New Report Highlights Growth in Recycling in Europe

A report released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) has found recycling provides a significant economic benefit to Europe’s economy, from providing raw materials to creating jobs and encouraging business opportunities and innovation.

Waste Management Launches Online Diversion and Recycling Tracking Tool

Diversion and Recycling Tracking tool (DART) introduced by Waste Managment. Waste Management , Houston, has formally launched a Diversion and Recycling Tracking tool (DART) to help project planners, contractors,

Paper Recycling Conference: Squeezed Out

Tissue mills and newsprint manufacturers are not the only ones scrambling to find alternative raw materials because of the smaller amount of old newspapers (ONP) on the market. At a session at the 2011 Paper Recycling Conference, held in Chicago in late October, representatives of three other companies that consume ONP described how they are reacting to changes to their supply chain.

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Green EnviroTech Inks Deal with Fund Manager

Green EnviroTech Holdings Corp.

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Wastecon 2011: Zero as a High Score

There are many end markets to be established before zero waste can be anything more than an aspiration, but the aspiration alone is driving research and development.

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P&G Picks Green Planet 21 for Ambitious Project

Green Planet 21 , headquartered in Oakland, Calif., has been chosen by the consumer products company Proctor & Gamble Co.

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Dream Machine Comes to Chicago

PepsiCo Inc. , headquartered in Purchase, N.Y., has announced 2,500 Free Green Cans will be placed throughout the Chicago Park District. The company’s Dream Machine recycling initiative is the official sponsor of the new program.

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Upstate Shredding Breaks off Negotiations to Acquire Brenner Recycling

Upstate Shredding – Ben Weitsman & Son , headquartered in Owego, N.Y., has discontinued its planned acquisition of Brenner Recycling Inc. , Hazelton, Pa

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AERC Recycling, E-World Online Partnering on Electronics Recycling Services in N.J.

AERC Recycling Solutions and E-World Online LLC have formed a partnership to offer free electronics recycling services to residents and small businesses in New Jersey. While AERC has been offering various solutions for individuals and small businesses throughout the United States, the partnership offers additional options for New Jersey residents and small businesses to take advantage of having their electronic equipment recycled at no cost to them.

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Plastics Recycler Obtains Funding to Expand Operations

Agilyx Corp. , based in Portland, Ore., has secured $22 million in funding from a consortium of companies led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), with U.S.

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