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Red Bull Reports Recycling Violations, Pays Max Fine

Amanda Wills, August 5th, 2009

Red Bull has been fined approximately $448,400 by the Environment Agency (EA) in London for failing to recycle its packaging waste for eight years, between 1999 and 2006. Under the Producer Responsibility Obligations Regulations 2007, all businesses that produce more than 50 tons pf packaging  per year and have an annual turnover of 2 million British Pounds (approximately $3.4 million) ... read more

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Glass Manufacturer Feels Impact of Low Packaging Demand

Trey Granger, August 5th, 2009

North America's largest glass manufacturer, O-I Global, saw a 12 percent drop in glass shipments from last year's second quarter. But, demand was up 14 percent over the first quarter of 2009, which the company credits to improved market conditions in Europe and North America. O-I's sales were down from $2.2 billion in Q2 2008 to $1.8 billion in Q2 ... read more

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Researchers Convert Textile Waste to Compost

Lori Brown, August 5th, 2009

A new report published in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution finds that waste from the textiles industry could be transformed into rich, agricultural compost, with the use of earthworms and animal manure. Indian researchers Vinod Gard, Renuka Gupta and Priya Kaushik of the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology have found a particular species of earthworm to ... read more

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Tagged basics, clothingandtextile, composting, ideas, noteworthy, organicwaste, solidwaste

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