Biodegradable Plastic Pilot Plant Online
Carbios’ biodegradable plastics pilot plan is now online in France. Carbios’ new production platform incorporates the biochemistry company’s enzyme-based technology and enables the pilot-scale...
View ArticleFracking Accounts for 1% of US Industrial Water Use
Water used in fracking makes up less than 1 percent of total industrial water use in the US, according to a study by Duke University. Energy companies used nearly 250 billion gallons of water to...
View ArticleTSCA Bill Would Weaken EPA’s Ability to Stop Importation of Products with...
The Senate is poised to take up a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), perhaps as early as next week. Supporters of the bill continue to overstate (see also here) the benefits of the...
View ArticleFood Waste Reduction Goal Gets Industry Praise
Food retailers and agriculture companies including Kellogg, Sodexo, Wegmans Food Markets and Albertsons are voicing their support or the US’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, which calls...
View ArticlePlastics Recycling Shredder Features Hydraulic Drive
A plastics recycling shredder by WEIMA Maschinenbau — the WLK 1000 — features a single-shaft shredder with a hydraulic drive that is suitable for shredding thermoplastics, such as PE, PP, PVC, PS, PU...
View ArticleRisk Management Planning for EHS Professionals with Chemical Release Modeling...
The latest version of Breeze Incident Analyst, an accidental chemical release and consequence modeling software, can help environment, health and safety professionals be well-equipped to perform risk...
View ArticleNew Climate Change Index Series Launched by S&P Dow Jones Indices
Three new climate change index series — S&P Global 1200 Carbon Efficient Index Series, S&P Global 1200 Carbon Efficient Select Index Series and S&P Global 1200 Fossil Fuel Free Index Series...
View ArticleApple Reduces Carbon Footprint of New iPhones
Carbon emissions resulting from the production, distribution, use and recycling of the newly released Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have decreased by 14 to 16 percent compared last year’s models,...
View ArticleAMD Processor Cuts Personal Computing GHG Emissions 50%
AMD’s latest computer processor reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent compared to the previous generation processor, according to an AMD carbon footprint analysis. AMD says this shows its...
View ArticleEnvironmental Decision Makers Share Lessons Learned in 2015 Insider Knowledge...
Environmental Leader today released the 2015 edition of its annual Insider Knowledge Report, made possible this year by Ecova and VF Corporation. The report includes lessons-learned, tactics, insights...
View ArticleEmbedding Sustainability within Your Organization: 7 Steps
This article is sponsored by VF Corporation. The road to incorporating sustainability management into a company’s daily processes can seem slow, incremental and difficult, but at scale, incremental...
View ArticleHow to Engage Stakeholders on Sustainability Topics
Davida Heller at Citi discusses the importance of engaging with stakeholders on sustainability topics and how Citi is partnering with Ceres to advance this work.
View ArticleBASF’s Marine Flotation System Has Zero Ozone Depletion, Ultra-Low Global...
BASF’s two new Autofroth Marine polyurethane systems’ foam performance keep boats afloat and have a low environmental impact with zero ozone depletion potential and ultra-low global warming potential...
View ArticleNext-Generation Sorting for Metal Recycling
Redwave has developed a next-generation sorting system for the metal and aluminum recycling industry. The sorting system Redwave XRF was initially used in the field of glass sorting, for the separation...
View ArticleKeurig Transitioning to Recylable K-Cups
Keurig Green Mountain is transitioning its current, largely unrecyclable K-Cup product line to fully recylable polypropylene, Plastics News reports. The company made the announcement at the Plastics...
View ArticleThe Best CSR Reputations in the World Ranked
Google has the best corporate social responsibility reputation, topping the Reputation Institute’s annual Global CSR RepTrak 100 ranking for the second year in a row. BMW took the no. 2 spot, with the...
View ArticleWhat Air Pollution Control Rules Mean for Operators
As the EPA moves closer to new emissions standards for refineries, the agency has already begun instituting stricter enforcement, according to a Catalytic Products International blog. CPI says the EPA...
View ArticleVW Used ‘Defeat Device,’ Beat Clean Air Act
Volkswagen used software that circumvents emissions testing for certain air pollutants, according to the EPA, which issued the automaker a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act on Friday and ordered...
View ArticleTo Improve Savings, Optimize the Resource Management Lifecycle
This article is sponsored by Ecova. Energy managers and facility managers face a myriad of challenges — from properly forecasting energy, to procurement of energy, to optimizing a particular asset, to...
View ArticleWhen Methane Policy and Small Business Growth Go Hand-in-Hand
Here’s a true story you might not often hear: Smart regulations are creating conditions favoring small businesses, a cornerstone of America’s economy — while also bringing better-than-average-paying...
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