Latest Recycling technology company news
The launch of the International Water Summit was announced collaboratively in january by the Abu Dhabi government, Masdar and the International Water Association, providing a global platform to discuss and find solutions to the global challenges of water scarcity and security. The inaugural summit will take place alongside the World Future Energy Summit 2013 in Abu Dhabi.
“The launch of the International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi is a bold and clear signal that an economy based on oil is plac... [more]
Glass packaging leader O-I has inaugurated its new photovoltaic plant in Béziers, France. Installed and operated by green energy producer Aérowatt, the plant has the annual energy consumption of a town with 2,000 citizens.
The company has set ambitious goals for reducing its energy usage and CO2 emissions, increasing the proportion of cullet (recycled glass) used in its production of new glass, and reducing workplace accidents to zero.
The group has chosen Aérowatt as the provider of phot... [more]
The future of community energy is being pioneered near the small English village of Hatherop where a power station using biogas or 'digester gas' was recently commissioned. Powered by agricultural biomass, including chicken litter, cow dung and pig slurry, residents benefit from this low cost alternative to oil, coal and foreign gas.
Hatherop is one of the first villages in the United Kingdom to benefit from power derived from chicken litter, cow manure and pig slurry. The new animal farm AD... [more]
Now in its third year, Green Office Week (9-13 May 2011) will be bigger and better than ever. So spring into action this May and help encourage your company to think and act green. But to do this, they need you to take part. So sign up, get involved and become a Green Office Week Follower. It’s a fantastic opportunity to seed change and help your company flourish, not to mention raise your own profile within the organisation.
As a Green Office Week Follower, you’ll be showing your suppo... [more]
Cereplast, Inc. has entered into a distribution agreement with Ashland Distribution, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., to supply bioplastic resins to their global distribution business. This partnership reflects Cereplast’s overall growth strategy and continued commitment to expanding the company’s distribution reach in North America.
Ashland Distribution is a leading plastics and chemicals distributor in North America, and part of Ashland Inc., which posted more than $8 billion in annual re... [more]
The City and County of Swansea has renewed its contract with Aylesford Newsprint ensuring that the area’s recovered paper will continue to be recycled into quality newsprint for use in some of Europe’s top publishing houses.
In the last five years Aylesford Newsprint has reprocessed more than 40,000 tonnes of the County’s paper collected via kerbside collections and bring banks. The new contract will divert approximately 8,000 tonnes of paper per year from landfill. Once collected, the paper ... [more]
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