Latest Recycling technology product news
SWR is now managing the entire waste contract for The Langham, London, a renowned 5* luxury hotel in London.
SWR specialises in the hotel and catering sector and has been appointed to manage all of the hotel’s waste. Under the new waste contract SWR intends to raise recycling levels from the current rate of 35 percent to an impressive 75 percent over the first year of the contract and in the process realise significant reductions of The Langham’s waste spend.
Kobus Maree, Safety, Risk and S... [more]
The Botleng Wastewater Treatment Plant services the town of Delmas in the Mpumulanga Province in South Africa. Delmas lies 60 km east of Johannesburg and has a population of approximately 92,000. Botleng is one of two wastewater treatment plants (WTPs) in the town, the other being the Delmas town WTP. These sewage treatment facilities have to produce effluents that comply with the specifications of the relevant authorities, which include nutrient removal.
Bluewater Bio International has ... [more]
In England tonight, more than 500 people will sleep rough on the streets and a further 50,000 will sleep in homeless hostels. Broadway, the London homelessness charity, has launched “Homes For Phones”, an innovative campaign which encourages people to donate their unwanted mobile phones to raise much needed funds.
The charity will receive a minimum of £3 for every mobile phone it receives, and with an estimated 80 million redundant mobile phones in the UK currently, the campaign has the poten... [more]
Familiar household products that are made from High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) are items such as milk, juice or water containers, liquid detergent bottles as well as margarine and yogurt tubs. Hendrix Wire & Cable has announced its new Cradle-to-Cradle recycling program for the return and recycling of its HPI Polyethylene Insulators Products constructed using #2 recyclable plastic.
Hendrix has developed polyethylene insulators that not only address the growing concern to minimize our enviro... [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]
Traditionally it has been difficult to accurately identify hydrocarbon compounds in water unless they are present at very high levels, such as after a large scale industrial spill. Also, tests have required laboratory work which means there is often a 48-hour timeframe for results.
Water utility companies, industry and environmental scientists can now conduct real-time in-situ and remote tests for low-level presence of hydrocarbons in water following Enviro Technology’s introduction of Synsp... [more]
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