impact of soil
Starting on Saturday, October 2, visitors to The Durham Museum will enjoy a journey into the skin of the earth and explore the amazing world of soils in the new exhibition, Dig It! The Secrets of Soil. Completely familiar yet largely unknown, soils help sustain virtually every form of life on Earth. Still, it is said that we know more about the dark side of the moon than we do about the Earth ...
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Axion welcomes ‘all-in’ Deposit Return Scheme proposal
Proposals for an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers have been welcomed by Axion as a positive move to encourage people to recycle more and associate a value with waste plastic and other materials. Including cans and bottles made from plastics, aluminium, steel and glass would also help to increase capture of ‘recycling on the go’ materials, ...
By Axion Group
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GBB Helps Island Community Achieve Turnaround of Solid Waste Management Infrastructure
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) has developed, in addition to its broad array of solid waste management consulting experience, skills and technical resources, a unique expertise and understanding of the recycling and solid waste management challenges of island communities. Over the past five years, GBB has had important assignments in the U.S. Virgin Islands, County of ...
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Trimble and SmartBin Partner to Develop Productivity Solutions for the Environmental Services and Recycling Markets
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and privately-held SmartBin Corporation of Dublin, Ireland announced today that they have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of solutions that can leverage positioning technology, wireless communications, asset monitoring and fleet management capabilities to enhance productivity for professionals operating in the environmental services and recycling ...
By Trimble
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Elizabeth A. Rice Joins GBB as Consultant I
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) is pleased to announce that Elizabeth A. Rice has joined the firm as Consultant I. A 2011 graduate of Columbia University with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering, she first joined GBB as a 2010 summer intern/research assistant where she gained experience in researching recycling and collection programs and Waste-to-Energy (WTE) ...
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Cirba Solutions Secures Over $200 Million Investment to Grow Closed Loop EV Battery Recycling
Cirba Solutions, a leading comprehensive battery management and materials processor for end-of-life batteries and gigafactory manufacturing scrap, has received a $245 million minority investment from the EQT Infrastructure V fund. The Heritage Group, a fourth-generation family-owned business managing a diverse portfolio of companies focused on a safer, more enriching, and sustainable world, will ...
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City of Los Angeles Innovates Municipal Waste Management
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Six thousand six hundred tons of refuse (trash, recyclables and yard trimmings) are currently being collected curbside on a daily basis in the nation's second largest city. As its population increases, and resources become more limited, the City of Los Angeles is working hard towards becoming a cleaner, greener 'zero-waste' city. This means that the City's solid waste material ...
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