Industry Trends


Recycling Power Tool Batteries Can Be Profitable

DeWALT, a power tool manufacturer, will give a discount on purchases to those who recycle power tool batteries at its service center.

Single-Use Camera Recycling Hits 1.5 Billion Mark

Eastman Kodak has been recycling its and other brand single-use camera since 1990.

Venture Adds Managers for Plasma Enhanced Melter Gasification

InEnTec Chemical's new facilities will convert hazardous and non-hazardous chemical residuals into useful products and fuels.



EU Goal Will Raise Price of CO2 Allowances, Report Says

ICF International projects a seven-fold increase in the cost of allowances by 2020.

King County Taps Methane Gas for Renewable Energy

Decomposing garbage is the feedstock for the methane gas that King County, Wash., plans to use to power about 24,000 homes.

Maryland Launches Clean Energy Center

The state-supported facility will collect, analyze, and disseminate data to further the growth of the clean energy industry.

Green Invades Leased Spaces in Massachusetts

The Department of Environmental Protection has created guidelines for landlords submitting proposals related to the agency's offices, specifying energy management systems, water conservation, and commuting facilities.

Power Plant CO2 Drops 3.1 Percent in 2008, Report Says

A report from the Environmental Integrity Project shows a drop in power plant emissions but actually bucks recent trends.

Group Ranks Top Nations for Sulfur Reduction in Gasoline

Germany and Japan have the lowest sulfur limits in gasoline, according to the International Fuel Quality Center.

Missouri Facility Earns Award for 'Exceptional' Energy Savings

The Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission lowered its energy use and greenhouse gas emissions using a combustion turbine-based combined heat and power system.

Ashland Offers Hazwaste Management Training

Ashland Distribution, a company that distributes chemicals, plastics, and composite raw materials, will offer hazardous waste management training.

A&WMA to Honor Top Environmental Professionals

Outstanding accomplishments and leadership in environmental service are the attributes the Air & Waste Management Association looks when bestowing its annual awards.

Deleon Added to Fugitives Web Site

Albania Deleon, an asbestos removal training company president, did not appear for her sentencing hearing and was placed on the EPA's wanted list.

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