Category: Recycling

  • Desso – Eco-Effectiveness and the Triple Top Line

    Desso – Eco-Effectiveness and the Triple Top Line

    Desso is a leading European manufacturer of carpets, carpet tiles and artificial grass and sells in over 100 countries. Andrew Sibley from Desso explains how the Triple Bottom Line is being turned on its head. The Greeks called it Helios, the Romans Sol and, despite forming over 98% of the solar system, it is technically…

  • Finding Raw Material from Waste

    Disposal of hazardous waste can be deadly. It can seriously harm or kill plants, animals and people. It is a critical issue that needs to be tackled. Companies have been fined but that really has not helped solve the problem. Nobody likes change because status quo feels safer, it is familiar, we are used to…

  • Green Businesses Sprouting at Closed Former California Air Force Bases

    Green Businesses Sprouting at Closed Former California Air Force Bases

    It may be counterintuitive to think of EPA Superfund sites as hotbeds of green technology. But as the Air Force Real Property Agency — responsible for buying, selling and managing Air Force property worldwide — continues cleaning, restoring and transferring property to the community, the former bases are attracting more clean, green businesses by the…

  • CleanTech Biofuels, Inc. Announces First Phase of its Municipal Solid Waste to Ethanol Project Is Now Operational

    ST. LOUIS – CleanTech Biofuels, Inc. (OTCBB: CLTH) has announced today that the equipment purchased from the University of California at Berkeley is now in place and operational. Testing of cellulosic feedstocks has begun. CleanTech is excited to begin this testing and about the potential impact of our technologies for the reduction of garbage being…

  • Macy’s, Inc. to Adopt Recycled Paper Bags, Biodegradable Packing Materials as Part of Sustainability Commitment

    CINCINNATI – Macy’s, Inc. today announced it will begin using recycled paper shopping bags at its Macy’s stores, as well as biodegradable packaging for its online shipments, as part of the company’s commitment to contribute to a more sustainable environment. The changes will phase-in beginning this month.

  • Coca-Cola Invests in RecycleBank

    RecycleBank™, a rewards program motivating people to recycle, announced that Coca-Cola has invested $2 million in the company to help enable RecycleBank to expand nationwide. The investment is part of a larger relationship with RecycleBank to increase curbside recycling rates in the United States.

  • Pitney Bowes Receives Ninth U.S. EPA Program Award

    Company to be inducted into WasteWise Hall of Fame STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pitney Bowes Inc., the world’s leading provider of mailstream solutions, (NYSE: PBI) today announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WasteWise program for induction into the WasteWise Hall of Fame. The 2007 award is the ninth WasteWise award…