Yale E360

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Despite Americans’ increased dependence on cell phones and other technology, the amount of electronic waste generated in the United States has shrunk 10 percent since 2015. The decline is due to the phasing out of bulky products, such as large cathode-ray tube televisions and computer monitors, according to a new study.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In 2021, Evoqua Water Technologies' total company-wide water reuse exceeded 55% — and the company is focused on mitigating climate and water risk. The post Evoqua Water Technologies Mitigates Climate And Water Risk Using Smart Tech appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Revolutionizing the supply chain: Cutting-edge strategies and technologies for food waste reduction. Bioresource Technology Reports, 29, 102047. link] Abstract Food waste has significant environmental, economic, and social impacts.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In 2021, Evoqua Water Technologies' total company-wide water reuse exceeded 55% — and the company is focused on mitigating climate and water risk. The post Evoqua Water Technologies Mitigates Climate And Water Risk Using Smart Tech appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Fabric company JSRTEX Group in Taiwan is adding sustainable textile dyeing technology to reduce wastewater and energy use in its production. The post Digital Dyeing Technology Produces No Wastewater, Reduces Energy in Textile Production appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The post Sustainability Is Key to Nissan’s Success, Including Selling More EVs and Reducing Waste appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. That’s driving part of its effort to shift from the internal combustion engine to electric vehicles.

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Yale E360

APRIL 1, 2021

For years, European countries have built “waste-to-energy” incinerators, saying new technology minimized pollution and boosted energy production. But with increasing concern about the plants’ CO2 emissions, the EU is now withdrawing support for these trash-burning facilities. Read more on E360 ?.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

For more than 50 years, we have pioneered new policies and ushered in new technologies to clean our air and protect our climate. More than two-thirds of our diesel comes from renewable, non-petroleum resources, and many California refineries are shifting from refining fossil fuels to refining waste oils and other renewable feedstocks.

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Earth 911

AUGUST 15, 2024

Food waste is a huge global issue. The post Exploring Technology-Based Solutions to Reduce Food Waste appeared first on Earth911. Around one-third of all food produced goes to.

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Yale E360

JUNE 7, 2022

Long discussed but rarely used, carbon capture and storage projects — which bury waste CO2 underground — are on the rise globally. Some analysts see the technology as a necessary tool in reducing emissions, but others say it simply perpetuates the burning of fossil fuels. Read more on E360 ?.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The complaint is a cri de coeur : clear, outraged, and horrifying in its recounting of the plastic waste problem and its causes. In recent years, ExxonMobil has deceptively touted its “advanced recycling technology” as a proprietary “breakthrough in recycling technology,” says the complaint.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Biotrend Energy will use Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology in its planned plastics recycling factory in Turkey. The post Biotrend Energy to Use Honeywell Technology in Plastics Recycling Factory appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and assess advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and other critical materials from coal, coal wastes, acid mine drainage and coal by-products. The newly funded project will help to establish a 100% domestic supply chain, reducing U.S.

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Increased technology use and sustainability efforts especially in industries such as energy and waste will drive the growth. The post Global EHS Market Value Reaches $9 Billion by 2027 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

On April 29, Max Environmental Technologies, Inc. has agreed to a consent order that includes several actions to ensure compliance with federal and state hazardous waste safeguards at the company’s waste facility in Yukon, Westmoreland County, the U.S. RCRA is the principal federal hazardous waste storage and disposal statute.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 2, 2025

Catalytic conversion of polymer waste into high-value products for advancing circular economy and eco-sustainability. Jin, Y., & Xiao, H. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 189, 107052.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 1, 2025

Indeed, 93% of the Indian labor force are so-called informal workers, comprising everything from small farmers and vegetable sellers to piece-work stitching and waste recyclers. This group of women learns about specific adaptation technologies. It now has a membership of over 3.2 million poor, self-employed women workers.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2025

Other violations include leaking gas and failure to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Many were leaking gas and failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Owner also failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

