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CINCINNATI, Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) today announced that its Auburn, Maine site became the first P&G manufacturing plant in North America to achieve zero waste to landfill. The feminine care facility worked with both employees and suppliers to implement a process that beneficially uses 100 percent of its waste. A majority - more than 60 percent - is recycled or reused, while the remainder is converted to energy. The P&G Global Asset...

NCE Computer Group USA has earned the distinction of becoming one of just 285 California businesses and nonprofit organizations to be named a 2010 Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) winner. As a recipient of this year's award, NCE has been recognized both locally and statewide for our efforts to reduce, reuse, recycle, and buy recycled. El Cajon, CA (PRWEB) December 5, 2010 NCE Computer Group USA has earned the distinction of becoming one of just 285 California businesses and...

Program Will Produce Ultra-Clean Burning Firelogs While Saving 200,000+ Trees, Diverting 16+ Million Pounds of Landfill Waste, and Reducing Carbon Footprint Oroville, CA (PRWEB) December 3, 2010 In the wake of President Obama's America Recycles Day proclamation, CleanFlame announced today the formal launch of its CleanCycleâ„¢ Partner Program. SUPERVALU, whose subsidiary chains include Albertsons, Farm Fresh, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, and Shoppers', is a flagship participant in the program....

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross today announced $1.8 million in funding for a waste-collection hotline and removal network in Port-au-Prince to address a major sanitation problem in the Haitian capital. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090108/RedCrossLOGO) The goal of the project is to improve solid-waste disposal, particularly in and around the many spontaneous settlements where people displaced by the January 12th earthquake are still...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- On Earth Day 2009, Stater Bros. introduced a "Green Waste" Composting Program in all its 167 Supermarket locations to turn organic waste into compost that is sold to area farmers. For this environmentally friendly program along with the Company's many other recycling efforts, Stater Bros. was recognized as a 2010 WRAP (Waste Reduction Awards Program) Winner by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)....

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- GaiaRecycle(TM), LLC, an industry-leading global provider of organic waste recycling systems, today announced the results of a pilot project conducted at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, which substantiated GaiaRecycle's functionality, performance and operating procedures for the onsite processing of food scraps and other organic waste. "During our evaluation, the GaiaRecycle G-200H system met the performance expectations that were...

AERC collected 18,113 pounds of recyclable materials that would otherwise end up in Florida landfills. Melbourne, FL (PRWEB) November 23, 2010 In recognition of America Recycles Day, AERC Recycling Solutions held a free Electronic Recycling Collection Event in Sebastian, FL, this month co-sponsored by Indian River County. AERC, one of the leading full-service recycling companies in the nation, is committed to responsible recycling practices for a healthier tomorrow. Hundreds of Indian...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sodexo employees at eight college campuses cut kitchen waste by about one third, simply by tracking and monitoring food waste, according to the preliminary findings from the first eight weeks of a pilot study that is part of the company's commitment to stop wasting food to curb climate change and improve business practices. Sodexo is partnering with LeanPath, a technology company providing food waste tracking systems, to conduct the review....

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Pepco Energy Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) and a leader in renewable energy projects, has been chosen by Howard County, Maryland, to implement a design/build construction contract at the Alpha Ridge Landfill, located near Baltimore. The $3.9 million contract calls on Pepco Energy to design and build a new 1 MW landfill gas to energy generating plant at the Alpha Ridge Landfill on Marriottsville Road in Howard...

NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Three additional settlements to claims arising from the debris removal operations after 9/11 have been reached, adding $56.45 million to existing settlements that already total up to $750 million in compensation for plaintiffs. Two of the three defendants responsible for the work done at the Fresh Kills Landfill site in Staten Island, New York have agreed to pay up to $24.3 million to settle claims of those plaintiffs who sustained injuries during the...