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Researchers find faster, cleaner way to extract gold from electronics
WEBFeb 4, 2016 · Researchers at University of Saskatchewan in Canada have found a cheap, fast, and environmentally-friendly way to extract gold from materials while producing re-usable waste — a technology that might have potential to turn e-waste to gold, literally. There are two standard methods for extracting gold from electronic scraps: burning off …
By the numbers: Key 2023 waste and recycling trends
WEBDec 22, 2023 · 100+. The number of transactions involving U.S. solid waste companies tracked by Waste Dive so far in 2023, during a year which saw activity decline slightly relative to prior boom years. $2.99B. Estimated M&A spending by the industry’s top five publicly traded companies through Q3, led by Republic Services.
The waste and recycling industry outlook for 2024
WEBPublished Jan. 29, 2024. By Waste Dive Staff. WendellandCarolyn via Getty Images. 2024 is gearing up to be another consequential year for the waste and recycling industry, following a challenging stretch coming out of the pandemic. While industry operations could be on track for a period of relative normalcy as inflation moderates and labor ...
Covanta announces rebrand to Reworld | Waste Dive
WEBApr 16, 2024 · In 2021, Mohammed became CEO of what was then Covanta, following the EQT deal. The $5.3 billion sale was contingent on several sustainability growth metrics, including a 25% increase by 2025 in waste recycled or reused. The company was the largest operator of mass-burn combustion facilities in the U.S. at the time of the sale, …
What is recycling, anyway? | Waste Dive
WEBNov 15, 2023 · Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries: “Recycling is the series of activities during which obsolete, previously used, off-specification, surplus, or incidentally produced materials are processed into specification-grade commodities, and consumed as raw material feedstock, in lieu of virgin materials, in the manufacture of new products.
Starbucks piloting compostable cold cups in select California and ...
WEBAug 5, 2024 · Courtesy of Starbucks. The pilot comes on the heels of Starbucks’ April launch of single-use cold cups that are made with 10% to 20% less plastic, depending on size, compared with its previous versions. The coffee giant continues to roll out those cups in stores across the U.S. and Canada, according to the spokesperson. Keep up with the …
Rumpke opens $100M MRF in Ohio to meet rising regional needs
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Rumpke Waste & Recycling has opened its new 226,000-square-foot MRF in Columbus, Ohio, which it says is the “largest and most technologically advanced” in North America. The $100 million Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center uses Machinex equipment such as ballistic separators, trommel equipment, 19 optical sorters and other …
GFL Environmental’s sale of Colorado assets to Republic Services is ...
WEBMay 11, 2023 · One was Nashville, Tennessee, where GFL recently sold its assets to WM for an undisclosed price; the second was the mid-Atlantic region, where the sale of its Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware assets to Casella Waste Systems for $525 million is pending. A purchase price or asset list has not been disclosed for the Colorado-based …
EPA pours $128M into environmental justice projects, including …
WEBOct 24, 2023 · Dive Insight: The Biden administration has made environmental justice a significant priority, calling for more federal funding to support community-based projects that combat climate change and pollution in underserved areas.The EPA received $2.8 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to fund such projects, and the new grants announced …