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09Jul

“New food packaging recycling plant pushes boundaries”

The world’s first facility for POAL recycling—a polyethylene + aluminum polycomposite recovered from food packaging—will commence operations in Italy in September.

On July 9, 2018

09Jul

“New building system made from construction waste exhibited”

Washington State University researchers have developed construction bricks comprising 80 percent drywall waste and a binder made from industrial byproducts.

On July 9, 2018

09Jul

“GP to test new recycling process”

Georgia-Pacific has developed a recycling process that can separate wood fiber from plastics, metals—and even materials contaminated with food—for pulping to create high-quality containerboard.

On July 9, 2018

08Jul

“From coal, a new source of rare earths”

Reclaimed coal ash is emerging as a potentially valuable domestic source of the rare earth elements used in everything from cell phones to flat-screen TVs.

On July 8, 2018

06Jul

“How Do You Recycle an Entire Building?”

Buildings contain many valuable materials—appliances, windows, bricks—that can be recycled prior to demolition to conserve landfill space and reduce demand for new resources.

On July 6, 2018

05Jul

“Non-ferrous slag recycling plant coming to Romania”

Mytilineos Holdings will build a slag processing and recycling plant in Romania, where it operates a lead and zinc smelter.

On July 5, 2018

02Jul

“Why Nike is making most shoes from manufacturing waste”

Over 70 percent of Nike footwear contains materials made from waste products from the company’s manufacturing processes, including scraps from its factories and ground-up pieces of old shoes, according to the company.

On July 2, 2018

02Jul

“Procter & Gamble to eliminate manufacturing waste by 2020”

Consumer products manufacturer Procter & Gamble has announced plans to eliminate 100 percent of the company’s manufacturing waste at its production sites worldwide within three years.

On July 2, 2018

02Jul

“C&D recycling facility formally launched”

Pitt County Solid Waste and Recycling, in North Carolina, has launched a construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility. The goal is to eventually recycle “at least” 75 percent of the county’s C&D debris, according to facility director John Demary.

On July 2, 2018

02Jul

“Team develops machine with aim of ending textile waste”

A Cornell University design and research team, assembled to tackle the environmental problem of post-consumer textile waste, has developed an innovative fabric-shredding machine in hopes of developing a zero-waste solution for the textile industry.

On July 2, 2018

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