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Scranton plans to hire Waste Management to process recycling materials
SCRANTON — The city plans to hire Waste Management of Dunmore to process recycling materials for five years starting early next month. Scranton City Council on Tuesday unanimously introduced a resolution from Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti to...

Another update: Waste Management's hauling change in Hudson pushed back a week
Hudson residents will now wait until the week of July 21 — with Wednesday, July 23, as the pickup date — to adjust to a single day collection of waste pickup and recycling in the city, according to a representative of Waste Management. Waste...

PECO Pallet nabs CITT award for environmental sustainability
PECO Pallet announced today it has been awarded the inaugural Corporate Award for Environmental Sustainability by the CITT - Canada’s Logistics Association. The award recognizes PECO’s leadership in advancing sustainable logistics and supply chain...

Inogen Alliance Associate Awards: Environment Analyst Sustainability Delivery Award And Antea Group Innovation Award
(MENAFN- 3BL) ST. PAUL, Minn., June 20, 2025 /3BL/ - Inogen Alliance is proud to announce recent awards and short-listed award entries from multiple Associate companies, including Antea Group USA, Antea Group Belgium, Antea Group France, Antea...

Schneider Electric urges firms to balance profitability with sustainability in CPG sector
As manufacturers in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sector continuously battle inflation, currency volatility, while investors demand for short-term returns, Schneider Electric has stressed the need for manufacturers to balance profitability...

Vivakor Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVK) Pioneers Sustainable Oilfield Waste Management
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Oil refineries have a significant environmental impact due to the emission of atmospheric pollutants, the production of toxic waste and the intensive consumption of water and energy. Companies such as Vivakor play...

Ecological Justice: "We Need Each Other"
Churches with solar panels could be resiliency hubs in times of natural disaster, suggests Rev. Mariama White-Hammond. (Photo: Mbrickn, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0) Rev. Mariama White-Hammond and Host Steve Curwood wrap up their conversation with...

Amazon and Pennsylvania Join the Leaders in Pursuing Creative, Renewable Solution to Data Center Energy Requirements
As the popularity and use of language learning models such as Chat-GPT and Co-Pilot and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) products rapidly expand and as data centers continue to search for building and electric capacity to manage that demand, big...

Meeru Maldives Resort, AFTF donate advanced waste management machinery to Dhiffushi
As part of an ongoing commitment to sustainability and social impact, Meeru Maldives Resort Island, in partnership with the Alifulhu Thuthu Foundation (AFTF), has officially donated a range of advanced waste management machinery to K. Dhiffushi....

WHA Group Unveils Comprehensive Sustainability Strategy with 'Turning Green to Growth' Philosophy
Green Mobility Revolution with Mobilix WHA's mobility subsidiary, Mobilix, has emerged as a key driver of Thailand's logistics sector transformation. Through comprehensive electric vehicle rental services, charging infrastructure solutions, and...

Public input sought on ND sustainability draft
A series of 24 community input meetings across North Dakota, along with dozens of stakeholder meetings, has yielded a draft set of statewide sustainability strategies. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has announced public...

Jakarta ready to set example in waste management: ministry
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Environment Ministry has said that Jakarta is one of the cities that are ready to lead by example in waste management, starting with adopting simple strategies such as waste segregation. Jakarta has the human resources,...

SAIL's Salem steel plant to adopt renewable energy, expand speciality steel output: Kumaraswamy
FILE PHOTO: Scale flies off of a steel coil as it is unrolled on the line at the Novolipetsk Steel PAO steel mill in Farrell, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk/File PhotoNew Delhi: Union minister for steel and heavy...

Sustainability in sharper focus: Recognising reporting excellence in Sri Lankan Capital Markets domain
The 12th annual CFA Society Sri Lanka Capital Market Awards – scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 24 June, at Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams Sri Lanka – is set to feature the Best Sustainability Reporting Award, which was first introduced at the...

AJ100 Sustainability Leader of the Year 2025 revealed
After two decades in practice, Jones took a career break to enrol in UCL’s Environmental Design and Engineering master’s course to position himself for industry-wide impact rather than focusing on one project at a time. In 2022, he joined...

AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year 2025 unveiled
Developed by Grimshaw in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Green Building Council, it hosts more than 1,000 policies, guidelines and methodologies in one easily navigable platform, to be used by...

Swiss takes sustainability to the classroom with “Unboxing the Future” project in Georgetown
See below the full statement issued: Acado Guyana, the official distributor for Swiss products in Guyana, last week launched a new sustainability project with the shared goal of increasing awareness of their new line of boxed peas, beans and...

EU renewable ethanol hits 79% GHG savings
Renewable ethanol produced by ePURE members and other EU facilities, achieved an average greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction of 79% compared to fossil fuels in 2024. The figures, verified by auditing firm Copartner, underscore the strategic...

Vegan Diet Gains Ground As A Triple Solution For Health, Ethics, And Environmental Sustainability
(MENAFN- GetNews) June 20, 2025 - In the face of accelerating climate crises, rising chronic diseases, and growing concern for animal welfare, the vegan diet has emerged not as a trend-but as a powerful and transformative solution. Rooted in...

UP cabinet approves ‘green policy’ to drive ecological turnaround
Lucknow, Jun 20 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved a policy aimed at promoting sustainable and eco-friendly growth in urban local bodies by setting up parks and gardens and using eco-friendly materials. The Urban Green Policy was...