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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 the ...
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, and it has grown since then.
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 ...
By the numbers: Key 2023 waste and recycling trends
WEBDec 22, 2023 · 9.8%. The increase in the “waste collection” producer price index between November 2022 and 2023, according to BLS data. That’s compared to an overall PPI increase of 7.4% during the same period.
Mapping zero waste cities: Where local governments are pursuing …
WEBNov 30, 2022 · Progress: The city’s baseline was 3.6 million tons of waste disposed in 2005 from the residential sector. In FY2022, New York disposed of 3.16 million tons of waste.. References: One New York Plan (2015) Department of Sanitation Strategic Plan Progress Report (2018) Policies and programs: New York announced its zero waste targets in 2015 as part of a multifaceted sustainability plan, though ...
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 …
Recycling News - Waste Dive
WEBOct 3, 2024 · New and upcoming recycling facility projects boost regional capabilities. Cards Recycling, WM, Aurubis and a waste authority in Alabama have all invested in recent facility upgrades that could have implications for regional curbside programs or hard-to-recycle materials. By Megan Quinn • Sept. 20, 2024.
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.
Best Buy just launched a $200 electronics recycling pick-up program
WEBMay 12, 2022 · Best Buy’s new service joins a few recycling options the retailer already has in motion. The company has a Haul-Away offering for shoppers when they purchase a new television, major appliance or fitness equipment wherein old products can be taken away for a small charge. Customers can also drop off up to three electronics per household, per day at Best Buy stores through its everyday ...