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Remoov receives $2.4 million investment

Remoov receives .4 million investment <![CDATA[San Francisco-based Remoov, which describes itself as a decluttering and reselling service, says it has received $2.4 million in new funding from “a real estate mogul with a passion for social change [who] supports the decluttering startup’s drive to increase charitable upcycling and reduce landfill…continue reading

Li-Cycle picks Veolia technology for battery recycling

Li-Cycle picks Veolia technology for battery recycling <![CDATA[Toronto-based Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. has selected Veolia Water Technologies as a partner for its lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Rochester, New York. The company chose Veolia for its HPD crystallization technology. Manon Painchaud, the communications project manager for Veolia, says crystallization is the…continue reading

Casella selects its next president

Casella selects its next president <![CDATA[Rutland, Vermont-based Casella Waste Systems Inc. has announced that its current Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer Edmond “Ned” R. Coletta will assume the role of president and CFO effective July 1. In the president’s post, he will replace current president and…continue reading

Recommerce Expo aimed at Indian market

Recommerce Expo aimed at Indian market <![CDATA[Organizers of the Recommerce Expo 2022 event say it will offer information and exhibits of interest to end-of-life vehicle (ELV), electronic scrap and battery recyclers. The conference has been scheduled for May 18-20 at The Lalit Ashok hotel and meeting space in Bangalore, India.“Our…continue reading

EMR opens Scotland port facility

EMR opens Scotland port facility <![CDATA[United Kingdom-based EMR Ltd. says it has opened its new new metal recycling facility at Glasgow’s King George V docks, following what it calls a “multi-million-pound investment” at the site.The company intends to load eight deep-sea ships annually with each vessel able to carry up…continue reading

Alcumus launches ESG solution in North America

Alcumus launches ESG solution in North America <![CDATA[Alcumus, Toronto, has launched its environmental, social, governance (ESG) solution in North America. The company says the solution links material ESG factors together into a single platform, aligned to international best practices.  The management and analytics platform tracks 11 ESG areas including:  carbon;  waste;  water;  forced labour;  Diversity;  people development;  social…continue reading

Industrial Service Solutions expands e-commerce accessibility

Industrial Service Solutions expands e-commerce accessibility <![CDATA[Industrial Service Solutions (ISS), Houston, has introduced e-commerce portals for industrial components, spares and consumables.  ISS says its strategy includes multiple ways to access ISS-supplied systems, parts and spares, all stocked in the continental United States. This includes launching an online store and selling products…continue reading

Fire rocks Ohio secondary aluminum producer

Fire rocks Ohio secondary aluminum producer <![CDATA[A Cleveland television station is reporting that a fire at the Imperial Aluminum facility in Minerva, Ohio, about 75 miles from Cleveland, has caused considerable damage.WOIO-TV says an explosion and fire at the scrap-melting Imperial Aluminum plant in Minerva “resulted in a structure fire” that…continue reading

Organization concerned about lead scrap exports

Organization concerned about lead scrap exports <![CDATA[The Seattle-based Basel Action Network (BAN) has expressed concern that the removal of remaining lead pipes in service in the United States, an activity that can be funded via last year’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, could “result in poisoning abroad.”Adds BAN, which also monitors…continue reading

Blackrock Plastics adds trading capacity

Blackrock Plastics adds trading capacity <![CDATA[Charleston, South Carolina-based Blackrock Plastics LLC says it has undertaken a recent office expansion to accommodate increased business demand. The company, which describes itself as an established buyer and seller of post-industrial recycled plastics, says it specializes in purchasing post-industrial plastic scrap and selling recycled…continue reading