Recycling

Global plastic pollution has finally made it to the forefront of the international agenda, with a United Nations-backed plastic treaty  under negotiation for the past two years but with an unsuccessful conclusion in Busan, South Korea, last week. The collapse of the expected final round of negotiations is a cause…

Environment Minister Mathew Samuda and Dr Damien King, Chairman of Recycling Partners of Jamaica Jamaicans could soon be mandated by law to recycle their plastic waste to reduce plastic pollution. Mathew Samuda, Minister responsibility for water, the environment & climate change, said on Thursday that the government may have to…

Coca-Cola is reducing its plastic recycling targets from previous commitments, which advocacy groups say is an abandonment of its reuse goals. The beverage giant’s announcement comes just as talks for a global plastic treaty stalled this month. In a statement published Dec. 2 on its website, Coca-Cola said it has…

Learn about gypsum and concrete recycling and more at C&D World 2025 Registration is now open for the CDRA’s annual conference By Heavy Equipment Guide Staff December 06, 2024 Dallas is gearing up to host C&D World 2025 this spring, and registration is now open. The annual conference and exhibition…

SK Recycles will now collect flexible plastics, foam packaging and non-deposit glass bottles and jars that aren't allowed in household recycling bins at all 73 SARCAN depots across the province. Published Dec 05, 2024  •  Last updated Dec 05, 2024  •  3 minute read SARCAN employees sort the recycled beverage…

Backline Now is joining forces with Playback and TerraCycle to recycle guitar and bass strings, reinforcing their commitment to sustainability and reducing waste in the music industry. Kansas City, MO-KS (1888PressRelease) December 05, 2024 - Backline Now, Kansas City's premier musical instrument rental company, is thrilled to announce its partnership…

Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi The Bauchi State Government in partnership with development partners like the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Lixir and the Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation have built faecal sludge to contain human wastes for recycling to produce farm input. The move was necessitated by the government’s resolve to…

An article from Project Milestones The Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant will provide a drought-resistant drinking water supply for Southern California’s San Fernando Valley. Published Dec. 3, 2024 The existing administrative building at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant. Jacobs is building $740 million in new purification facilities. The…

Earth's surface is a turbulent place. Mountains rise, continents merge and split, and earthquakes shake the ground. All of these processes result from plate tectonics, the movement of enormous chunks of Earth's crust. This movement may be why life exists here. Earth is the only known planet with plate tectonics…

Plate tectonics may have played a larger role in the evolution of life on Earth than we previously thought. (Image credit: Nicholas Forder) Earth's surface is a turbulent place. Mountains rise, continents merge and split, and earthquakes shake the ground. All of these processes result from plate tectonics, the movement…