New Bio-Plastic, Compostable Sushi Trays Give Sushi Chefs Sustainable Presentation Options

Excellent Packaging & Supply, an innovator and wholesale distributor of sustainable, biodegradable, and nature-based packaging for foodservice and other applications, has added Ingeo biopolymer-based sushi trays to its line of nature-based foodservice products.


2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities Now Available from EPA

For the first time, comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) data reported directly from large facilities and suppliers across the country are now easily accessible to the public through EPA’s GHG Reporting Program.


Battery Industry Presses Ahead with Voluntary Recycling Program

Presidents of Duracell, Energizer, Kodak, Panasonic and Rayovac, the five major battery producing companies, met in San Francisco on 13 December 2011 to review progress and reaffirm their commitment to the successful launch of an industry led, voluntary primary battery collection and recycling program in 2013.


U.S. EPA approves new water quality standards for Chicago River System

The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved the State of Illinois' new and revised water quality standards for five segments of the Chicago and Calumet Rivers.


U.S. EPA adds Global Tech Giants Google, Ingram Micro as Green Power Partners

Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency is releasing its list of the top organizations using the most renewable electricity in North America.


Aluminum Can Recycling Rate Reaches Highest Level in More than a Decade

The US recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans has reached its highest level in a decade, with 58,1% of all cans recycled last year—a rate that is more than double that of any other beverage container, the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced today.


EPA Funds 10 Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies

The US Environmental Protection Agency is awarding nearly $2,25 million to 10 small companies to support the development of new technologies for protecting the environment and public health.


Armstrong Recycling Program Reclaims 100 Million Square Feet of Old Ceiling Tiles

Armstrong World Industries has now diverted more than 100 million square feet of old ceiling tiles from landfills through its Ceiling Recycling Program.









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