News and Press — September 20, 2018Mack Anthem® Design Team Wins Prestigious AwardThe Industrial Designers Society of America today awarded Mack Trucks’ design team a Silver International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) in recognition of their work on the all-new Mack Anthem® model. The team accepted the award at the 2018 International Design Conference IDEA Ceremony & Gala in New Orleans. “For those of us in this field, […] News and Press — September 20, 2018
News and Press — September 20, 2018Bethesda Elementary School Named Grand Prize Winner of the 2018 “Recycled Playground Challenge”Bethesda Elementary School, located in Waukehsa, Wisconsin won a recycled playground made from oral care waste through this year’s “Recycled Playground Challenge,” courtesy of Colgate- Palmolive, Meijer and TerraCycle. The school earned a total of 28,959 Playground Credits, by recycling waste and via online voting, to win the challenge. The playground, which will be built […] News and Press — September 20, 2018
News and Press — September 20, 2018Kirk Dawson Named General Manager of Vehicle Service Group (VSG) – The Americas as Matt Webster RetiresVehicle Service Group (VSG) has named Kirk Dawson vice president and general manager – The Americas effective Dec. 1, 2018. VSG is the parent company of 13 leading brands in the vehicle lift, wheel service and collision repair markets including Rotary, Chief, Forward, Ravaglioli and Direct-Lift. Dawson takes over from Matt Webster, who is retiring […] News and Press — September 20, 2018
News and Press — September 20, 2018American Chemistry Council Stresses Urgent Need for Investment in Waste Management to Solve Ocean Litter, Calls for Ongoing Global Cooperation at G7 MeetingAddressing an audience of key stakeholders at the G7 Meeting of Environment, Oceans and Energy Ministers, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) shared its latest progress and ambitious commitments to help end plastic waste in the environment. Keith Christman, ACC’s managing director of plastics markets, said U.S. plastics producers have committed to all plastic packaging being […] News and Press — September 20, 2018
News and Press — September 20, 2018One-Day Beverage Container Sand Art Design at Southern CA Beach Demonstrates Need for a Sea Change in Recycling StrategiesThe Container Recycling Institute (CRI) this week created its second annual one-day beverage container sand art installation at Hermosa Beach Pier in Southern California. The international recycling authority’s project comes at a time of declining U.S. recycling rates and amid a rising tide of concern over the growing amount of litter that reaches our oceans. […] News and Press — September 20, 2018
News and Press — September 18, 2018NWRA Urges Congress to Pass the SUPPORT ActThe National Waste & Recycling Association commends President Trump for his declaration of Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week. NWRA also applauds the Senate for yesterday’s 99 to 1 vote to pass the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act that takes aim at this nationwide […] News and Press — September 18, 2018
News and Press — September 18, 2018BioHiTech Subsidiary Receives Local Permit Approval to Build a HEBioT Resource Recovery Facility in Rensselaer New YorkBioHiTech Global, Inc., a technology and services company that provides cost-effective and sustainable waste management solutions, today announced that the Company’s subsidiary, Rensselaer Resource Recovery, LLC, has received local permit approval from the City of Rensselaer New York to build a 72,000 square foot HEBioT municipal waste processing facility on 23 acres of land in […] News and Press — September 18, 2018
