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A Call to Action: The Imperative of Reuse in Retail
2024-06-19 17:05:35| Waste Age
Simply put, we need better solutions now! Reuse stands out as a formidable alternative for businesses, diverting excess items from landfills to those who need them most. Retail stores, as consumer goods epicenters, are particularly poised for impactful change through reuse programs that can help the environment, local communities, and even the bottom line.
Category:Energy and Environment
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Brightmark to Build Chemical Recycling Plant in Thomaston, Georgia
2024-06-19 15:11:44| Waste Age
Brightmark calls its technology plastics renewal, which it bought from RES Polyflow who developed it to convert plastics to fuel. Bob Powell, Brightmark founder and CEO, says his team finetuned it to be able to make new plastic products from plastic waste (considered a higher-value use than fuel). He says it can process plastic nos. 1 through 7even if they are mixed with food, paper, dirt, or other contaminants.
Category: Energy and Environment
Rebecca Hus Robots Empower Recyclers
2024-06-19 14:53:10| Waste Age
Rebecca Hu, a 40 Under 40 award winner, spoke with Waste360 about why she founded Glacier, and why she thinks AI is the wave of the future for the industry.
Category: Energy and Environment