Latest Textile recycling News
Sterecycle plans to build and operate five new recycling plants in the UK
Sterecycle Ltd has announced a £200 million expansion programme that will create 300 new jobs while reducing Britain’s dependence on landfill for the disposal of domestic and commercial refuse. As part of the expansion programme, the Company is raising £50 million in new equity capital from institutional investors and has appointed UBS as financial adviser for the fund raising. Sterecycle plans to build and operate five new recycling plants ar... [more]
Technology Strategy Board to invest in the development of green technology
The Technology Strategy Board has announced that skin and hair care products from seaweed, inkless digital printing and recovering nickel from old batteries are just three areas of new “green technology” development to receive financial support. The aim is to develop new or improved sustainable materials, processes and products, and a total of eighteen innovative projects are to benefit from investment totalling over £20 million. The work wil... [more]
Thrifty consumers can generate cash with recycling
With more people now looking for opportunities to generate cash during the economic downturn, recycling a mobile phone is a quick and easy way to earn money. Money4urmobile.com have reported they are seeing a rise in the number of mobile phones being recycled which they are putting down to the British public becoming a little bit more thrifty. Mobile phones are one of the highest money spinning products to recycle but they are not the only ite... [more]
Waste Protocol Project wants to identify additional waste materials that can be reused and recycled
The Waste Protocols Project, a joint Environment Agency and WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) initiative, has launched the search for additional waste materials that can be reused and recycled, rather than needlessly dumped in landfill. The Project, set up to help industry make better use of waste materials by clarifying in Quality Protocols how and when waste can be freed up from regulations and used with no further risk to the env... [more]
Scrap Art Material Store collects surplus objects and reuses them for educational and creative activity
Scrap Art Material Store (SAMS) was set up as a Community Enterprise in 2004 with a small number of members using the facility. To date the project continues to grow with more than 850 member groups regularly making trips to this Aladdin’s cave to collect art and craft material. ‘A treasure trove’, ‘a sweet shop’, and ‘magical’ are all descriptions that project manager Joanne Mason has heard from customers when they walk into the emporium of scra... [more]
Other Textile recycling news and reviews
Board Considers Recycling Containers At Olympic Oaks (Webster-Kirkwood Times)
Recycling bins "placed willy-nilly" around the city was the subject of a public hearing by the Des Peres Board of Aldermen on Feb. 22. Vernon Taylor, operations manager of U'SAgain, a national textile recycling company, said he was requesting permission to place two clothing donation boxes at Olympic Oaks Village at 12109 Manchester Road.
World News (Times of Malta)
'Miracle' baby elephant cheats death to take first steps - Today, 08:16 - AFP A baby elephant believed to have died during a nine-day labour was born alive at an Australian zoo today, amazing its keepers and defying expert...
First Friday Roundup (Las Vegas CityLife)
2010 RFP, various artists
Eriez(R) Offers 'Choose and Use Magnetic Separator' Brochure for Easier Selection of Magnetic Separation Equipment (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Eriez®, world authority in magnetic, vibratory and inspection applications, now offers a 14-page brochure which helps buyers at industrial companies select the proper magnetic separating equipment for their processing operation.
Can you help? Wish list from nonprofit agencies, March 8 (The Journal Times)
Following is a wish list of items and volunteer opportunitiesfrom nonprofit agencies in Racine County. They were provided bylocal nonprofit agencies.
Tuesday in the Times Colonist print and online (Victoria Times Colonist)
Victoria-raised Atom Egoyan talks to Michael D. Reid about Chloe, his new erotic drama starring Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried and more.
Tuesday in the Times Colonist print and online (CHEK News)
Victoria-raised Atom Egoyan talks to Michael D. Reid about Chloe, his new erotic drama starring Julianne
Georg-Menges prize goes to Hartwig Höcker (PlasticsToday.com)
During the opening session of this year's 25th International Plastics Technology Colloquium, organized by Germany's Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV; Aachen), the prestigious Georg-Menges prize, awarded to individuals who promote research and development in the plastics processing field, was presented to Hartwig Höcker. He is emeritus professor for textile chemistry and macromolecular ...
SU Breaks Ground on First Residential-Retail Complex (Newswise)
In a festive ceremony, Salisbury University recently broke ground on the campus' new Sea Gull Square residence hall and retail complex--the first residence hall to be built on main campus in two decades. At 230,000 square feet, the five-story, $45 million project also will become the campus' largest building.
Residence hall project gets start (The Daily Times)
SALISBURY -- Salisbury University officially broke ground Thursday on the Sea Gull Square residence hall and retail complex -- the first residence hall to be built on the main campus in two decades.
