Education — January 16, 2020Product Stewardship Society Announces New Name for Annual Conference: PSXThe Product Stewardship Society, the leading association for product stewardship professionals, announced today the rebranding of its annual conference from Product Stewardship to PSX. The rebranding of the conference reflects the Society’s commitment to driving the profession forward by providing even more resources, professional development, and networking opportunities than before that serve the needs of […] Education — January 16, 2020
Newsletter Headline — January 12, 2020Glenroy Inc. Joins Sustainable Packaging Coalition and How2Recycle Label Program to Offer Store Drop-off Recyclable Flexible Packaging OptionsGlenroy™ Inc., a converter and printer of flexible packaging for over 50 years, has announced they have joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition® (SPC) and How2Recycle® label program effective January 1, 2020. The membership allows Glenroy to expand their sustainable packaging portfolio with How2Recycle labeled store drop-off recyclable flexible packaging options. “As a company solely focused […] Newsletter Headline — January 12, 2020
Circular Economy — January 2, 20206 Circular Economy Trends that Will Shape 2020Circular economy approaches advanced in 2019, particularly for plastics and packaging. Companies are responding with new strategies to reduce waste. Businesses are seeking to close the packaging loop with new product delivery models that actually existed a long time ago but now have a modern twist. In other cases, its new, breakthrough technologies for chemical […] Circular Economy — January 2, 2020
Circular Economy — December 29, 2019Green Roof Policies Are a Growing TrendThe number of green roofs in North American is estimated to have grown by 15 percent since 2013. It’s common to call anything that’s more sustainable than standard practices “green.” But a green roof, sometimes called a living roof, is not just any sustainable roofing material. A green roof is a specific type of roofing system […] Circular Economy — December 29, 2019
Circular Economy — December 26, 2019The Biggest Green News Stories of 2019Although politics dominated the headlines, it wasn’t the only major news in 2019. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels hit 415 ppm this year, the highest level the Earth has seen in 3 million years. These were some of the major green news stories in 2019. Mainstream EV Production Last year, we noted that 2018 was a […] Circular Economy — December 26, 2019
Circular Economy — December 22, 2019This Pop-Up Exhibit in New York City Features Art Made With Only Biodegradable and Recycled MaterialsArcadia Earth, a pop-up exhibit seeks to “raise awareness on sustainability through positivity, happiness, and art [also providing] an educational [component],” says Valentino Vettori, the creator of the exhibit. Plastic bags used to build the rainbow cave were salvaged from indigo plastics and reclaimed fishing nets, making them both the subject and object of the […] Circular Economy — December 22, 2019
Circular Economy — December 20, 2019Upcycling is the New Recycling: Turning Coffee Waste Into Car Parts, Reusing Fish By-Products and MoreOver the last year, upcycling has been increasingly spotlighted as providing new avenues for the creation of new value-added products across industry. Ford’s partnership with McDonald’s is turning the fast food giant’s supplied coffee chaff – the dried skin of the beans – into vehicle parts, such as headlamp housings and other interior components. By heating […] Circular Economy — December 20, 2019
Circular Economy — December 19, 2019Mattel Announces Goal to Achieve 100% Recycled, Recyclable or Bio-based Plastic Materials in All Products and Packaging By 2030Mattel, Inc. announces its goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastics materials in both its products and packaging by 2030. In the first half of 2020, the Company will debut its first product aligned with this goal: the iconic Fisher-Price® Rock-a-Stack® made from sugarcane-based plastics and packaged in 100% recycled or sustainably sourced […] Circular Economy — December 19, 2019
Newsletter Headline — December 15, 2019Boulder County Awards Sustainability Grant Funds to Local CommunitiesThe Boulder County Commissioners has announced the recipients of 2020 Environmental Sustainability Grants in the following communities in Boulder County: Boulder, Erie, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, and Nederland. Boulder County’s Environmental Sustainability Matching Grant Program provides an opportunity for governmental organizations in the county to undertake environmental sustainability priorities within their communities. In addition […] Newsletter Headline — December 15, 2019
Newsletter Headline — December 12, 2019Aria Energy Adds Additional Energy Production Capacity at Sarasota County’s Central County Solid Waste Disposal ComplexAria Energy announced the installation of additional capacity at their renewable energy production facility located at Sarasota County’s Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex in Nokomis, Florida. “The partnership with Aria Energy is another example of how Sarasota County continues efforts toward creating sustainable resources by using energy alternatives,” said Larry Alexander, Sarasota County Solid […] Newsletter Headline — December 12, 2019
Newsletter Headline — November 21, 2019Colgate Reveals to Competitors How it Makes Completely Recyclable Toothpaste TubeColgate-Palmolive Co. will share how it makes of its new fully-recyclable toothpaste tube with competitors, a move that comes as the home-goods industry faces mounting pressure from eco-conscious shoppers. The tube, which was made public in June and is set to go into stores in the U.S. in packaging for Colgate’s CL, Tom’s of Maine […] Newsletter Headline — November 21, 2019
Collection/Transfer — November 17, 2019‘Green’ Wind Energy Sending Many Giant Blades to LandfillsUpgrades for Iowa’s growing wind industry, which is already among the nation’s largest, are creating some unexpected challenges. MidAmerican’s retired blades, destined for the Butler County Landfill near David City, about 130 miles away, are among hundreds that will land in dumps across Iowa and the nation. Critics of wind energy say the blades’ march to […] Collection/Transfer — November 17, 2019
