Latest Waste management Stories

UL Environment Leads and Educates Marketplace with Zero Waste Validation

2013-06-13 16:22:32

UL collaborates with key organizations to provide thought leadership and deliver landfill waste diversion offering MARIETTA, Ga., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), announced today that it has collaborated with a number of organizations to co-promote its landfill waste diversion claim validation and to educate the marketplace on more sustainable methods for waste diversion, globally. (Logo:...

CITGO® Lubricants Receives GE Jenbacher Approval for Pacemaker® GEO LFG LA 40

2013-06-11 12:22:15

HOUSTON, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Lubricants recently launched its Pacemaker GEO LFG LA 40 Gas Engine Oil with the exclusive GE Jenbacher seal of approval. Designed for biogas operating conditions, Pacemaker GEO LFG LA 40 provides advanced engine protection from contaminants such as hydrogen sulfide, halogens and siloxanes. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130611/CG30085) "Few brands survive the rigorous testing required for GE Jenbacher approval, so we are...

VIASPACE/Selectra Project Update on Giant King Grass in South Africa

2013-06-06 08:21:54

WALNUT, Calif., June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today provided an update on the status of Giant King(TM) Grass growing in South Africa. Previously, the company announced that it had signed a project agreement and received funding from Selectra CC of Johannesburg, South Africa, and that Giant King Grass was delivered and planted in South Africa. The first project for Selectra is to remediate and also produce energy on land that has been altered by gold mining...

Innovators Help Business Change From Within

2013-06-05 12:24:23

5th Class of Aspen Institute First Mover Fellows creates success for companies and communities NEW YORK, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program today announces the fifth class of First Mover Fellows, individuals who are working within companies to unite business growth with a sustainable society in the products and services they are developing. The 19 Fellows chosen this year come from a wide variety of industries including automotive...

U.S. Postal Service Reduces Consumable Waste

2013-06-05 08:23:41

Recycling programs save millions in landfill fees WASHINGTON, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Environment Day, sponsored by the United Nations, is one of the most widely observed global days for environmental awareness. Demonstrating this year's World Environment Day theme -- sustainable consumption -- the Postal Service continues to divert tons of consumables from landfills and reduce waste. Through recycling programs and initiatives, the Postal Service recycled more...

Budget Dumpster Now Providing Waste Removal Services to the California Bay Area

2013-05-31 23:24:21

National roll off dumpster rental provider, Budget Dumpster LLC, has established new operations in the California Bay Area including San Francisco, San Jose, Fresno, Sacramento, Oakland and the surrounding suburbs. Bay Area, California (PRWEB) May 31, 2013 Budget Dumpster now provides the California Bay Area with roll off dumpster rentals. The company has positioned itself as a resource for area residents to become free of waste and as an affordable alternative to current waste removal...

Water Environment Research Foundation Awards Contract for Energy Production and Recovery Research

2013-05-29 23:03:46

WERF awards Brown and Caldwell a contract to perform energy research. Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) recently awarded Brown and Caldwell a contract to perform research that addresses energy production and recovery associated with all aspects of the wastewater conveyance and treatment, the disposition of residuals, or reuse of water. This research is a part of WERF’s Energy Production and Efficiency Challenge aimed at capturing the...

Portland, Oregon Landfills Less Full as GreenDrop Recycling Stations Help Elephants Delicatessen Promote Sustainable Practices

2013-05-29 08:24:08

PORTLAND, Ore., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenDrop Recycling and Composting Stations, from Pacific Cascade Corporation, are now helping Elephants Delicatessen to further reduce landfill contributions while increasing public awareness. Elephants understands how small efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle can make a significant impact, benefiting community and the environment. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130529/PH21721) Elephants has been a leader in sustainable...

Don Willis Appointed as Executive Vice-President of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Pellet Production for GDT Tek

2013-05-29 08:23:43

LARGO, Fla., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GDT Tek, Inc., (OTC: GDTK), is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Willis as the executive Vice-President of RDF pellet production for GDT, Tek, Inc. Bo Linton, President of GDT TEK Inc., stated "We are pleased to have Mr. Willis heading up our new department of RDF pellet production. He is very experienced and knowledgeable in this field and his expertise will give us a strong position for growth and expansion into this emerging...

China Armco's subsidiary received AAA grade in credit rating

2013-05-29 08:23:27

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 29, 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, was rated as AAA grade in credit rating by China Association of Metal Scrap Utilization. The AAA rating was awarded and announced during...