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News and Press — February 17, 2020

Mack Defense Selects XMCO INC. as Integrated Product Partner

Mack Defense has selected XMCO INC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag Government Services (KGS), as the Integrated Product Support (IPS) partner for the U.S. Army M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck (HDT) contract. In this capacity, XMCO is responsible for the preparation of all IPS deliverables required to support testing and full materiel release of the […]

News and Press — February 17, 2020

News and Press — February 17, 2020

SCS Engineers Becomes 100% ESOP Owned

SCS Engineers, a leading national environmental consulting and construction firm, recently achieved a significant milestone when it completed a transaction to become 100% employee-owned through its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). SCS Engineers established its ESOP in 1986, and recently purchased a small number of outstanding shares from minority shareholders, achieving 100% ownership through the […]

News and Press — February 17, 2020

Collection/Transfer — February 17, 2020

Blade Recycling now a top Priority for the Wind Industry

Making the turbines 100 percent recyclable is an important task for the wind industry – and it is making significant progress in the right direction, according to WindEurope. Most components of a wind turbine – the foundation, tower, components of the gearbox and generator – are recyclable and are treated as such. But turbine blades represent […]

Collection/Transfer — February 17, 2020

Newsletter Headline — February 17, 2020

Diapers to Bricks: A $100 Billion Plastic Challenge

An estimated $80 billion-$120 billion of value is lost because of packaging that goes into the environment, said Navneet Chadha, principal operations officer at the World Bank’s International Finance Corp., which helps fund private sector investment in developing countries. “We have to think of used plastic as a resource, not as a waste.” Chadha cautioned […]

Newsletter Headline — February 17, 2020

Collection/Transfer — February 16, 2020

Indonesia Will Ease Imports of Scrap Metal for Steel Industry

The Indonesian government will ease rules on the import of scrap metal for use as raw material by the country’s steel industry, hoping this will lead to a reduction in imports of steel billets, the industry minister said. The Indonesian Iron & Steel Association has long complained that steel imports, particularly from China, have hurt […]

Collection/Transfer — February 16, 2020

Collection/Transfer — February 16, 2020

Cambridge, MA Achieves 30 Percent Trash Reduction Milestone One Year Early

In 2009, the City of Cambridge adopted a goal to reduce trash by 30% by 2020 and 80% by 2050, using 2008 as a baseline. Subsequently, the Department of Public Works (DPW) launched new programs and educational campaigns over the past decade to encourage residents to reconsider what they toss in the trash. Cambridge officials announced […]

Collection/Transfer — February 16, 2020

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