Industry 411 - Waste Management

Consumer Reporter John Matarese explains how customer confidence could affect the economy.

Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies.

Anna Imwalle transformed a passion that started with sewing lessons in third grade into a clothing business, all while maintaining her status as a full-time student. Imwalle, a fourth-year in marketing, is the owner of the online vintage store RVVLshop and sells primarily feminine vintage clothing, in addition to her own handmade clothing produced from recycled materials. Imwalle said she began the company in 2016 as a junior in high school after shopping at second hand stores.

UW Oshkosh’s Sustainability Institute will host an e-waste recycling drive in an effort to decrease the environmental impact and economic cost of electronic waste. The drive is partnering with Outagamie County Recycling, and will take place on March 29 and 30 from 6:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Bins will be available outside the Campu

Royal Caribbean’s new Wonder of the Seas, which is 200 feet longer than the previous largest vessel,

Council candidates say they are tired of being asked about trash collection as they agree a new solution must be found.

Ben & Jerry's is using a whey-based spirit in one of its ice cream flavors. Produced by California-based Wheyward Spirit, it's made using the leftovers from local cheese producers.

California’s crude oil demands have been increasing year over year, since 1995, except for pandemic years, but given that maritime transportation is one of the greatest contributors of GHG emissions,

Interim Storage Partners’ project would augment its current facility in Andrews, adding capacity to store up to 40,000 metric tons of the waste.

Water is life. Here's why watersheds and river basins need to be studied, monitored and managed now and forever.

The North Central Ohio Solid Waste District contacted officials in the Village of Forest regarding contamination of the recycling items that are picked up in the village.



This has been an on-going issue, and the amount of contamination in the recycles is at an unacceptable level.



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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's 70 birthday is an event of national significance. Today in Lagos, the yearly colloquium taking place at Ek

Winner of the 2022 International Architecture Design Competition announced

Emerging technologies that essentially vacuum carbon dioxide out of the air are being heralded by some as a game-changing tool.

Vicinity Motor Corp. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:VEV) Q4 2021 Earnings Conference Call March 30, 2022 08:30 AM ET Company Participants William Trainer - Founder and Chief Executive Officer Dan Buckl

The St. Paul-based organization Generation Atomic argues that substituting coal and natural gas with nuclear power is a way to provide electricity without producing greenhouse gasses. 

Some 12 million tons of asphalt shingles end up in landfills every year. Can a new type of recycled shingle cut that number down substantially?

Start out from your home in the Santa Cruz Mountains, pile the kids into a minivan named Carlene, and drive 2,500 miles (plus a couple of side trips) without ever leaving California.

By Neil Seldman The writer is director of Waste to Wealth Initiative Institute for Local Self-Reliance.