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Construction Recycling Alliance launches Finance Initiative
The Construction Recycling Alliance, a trade association representing construction companies committed to recycling, has launched a new service offering affordable finance for those enterprises seeking new recycling equipment. Backed by a select number of specialist finance providers, the CRA Finance Initiative is available as an alternative to conventional lending which has, since the credit crunch, been perceived as highly selective and restric... [more]
Siltbuster will present its "Big pHil" at UK Concrete Show
Siltbuster Limited is soon revealing ‘Big pHil’, the latest in its range of Concrete Washout Solutions at the UK Concrete Show at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena on 22nd February. A larger and more versatile version of Siltbuster’s groundbreaking RCW (Roadside Concrete Washout) unit, ‘Big pHil’ provides on-site capture, treatment and neutralisation of high pH cement laden washwater runoff from a wide range of concreting plant equipment, including crane... [more]
Downwell Demolition wins Recycling Contract of the Year award
For the CRA’s first annual award scheme, submissions were invited in a variety of categories with the Recycling Contract of the Year being one of the most fiercely contested. Downwell Demolition has won the Construction Recycling Alliance’s (CRA) prestigious ‘Recycling Contract of the Year’ award. The company’s impressive recycling performance whilst demolishing at number of structures at the famous Leavesden film studios formed the basis of ... [more]
UK Power Networks recycles 97 per cent of building demolition rubble at Whitechapel construction site
The Site Waste Management Plan Regulations 2008 encourage recycling and the Landfill Tax has become a significant factor in encouraging companies to use transfer stations. UK Power Networks has announced that its construction site in Whitechapel has recycled 97 per cent of building demolition rubble taken off the site during an electricity substation redevelopment. The company, in partnership with its demolition contractors Erith Contracto... [more]
Multi-Pump allows precise tracking of every fluid for each individual vehicle and equipment unit in the fleet
OEM Data Delivery's Multi-Pump allows management to precisely track and document the usage of every fluid, including fuel, engine oil, transmission fluid, and hydraulic fluid, for each individual vehicle and equipment unit in the fleet. Multi-Pump is a wireless, paperless, "hands-free" technology that IDs each vehicle, its location, and the fluids dispensed to it. It has a GPS antenna, and a radio antenna. GPS coordinates are stamped into t... [more]
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Waste Management to build Ontario's largest private-sector recycling facility in Cambridge
Waste Management to build Ontario's largest private-sector recycling facility in Cambridge
Waste Management of Arizona Driving Arizona State University's Roadmap to Zero Solid Waste
PHOENIX , Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Management of Arizona and Arizona State University (ASU) announced today their collaborative program "Roadmap to Zero Solid Waste" that aims to eliminate ...
The Recording Academy® and Waste Management to Present The Sound Of Social Change
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing the increasing consciousness of environmental sustainability and its effects within the entertainment industry, The Recording Academy® ( www.grammy.com ...
Waste Management Launches First Rotopress Collection Trailers to North America
HOUSTON -- Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) announced today a pilot program that will introduce Rotopress waste collection trailers for the first time in North America to improve the flexibility of its waste collection operations. The pilot program will first rollout in Houston, Texas, followed by pilot projects in San Diego, Calif., Sacramento, Calif., Milwaukee, Wis. and Camden, N.J. One of ...
County recycling rate at 51 percent - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 PST
Residents of Spokane County are getting the hang of recycling. According to the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System and the Washington state Department of Ecology, the county recycled 331,793 tons of various materials in 2010. That’s 51 percent of the 646,149 tons of municipal waste that was generated in 2010. “Spokane County is recycling at a higher rate than the state average,” said Suzanne ...
The CWM in Abu Dhabi targets to divert 90% of waste from landfills to the recycling industry by 2018, said Saif Al ...
The Centre of Waste Management (CWM) in Abu Dhabi targets to divert 90 per cent of waste from landfills to the recycling industry by 2018, said Saif Al Shamsi, Director of Excellence and Quality Department at the centre.
Recycling agency accused of stonewalling on Ontario's hazardous waste
Consultant hired to review Stewardship Ontario’s new payment plan says his requests for information were denied
Clay Township scrambles for best options after loss of recycling center
Many Clay Township residents have recycled for years, some taking the designated items to the recycling center on Ainsworth Road by the fire hall. The rest would leave items, like plastic and newspaper, in a bin at the curb, where waste removal company Richfield Management, LLC loaded them up to later be recycled.
County talks trash
LIHU‘E — The county’s first Road to Recycling bus tours on Jan. 19 gave participants a broad overview of the county’s Division of Solid Waste Management and a first-hand look at two of the island’s recycling facilities — Kaua‘i Resource Center and Garden Isle Disposal — along with the Kekaha Landfill, states a county news release on Friday.
Ontario recycling agency accused of stonewalling on hazardous waste
Consultant hired to review Stewardship Ontario’s new payment plan says his requests for information were denied
