Latest Recycling Stories
Radio Show Host Sharon Kleyne Interviews Manager of Oregon’s First-in-the Nation Military Water Recycling Program. Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Oregon’s Camp Rilea is the first military installation in the United States to establish a “net-zero” water recycling program. The goal is to have 100% of the water pumped from the ground for use by the Camp, cleaned and returned to the ground. The program recently drew high praise from radio show host and water advocate Sharon...
ATLANTA, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, was named Metals Company of the Year at the inaugural Platts Global Metals Awards ceremony held today in London. Novelis President and Chief Executive Officer Philip Martens was also named CEO of the Year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/CL20382 ) "It is a tremendous honor to be selected by Platts as both the Company of the Year and the CEO of the Year across the...
As Industry Grows, It Needs Scientists, Technologists and Engineers to Fill New Jobs WASHINGTON and MYSTIC, Conn., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One person's trash may or may not be another person's treasure, but these days it very likely can be the launch pad to a great career. That's the reason behind a new partnership between the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. and JASON Learning - to inspire America's students to think about careers in the scrap and recycling...
TAMPA, Fla., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida-based doorstep trash and recycling collection company, Valet Waste announced today that in addition to serving traditional multifamily communities, they will now offer a maintenance suite of services to the multifamily housing industry. The new suite of services called Maintenance Plus is a complement to the waste and recycling services currently offered by the company. Property management staff can choose and bundle over 14 different...
Company Recognized for Environmentally Responsible IT Recycling Processes NAPLES, FL (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 SMS Assembly, Inc. has always handled its customers’ recyclable IT assets responsibly, but the company made its reuse and recycling processes official by recently earning R2 and ISO certification. R2 certification was awarded after SMS’s IT recycling processes passed an evaluation of 13 operational, safety and environmental performance areas. The certification is valid for three...
School teams with beverage can maker Rexam to support community CHICAGO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, Kidz Korner in Channahon, Ill., was declared a winner in the Great American Can Roundup School Challenge, a national recycling contest sponsored by the Can Manufacturing Institute (CMI). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/CG19180) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120711/CG38561LOGO) Kidz Korner recycled a total of 1,982...
LIVERPOOL, N.Y., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HighLight Networks, Inc. (OTCBB: HNET) is pleased to announce the Company's acceptance into The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., more commonly referred to as ISRI. HighLight's membership in this elite group is now active under its subsidiary name EZ Recycling. HighLight CEO Alfonso Knoll stated, "Our membership in ISRI reflects our commitment to building a national presence in the recycling industry. We are about to launch a...
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Armco Metals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CNAM) ("China Armco" or the "Company"), a distributor of imported metal ore and a metal recycler with a state-of-the-art scrap metal recycling facility in China, today announced that Armco (Lianyungang) Renewable Metals, Inc., the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, has signed a long-term sales contract with CNBM International Corporation, a subsidiary of a Hongkong Stock Exchange listed (HKEx, stock...
Recent collection events spared over 29 tons of computers and electronics from landfills. Tampa, FL (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Creative Recycling Systems (CRS), a leader in IT Asset Management and Electronics Recycling, announced today that its recent collection events with WMNF Community Radio in Tampa and the Government of Loudoun County, VA were a rousing success, taking in over 59,000 pounds of surplus and end-of-life electronics for proper and safe recycling. Residents and businesses in...
The power of the shoe reuse movement engages communities and connects people. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Re-introducing ShoeBox Recycling, a for-profit recycler of shoes whose new website is http://www.ShoeBoxRecycling.com. The new site offers a strong, purposeful design with easy, intuitive navigation. The most exciting feature, and a real business differentiator, is the ability to download a SoleMate Note and write to the future owner of the shoes that are recycled, ‘a la...
Latest Recycling Reference Libraries
The incandescent light bulb provides a source of electric light through incandescence. The bulb works by passing current through a filament which heats to a temperature that produces light. The glass bulb that contains the filament prevents oxidation of the hot filament. The bulbs are also called electric lamps. Incandescent bulbs come in a various sizes and voltages. They can range from 1.5 volts to 300, require no external regulating equipment and have low manufacturing costs. They work...
Graphite (named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789, from the Greek γÏαφειν: "to draw/write", for its use in pencils) is one of the allotropes of carbon. Unlike diamond, graphite is a conductor, and can be used, for instance, as the material in the electrodes of an electrical arc lamp. Occurrence Associated minerals include: quartz, calcite, micas, iron meteorites and tourmalines. Notable occurrences include New York and Texas in the USA, Russia, Mexico, Greenland,...
