The global crude steel production edged higher marginally by 1% year-on-year in January this year. The latest production statistics published by the World Steel Association (worldsteel) indicates that global production totaled 146.71 millio...

Texas-headquartered multinational computer technology company Dell has achieved an important milestone by recycling 2 billion pounds of electronic waste. The company hit the target two years ahead of schedule. The Dell 2020 Legacy of Good P...

For Utah state lawmakers, a big issue is cities efforts to ban plastic bags. Targeting ordinances already enacted by two left-leaning, tourism-dependent cities, HB320 would block Utah cities and counties from regulating auxiliary containers...

Cascades Inc. has announced definitive closure of two tissue paper machines located in Whitby and Scarborough in Ontario. According to company press release, the leases for both the above plants, which are due to expire on August 27, 2019,...

Fairfax County, Va., officials are eyeing new uses for old, nonrecyclable glass materials. The county has turned to using crushed glass for a construction project for the first time. Fairfax County is using a pulverizing machine to break do...

The Indian government yesterday announced it will ban scrap plastic imports as part of its efforts to strengthen the implementation of environmentally sound management of hazardous waste in the country. Additionally, the country has exempte...

The international non-governmental organization World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), in its latest report, warned that plastic waste in oceans is set to double by 2030 to hit 300 million tons. Alarmingly, more than nine million tons of plastic...

The latest report released by the World Gold Council (WGC) indicates that India has the 11th largest gold reserves. The countrys total gold holding stood at 607 tonnes and is set to displace Netherlands to soon feature in the top 10 list of...

Allegheny County Health Department on Tuesday revised an order against Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel that required the company to reduce emissions from its three facilities in Clairton, Braddock, and West Mifflin. The revision follows the app...