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• Gypsum will be recovered from power plant in India
  Over 96% of the SO2 in the exhaust of a 135-MW power plant in Gujarat India will be removed by a calcium-based system being implemented by Marsulex Inc...
• Computer recycler receives funding for expansion
  Newmarket IT has completed its first round of an anticipated $50 MM in growth capital funding...
• Goodwill Industries teams with Dell to recycle computers
  Goodwill Industries will team with Dell Computer Co to recycle computers in the San Antonio TX area...
• Dow Jones launches OCC index
  Dow Jones, publisher of the Wall Street Journal, has introduced a monthly transaction-based volume-weighted index of #11 – old corrugated container (OCC) prices...
• Arsenic leaching may be a problem in mulch from recycled wood
  Mulch made from recycled construction and demolition (C&D) wood may contain high levels of arsenic because of the inclusion of "pressure-treated" lumber...
• Latin American countries are starting to mandate recycling
  Recovery and recycling mandates now common in North America and Europe have begun to appear in a significant way in Latin America...
• Internet resource facilitates computer upgrading
  Upgrading an existing computer to enhance capabilities may be a less expensive and more environmentally friendly way to improve performance than disposing of it in favor of a new machine...
• 2007 Plastics Recycling Conference to be held Feb 13 & 14
  The Second Annual North American Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show will be held in Dallas TX on February 13 & 14...
• Lumber company to generate electricity & steam from biomass
  Rough & Ready Lumber Co will start-up a 1.2-MW boiler to generate steam and electricity at its site in Cave Junction OR...
• County tries to balance scrap theft prevention with burden on dealers
  The Pima County AZ Sheriff's Office is developing regulations balancing means to stem scrap theft with the burden placed on dealers to verify their purchases...
• Automotive plastics introduced with 85% post-consumer content
  GE Plastics has added two resins to its automotive portfolio – Valox IQ and Xenoy IQ – based on polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) polymers made with 85% post-consumer waste...
• Feasibility studied of recycling rubberized roofing
  Single-ply rubber membranes have been gaining in popularity for flat and low-slope roofing...
• Precious metals to be recovered from e-scrap in new pilot plant
  A pilot plant will be built in a newly leased 3,000-ft2 facility near Boston MA, at which precious metals will be recovered from electronics scrap and gold ore...
• Modular organic waste disposal systems offered in Puerto Rico
  Gomixer modular organic waste disposal systems are being marketed to food service establishments in Puerto Rico by Advanced Biotechnology Inc...
• Toronto will compost 20,000 metric tons of organic wastes
  The City of Toronto has awarded a three-year contract to Environmental Management Solutions Inc (EMS) to compost 20,000 metric tons of source-separated organic waste...
• Syngas production promises to increase corn-to-fuel efficiency
  GS CleanTech Corp hopes to utilize a new gasification technology to increase the efficiency of corn-based ethanol production...
• RI landfill in quandary over imported ash
  The Rhode Island Central Landfill has been importing fly ash from out-of-state as a means of complying with a 1994 cap-and-seal order by the US Environmental Protection Agency...
• Preliminary comments issued on UK ship recycling strategy
  The British Dept of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has collected public response to a draft national strategy for ship recycling...
• Newfoundland & Labrador will try again to recycle tires
  Undeterred by two previous unsuccessful attempts to recycle stockpiled tires in the province, The Newfoundland and Labrador Dept of the Environment has signed an agreement-in-principle with the FGA Group to convert the waste to useful products...
• Tire recycler ordered to clear shreds
  The Recycling Environmental Group (REG) was awarded a grant of nearly $1 MM from the PA Dept of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 2005, to shred and recycle abouta million stockpiled tires...
• Public input sought on European electronics take-back directive
  The British Dept of Trade and Industry (DTI) is seeking public input on draft legislation and non-statutory guidance related to the European Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)...
• The waste CRT problem should fade, but at a slow rate
  Cathode ray tube (CRT) displays in television sets, computers, and other devices are problem wastes because the glass has high lead content...
• Market mechanisms can work to protect the environment
  The natural environment encompasses diverse means of supporting life – ranging from air and water purification to climate regulation and flood control...
• Biobased compostable coating developed for paper food service use
  Solo Cup Co, with MeadWestvaco Corp and Cereplast Inc, have developed a plastic coating for paper-based food service products...
• Hot beverage cups made using biodegradable plastic
  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and International Paper (IP) have introduced hot beverage cups lined with corn-based plastic...