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EA: End-of-life vehicles must be disposed of correctly

A businessman from Evesham, Worcestershire, has been fined £8,315 for the improper dismantling of cars and careless practice. The Environment Agency took Richard Francis Hartwell to court and he pleaded guilty to four charges relating to non-compliance to his waste management licence and depositing end-of-life vehicles on land which did not have a licence in force. EA inspectors found that ...

Apr. 16, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

EPA reaches settlement on groundwater cleanup at the Davis liquid waste superfund site in Smithfield R.I.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with respect to the Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site in Smithfield, R.I. Pursuant to the settlement, the Settling Defendants will implement the groundwater cleanup at the Site. They also will be financially responsible for 100 percent of future response costs, including oversight costs. The settlement agreement was signed by ...

Dec. 29, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Waste Management Launches First Rotopress Collection Trailers to North America

Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) announced today a pilot program that will introduce Rotopress waste collection trailers for the first time in North America to improve the flexibility of its waste collection operations. The pilot program will first rollout in Houston, Texas, followed by pilot ...

Jan. 26, 2012

By Waste Management Inc.

Hunting for Hidden Treasure - The International Trade Fair for Waste Management and Environmental Technology shows how waste can be turned into valuable resources

Urban mining — the recovery of raw materials from waste — is the vision of the future for the global waste-management industry. This aims to conserve natural resources and protect the environment, but that's not all. For today, there are also increasingly good business reasons to recycle and reuse materials from the waste generated in advanced economies. This is because of a growing demand — and ...

Mar. 17, 2006

By Koelnmesse

Linde and Waste Management to highlight biofuel benefits at APEC Exhibition

Waste Management (NYSE: WM) and ...

Sep. 13, 2011

Waste Management, LG Electronics Host eCycling Events at Two Oklahoma Locations

As part of the Keep America Beautiful and Keep Oklahoma Beautiful programs, Waste Management Recycle America, a subsidiary of Waste Management (WM), and LG ElectronicsUSA (LG) are hosting two free ...

Jul. 20, 2011

EPA Settlement with Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico Auto Crushing Company; Addresses Hazardous Waste and Used Oil

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a legal settlement with W.R. Recycling of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, resolving alleged violations of federal hazardous waste law. W.R. Recycling is the owner and operator of an auto crushing and scrap recycling business. As part of the settlement announced today, W.R. Recycling will make a range of site improvements to control runoff and invest ...

Jul. 9, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

GM pulls out of mercury partnership

General Motors has quit working with a partnership that collects toxic parts from scrapped automobiles, jeopardizing an effort to prevent mercury pollution just as hundreds of thousands of clunkers are headed to recyclers. Participants in the environmental program told The Associated Press the timing of GM’s departure could hurt their work. The government’s 'cash-for-clunkers' program will lead ...

Aug. 12, 2009

By GLOBE Foundation

Energy Vision Publishes New Report Documenting Renewable Natural Gas as the Solution to a Major U.S. Transportation Challenge

A newly released publication, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG): The Solution to a Major Transportation Challenge, reports that the use of renewable natural gas as a vehicle fuel is a technologically viable alternative to relying exclusively on petroleum-based fuels for transportation. The new publication was prepared by Energy Vision, a noted, national, New York-based energy research organization, and ...

Dec. 4, 2012

By Energy Vision

Republic Services Signs Agreement to Install OPS Eco-Pur Oil Cleaning System on All New 2011 Trucks

Oil Purification Systems (OPS) (www.ops-1.com) announced today that Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG), a leading provider of recycling and solid waste services, has signed an agreement to install the OPS Eco-Pur fluid cleaning system on all new 2011 Republic Services trucks. With more than 1,000 systems already installed, this agreement reflects the company's commitment to ...

May 10, 2011

By Republic Services, Inc.

WESTON Awarded New England District Corps of Engineers Remedial Action Contract Worth Up To $60 Million

WEST CHESTER, PA—November 2, 2005 Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTONÒ) today announced the award of a Remedial Action Contract (RAC) by the New England District Army Corps of Engineers with a total gross value of up to $60 million. The contract will be effective for a base period of one year with four one-year options. ...

Nov. 4, 2005

By Weston Solutions, Inc

EPA Adds the Matlack, Inc. Site in Woolwich Township, New Jersey to the Superfund List

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added the Matlack, Inc. site in Woolwich Township, New Jersey to the Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. The site is a former truck terminal at which operations included truck maintenance and truck, trailer and tanker washing. As a result of past industrial activities, the soil and ground water are ...

May 21, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

GlyEco Announces Acquisition of Glycol Recycler Recycool

GlyEco, Inc. (GLYE is listed on www.otcmarkets.com) (OTCQB: GLYE) (OTCBB: GLYE) today announced it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire certain assets of Recycool, Inc. (www.recycool.net). Recycool is the dominant recycler in the Minneapolis, MN area and has been collecting and processing waste glycol -- primarily used ...

Feb. 7, 2012

Veolia Environmental Services Commits to DriveCam

DriveCam, Inc., a global Driver Risk Management Company, today announced that Veolia Environmental Services, one of the nation’s largest solid waste management organizations, ...

May 9, 2011

By Veolia North America, Industrial Business

U.S. Allows Radioactive Materials in Ordinary Landfills

TAKOMA PARK, Maryland, May 14, 2007 (ENS) - Radioactive materials from nuclear weapons facilities are being released to regular landfills and could get into commercial recycling streams, finds a report issued today by the nonprofit Nuclear Information and Resource Service, NIRS. Radioactive scrap, concrete, equipment, asphalt, plastic, wood, chemicals, and soil are placed in ordinary landfills, ...

May 15, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

As 2012 NCAA® Men`s Final Four® Approaches in New Orleans, Local Residents Encouraged to Recycle Used Electronics at Free March 25 `Do March Right` Recycling Event

Local residents will soon have an opportunity to get rid of old TVs, computers and other electronic equipment in an environmentally sound manner – free of charge. (Logo: ...

Mar. 19, 2012

By LG Electronics

Bordering on disaster - US and Mexico fight to green their borders

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the 14 metropolitan areas along the US-Mexico border suffer from 'abysmal air and water quality' as well as a host of other unacceptable environmental hazards. Last week, governors from Mexican and American states along the border were hosted by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to discuss these and other environmental issues of ...

Aug. 21, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Greening road transport: EU-funded research supports EU`s environmental objectives

On 26 January 2009, Commissioner Janez Potočnik is set to address the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) conference. ERTRAC will unveil the scenarios for Europe's road transport system of the future, and set out what the sector needs to do to achieve a step-change in the sustainability of road transport. This MEMO provides with information of how EU research policy ...

Jan. 26, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

H2O GmbH is a new partner of the Blue Competence sustainability initiative

Sustainability is the hot topic of our time. In a world of dwindling natural resources, taking environmental responsibility is absolutely essential. That’s why the German Engineering Association (VDMA) launched the Blue Competence sustainability initiative. Since its launch in early 2011, around 400 partners from the European mechanical engineering industry have ...

Jul. 14, 2015

By H2O GmbH

Questions and answers on EU Mercury Policy

What is mercury? Mercury is familiar to many as a silver-coloured liquid which expands and contracts in a thermometer to show the temperature. It is also known as “quicksilver” or "hydrargyrum" (i.e. liquid silver) and is represented by the symbol Hg. Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at ambient room temperature. It is a chemical element and therefore indestructible. ...

Oct. 10, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

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