News and Press — May 16, 2019Target, Keurig Dr. Pepper, and Association of Plastic Recyclers Join The Recycling Partnership Executive CommitteeThe Recycling Partnership today announced the appointment of a new chairwoman and two new members to its Executive Committee, as well as new committee chairs for its board governance, communications, and public affairs committees for 2019. Kim Carswell, director of packaging at Target, has been appointed Executive Committee chairwoman. Kathleen Niesen, director of engineering and […] News and Press — May 16, 2019
Collection/Transfer — May 15, 2019International: GeesinkNorba Nordic Delivers Two GPM Mini LI-On Power Units to Bergen and StavangerGeesinkNorba Nordic is a leading supplier of a wide range of waste collection equipment across the Nordic region and currently supplies a large percentage of the waste collection vehicles operated by public and private contractors across Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The company has recently supplied two GPM Mini LI-On Power units to Bergen and […] Collection/Transfer — May 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — May 15, 2019International: Calvia 2000 Purchases Five GPMIV Waste Collection Vehicles from Geesinknorba SpainCalvia 2000 is a public company on the island of Mallorca. It is responsible for the collection of waste and dry mixed recyclables in the areas of Costa d’en Blanes, Illetes, Magaluf, Palma Nova, Peguera and Santa Ponca. These are all major tourist resorts and, therefore, large volumes of waste are produced. To maintain a high […] Collection/Transfer — May 15, 2019
News and Press — May 15, 2019Battery Materials Recycling Market exceeding at 9% CAGR to cross $40bn by 2025According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Battery Materials Recycling Market will surpass USD 40 billion by 2025. Battery materials recycling market is propelling from the past few years as a result of surging government regulations against dumping hazardous solid waste including batteries and growing demand from the end user industries, especially […] News and Press — May 15, 2019
News and Press — May 15, 2019Amur Equipment Finance Advances to 5th Place in Monitor’s Top Private Independents RankingAmur Equipment Finance, Inc. (AmurEF) announces that it has been ranked fifth in Monitor’s 2018 rankings of the “Top Private Independent” equipment finance and leasing companies in the US, which represents a gain of nine spots since 2016. AmurEF achieved year-over-year originations growth of 66.7 percent in 2018, far exceeding the 17.2 percent average growth […] News and Press — May 15, 2019
News and Press — May 15, 2019Terracyle CEO Tom Szaky Receives Gold Medal Honor from 2019 Independent Publisher Book AwardsThe Future of Packaging: From Linear to Circular, written by Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of waste solutions company TerraCycle, is an Outstanding Book of the Year gold medalist and “Most Likely to Save the Planet.” of the 2019 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Designed to be a primer on packaging design for the circular economy, […] News and Press — May 15, 2019
News and Press — May 10, 2019NRC Group Completes Acquisition of Organic Incineration Technology, Inc.NRC Group Holdings Corp., a global provider of a wide range of environmental, compliance and waste management services, announces that on April 26, 2019, it completed the previously announced acquisition of the assets and business of Organic Incineration Technology, Inc. Based in North Pole, Alaska, OIT provides thermal treatment options for the safe disposal of […] News and Press — May 10, 2019
News and Press — May 9, 2019City of Calgary Selects Stertil-Koni Lifts and Westvac Industrial Ltd. for Massive New Maintenance FacilityHeavy duty bus lift and truck lift leader Stertil- Koni announces that the City of Calgary, located in the province Alberta, Canada, has selected the company’s award-winning vehicle lifting systems for its new Stoney Transit Facility bus storage and maintenance structure. At 476,841 sq. feet, the building is said to be the largest indoor compressed […] News and Press — May 9, 2019
News and Press — May 9, 2019Vecoplan Selected by Brightmark EnergyVecoplan, LLC, a North Carolina-based manufacturer of waste recycling equipment, has been awarded a contract to design and build the front-end material processing and preparation system for Brightmark Energy’s new plastics-to-fuel plant in Ashley, Indiana. Vecoplan’s prep system will incorporate a variety of technologies engineered to deliver feedstock that meets specifications vital to the plant’s […] News and Press — May 9, 2019
News and Press — May 9, 2019U.S. Consumers Redeem Billions of Used Beverage Containers Through TOMRA Reverse Vending Machines in 2018TOMRA of North America is proud to state that U.S. consumers redeemed billions of used beverage containers though its reverse vending machines (RVMs) in 2018, with more than 2 billion redeemed in the Northeast alone. RVMs collect beverage containers for recycling and prevent them from entering oceans and landfills. When a plastic bottle is returned […] News and Press — May 9, 2019
News and Press — May 9, 2019Profile Products Opens New Fiber Plant in Conover, NCProfile Products recently completed its state-of-the-art wood fiber processing plant in Conover, North Carolina as part of a five-phase expansion project that will include more infrastructure for creating new fiber technologies. The investment provides significant capacity to support growth for the foreseeable future. In addition to the new plant, the project features state-of-the-art greenhouses that have […] News and Press — May 9, 2019
News and Press — May 9, 2019Amrep Partners with BYD to Build, Deliver First-Ever Electric Refuse Truck in Residential ServiceAmrep, a Wastequip brand, recently partnered with commercial electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD (Build Your Dreams) to develop and deliver the waste industry’s first-ever commercially sold all-electric refuse truck in residential refuse operation. The Class 8R automated side-loader (ASL) all electric truck will be used by Waste Resources, Inc., a subsidiary of Waste Resource Technologies, Inc. […] News and Press — May 9, 2019
