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HookedOnRecycling.com Investigates The Impact of New Battery Recycling Rules

New Battery Recycling Rules Receive Positive and Negative Reviews On February 1st new European Legislation was introduced governing the recycling of batteries but already manufacturers are making noises of discontent. Under the new EU laws, retail stores selling over 32kg of batteries a year must provide in-store recycling bins to encourage ...

US Firm Experiences Spike In Demand For Green Building Materials

Florida-based home improvement quote website Local Quoter America has announced a spike in the level of demand for environmentally friendly building materials since the start of 2010. The company, which has its head office in Miami, said more and more households are looking to use ‘green’ building materials such as vinyl ...

Hazmat Training Comes to Nashville

When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it’s the law. According to the EPA, workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and the federal DOT requires that workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials be trained at least ...

Hazmat Training Comes to Kansas City

When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it’s the law. According to the EPA, workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and the federal DOT requires that workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials be trained at least ...

Team Sky To Help Save One Billion Trees In The Amazon

For the first time ever, riders competing in The Tour of Britain for Team Sky will be raising awareness of deforestation in the Amazon by wearing a Sky Rainforest Rescue inspired kit. The tour kicks off in Rochdale on Saturday 11th September and ends in London the following weekend. Sky Rainforest ...
August 30th 2010
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LogoBee Plan to Help Earth-Friendly Businesses

LogoBee has offered logo makeovers for worthy causes almost every year for five years, and so due to recent environmental ordeals has chosen to pick an environmental company as target of the initiative. The most recent environmental disaster, the Deepwater Horizon spill which is devastating the Gulf of Mexico, is ...

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