While neither idea was ever implemented, both were examples of a “technosignature” or a “technomarker” – a tell-tale indication of past or present technological activity, pointing out the existence of an advanced planetary civilization. Frank is looking at what kind of signature a planet’s technology might leave in its spectra.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Biotrend Energy will use Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology in its planned plastics recycling factory in Turkey. The post Biotrend Energy to Use Honeywell Technology in Plastics Recycling Factory appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2025

On March 19, the Department of Environmental Protection issued notices of violation to Range Resources Appalachia LLC and LPR Energy, LLC for failing to submit required monthly reports of natural gas production, waste generation and disposal for shale gas wells in 12 counties. The owner has 10 days to respond. Baker Gas Inc.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

This is due in no small part to the “ nuclear bros ”: an active and seemingly tireless group of nuclear power advocates who dominate social media discussions on energy by promoting SMRs and other “advanced” nuclear technologies as the only real solution for the climate crisis. First, it’s necessary to define what “less” waste really means.

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Earth 911

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The volume of electronic waste doubles about every six years as technology plays a more. The post Earth911 Podcast: Alchemy’s James Murdock on Building a Circular Economy for Technology appeared first on Earth911.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 24, 2023

If we had price information for each individual food item, then we could shop in a more intelligent way, buying only what we need, wasting less, and prioritizing the more affordable items. For a long time, I suppose that the answer was technical: we simply lacked the technology to provide real-time usage and pricing of water use.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2025

The Center for Coalfield Justice and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will host an April 17 public meeting on an upcoming seismic study in Southwestern PA to be held at the American Legion Post 175 at 168 Park Avenue in Washington, Washington County from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 4, 2022

An Ohio -based nonprofit creates new technology that could break down “forever chemicals” like PFAS. The scientific nonprofit Battelle has developed new technology that could eliminate PFAS chemicals that otherwise accumulate in the environment. Climate hazards are making Americans more susceptible to drinking water contamination.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

Most prominently, because the approach is changing from rewarding specific technologies to rewarding anything that meets the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions threshold of “clean”—hence the “tech-neutral” label—exactly how the government goes about determining whether or not something is actually eligible will be enormously important.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 12, 2023

The company's cloud-based smarty city technology will help Atlanta's Department of Public Works implement sustainable operations for its existing fleet.

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Scientific American

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 27, 2022

EVs are a newer technology, and their batteries require different end-of-life processing than gasoline vehicles. They connect multiple EV batteries together, along with battery monitoring and cooling technology, to create a larger battery that is about the size of a shipping container. Recycling is key to making EVs greener.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 4, 2025

Following theMaterials Management Advisory Committees (MMAC) report to the General Assemblyin 2021, the Illinois EPA commissioned the ISTC at the University of Illinois to conduct a two-year study of large volume recyclables that would … Continue reading Illinois EPA and Illinois Sustainable Technology Center release new recycling report

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 1, 2022

The GAO assesses technologies for detecting and treating PFAS chemicals. PFAS Treatment Technologies. Policy changes at the federal level could assist with technical challenges for responding to PFAS contamination and exposure, according to a technology assessment by the Government Accountability Office. Produced by the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This technology can be confusing and complex, so I have included a terms section for the italicized words at the end of this piece. Hydrometallurgical recycling is the best available technology because it has high mineral recovery rates and results in low environmental impacts. Before recycling, the batteries are shredded.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are two types of solar technology for electricity generation. Another technology, concentrating solar power (CSP) , uses the sun’s heat instead. That technology accounts for 84% of US solar panels , according to the US Department of Energy. The most common type of PV panel is made using crystalline-silicon (c-SI).

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2024

On July 5, Firepoint Energy Inc , a Wyoming C-Corp startup with principal offices opening in Pennsylvania and Texas, announced the selection of a Jefferson County, Pennsylvania waste-coal-to-fuel site, which will also be used for the recovery of rare earth minerals. million gallons of clean jet fuel per year from the very same waste coal.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While today’s carbon fiber and fiberglass require lots of energ y to produce and are hard to recycle , incorporating more bio-materials into their composites and developing new recycling technologies can reduce their footprint. Also, fortunately, the fibers and epoxies needed to make these strong synthetic materials are widely available.

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