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Novelis recycles record 39 billion cans
Aluminium giant Novelis has broken a company record by recycling an estimated 39 billion aluminium drink cans in the past year. Through recycling the company has reduced the need for 530,000 tonnes of primary aluminium avoiding five million tonnes of greenhouse gases. Novelis president of global procurement and metal management Nick Madden said: “The GHGs avoided through our can recycling ...
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Neuenhauser goes TAIWAN
"Garbage Island" – this was Taiwan's unflattering nickname until not so long ago. The island with its highly developed industry did indeed have major difficulties with its waste. For inexperienced Europeans, the garbage collection in Taiwan is quite a show. In Taiwan, there are no garbage bins in every household – instead, a bin lorry drives through the streets of Taipei ...
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Poor recycling habits could cost Illinois residents their blue bins
Illinoisans are having trouble figuring out what goes in the recycling bin and, so far, it has cost residents of one city their curbside recycling program. Waste Management estimates that 25 percent of America’s recycling isn’t recyclable. It some places, it means services will be canceled. In Illinois, Kankakee’s garbage provider announced that it is stopping curbside ...
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Toronto glass processing plant will save municipalities millions in recycling costs
Five Toronto area municipalities will save on the cost of operating their recycling programs thanks to a new glass processing plant scheduled to open its doors in Brampton this summer. Stewardship Ontario announced today that it has a deal with Canadian recycled glass processor, Unical, Inc. to build the plant in the GTA. As a start, it will accept all of the glass bottles and jars recycled in ...
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Toronto Hospital Biodigests Leftovers, Turns Food Scraps into Drain-safe Grey Water
Runnymede Healthcare Centre turns food scraps into environmentally-safe grey water by dumping the waste into a biodigester instead of a dumpster. Located in the hospital’s main kitchen, the machine enables the hospital to cut food waste hauling costs in half, eliminate odors, cut carbon and methane emissions, and stay ahead of Ontario’s plans to divert more food waste from landfills. ...
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Germany Leads the Way in Recycling With Advanced Color-Coding
What most consider a very dirty business is quite sophisticated in this European nation. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports that Germans willingly sort 65% of their waste for recycling or incineration. Compared to Americans, who only sort 35%, they are leading the world in recycling best practices. It’s not just the government who enforces such strict waste ...
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Post-storm Commercial, Residential Collection Resumes in New Jersey
Following discussions with local officials, Waste Management has determined it is safe to resume collection in most areas of New Jersey, as well as Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania. With the resumption of most services on Oct. 31, WM expects most collection routes to be completed by Saturday and back on their regular schedule on Monday. Service in some communities has not resumed at the request ...
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Start of 2013 Hurricane Season Spurs Annual Preparation Plans
It’s a service that, once restored, means things are getting back to normal. Much like electricity for your home or fuel in your car, most Florida residents may take their regular garbage and recycling collection or debris removal for granted. But following a severe storm or hurricane, these services are essential to local recovery. To prepare prior to any fast-advancing storms this ...
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Garbage truck technic specifications
Although the technical specifications of garbage trucks are generally determined by the purchasing agencies as technical specifications, the most competent authority in this regard is naturally producers. As Sahlan we produce garbage cans in the following technical specifications: Production is carried out with the ISO 9001 document approved by Turkish Accreditation Agency. ISO 9001 ...
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12th Eco Expo Asia Opens Today at AsiaWorld-Expo Features Public Day and New Startup Zone Outdoor & Tech Light Expo also Opens
The 12th edition of Eco Expo Asia, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, and co-organised by the Environment Bureau of the HKSAR Government, opened today at the AsiaWorld-Expo. The opening ceremony was officiated by Wong Kam-sing, GBS, JP, Secretary for the Environment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. The ...
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