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NWRA Florida Chapter Urges Passage of the Safe Battery Collection & Recovery Act to Address Growing Fire Risks
2025-12-04 14:22:16| Waste Age
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) and its Florida Chapter are calling on the Florida Legislature to take decisive action to address the alarming rise in fires caused by improperly disposed lithium-ion batteries.
Category:Energy and Environment
From Orbit to Policy: Some States Lean on Satellite Intel to Curb Landfill Methane
2025-12-04 14:00:00| Waste Age
Chasing methane emissions is a never-ending battle for landfill operators, despite advances in gas capture systems, covers, monitoring tools, and other technologies. Meanwhile, the pressure is on as they face risk for steep fines for noncompliance, along with demands from investors and nearby communities to cut their carbon footprint.
Category:Energy and Environment
Aduro Clean Technologies Collaborates with ECOCE to Advance Recycling of Flexible Plastic Packaging in Mexico
2025-12-03 15:10:48| Waste Age
Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (Aduro or the Company) (Nasdaq: ADUR) (CSE: ACT) (FSE: 9D5), a clean technology company using the power of chemistry to transform lower value feedstocks, like waste plastics, heavy bitumen, and renewable oils, into resources for the 21st century, and ECOCE, A.C. (ECOCE), a non-profit environmental civil association based in Mexico, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year framework collaboration agreement to jointly evaluate Hydrochemolytic Technology (HCT) as a potential chemical recycling solution for flexible and mixed plastic packaging in Mexico, a large and particularly challenging waste stream that ECOCE has identified as a priority.
Category:Energy and Environment
RTIs Asmita Narode Researches New Ways of Managing Waste
2025-12-03 15:01:38| Waste Age
In this Q&A interview, Asmita Narode, Ph.D. a 2025 Waste360 40 Under 40 Award winner, discusses her role as a research environmental engineer at RTI International, where she leads projects from proposal development to final deliverables, primarily for government clients.
Category:Energy and Environment
U.S. Businesses Are Worried About Future Packaging Materials Shortages, Says New Research
2025-12-03 14:54:27| Waste Age
Packaging professionals now view shortages of packaging products and materials as the key challenge likely to be faced by the industry in the future, according to a survey of senior industry leaders at the SPC Advance 2025 event.
Category:Energy and Environment