Home

Recycling

Article
February 13, 2012
How Green Was My Tally

For most businesses, the question increasingly is not whether or not you should do a sustainability report. It has become: “Are you doing ongoing sustainability reporting and integrating your environmental efforts with your finances?”

In The Know, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, Recycling, Environmental Impact, Transportation
4
Article
January 23, 2012
The Rise of Landfill Gas to Energy

Thanks to the environmental benefits of putting landfill gas to use, landfill-gas-to-energy has begun to emerge as a renewable energy industry.

In The Know, Recycling, Customer Generation, Environmental Impact
2
Article
June 13, 2011
New Energy for Waste-to-Energy

Many communities are starting to look at newer waste-to-energy technologies — known in the industry as “conversion” technologies — that produce vehicle fuel and electricity from municipal solid waste.

In The Know, Recycling, Landfill site electric generation, Utility Generation, Environmental Impact
Article
May 17, 2011
Finding the Right Developer for a Landfill Gas to Energy Project

Pinpointing the best development partner for your LFGTE project requires lots of hard work before the proposal process begins.

In The Know, Recycling, Business, Customer Generation
Article
April 18, 2011
DTE Energy's Energy Efficiency Programs Save Customers $31 Million In 2010

DTE Energy has announced that customers who participated in the energy efficiency programs the company launched in June 2009 saved $31 million last year and can expect the steps they took to result in lifetime savings of $520 million.

News, Energy efficiency, Recycling, End Use
1
Article
March 29, 2011
The Taste of Zero Waste

The sustainability movement has infiltrated the business models of nearly every industry in the United States, and many companies have set “zero waste” or other ambitious environmental goals. Likewise, dozens of municipalities and states have launched similarly aggressive initiatives. So, what does this mean for the solid waste industry?

 

In The Know, Recycling, Business, Customer Generation, Environmental Impact
Article
March 24, 2011
Veolia Environmental Services Earns LEED Certification for Landfill Building in Valdosta, Georgia

Veolia ES Solid Waste has been awarded LEED certification (Certified level) by the U.S. Green Building Council for a new building at its Veolia Evergreen Landfill, Inc. in Valdosta, Georgia.

News, LEED, Energy efficiency, Recycling, Green buildings, End Use
Article
July 6, 2010
Waste Transfer Stations Looking to LEED

Even though residents often associate waste transfer stations as blights to surrounding communities, they can actually become strong assets to the community, especially if they incorporate green design and practices.

LEED, Recycling, Green buildings, End Use
Article
June 14, 2010
Colorado State University's New Dining Hall Emphasizes Sustainability in Form and Function

Colorado State University's $3.8 million makeover turned its Braiden dining hall into one of greenest venues in the college dining world, with carpeting made from recycled plastic bottles, bits of recycled glass in the countertops and serving stations finished with materials made from wheat straw and sunflower hulls.

Spotlight, Energy efficiency, Recycling, Green buildings, End Use
Article
March 31, 2010
Go Green to Go Clean? Making Use of Solar Energy and Throwaway Water Bottles to Save Lives

The following doesn’t have much to do with our usual energy discussions, but the information was fascinating to me so I thought I’d share it. If this is news to you, I’ll bet you’ll never look at a plastic water bottle the same way again.  

Insights, Recycling, Solar Power, Customer Generation, End Use