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Waste & Recycling Innovations • 4/21/21

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Tom leads Brightmark’s plastic feedstock supply efforts in North America. His life mission has been to improve our environmental footprint and is passionate about enabling innovative technologies through project finance; first in energy and now plastic waste. Director of National Feedstock Origination, Brightmark.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. Cascade Steel’s electric arc furnace (EAF) is more energy efficient and environmentally-friendly than traditional blast furnaces. RECYCLED PLASTIC. RECYCLED STEEL. Arqlite , a member of the U.S.

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Texas Border Town Demands Stronger Action to Tackle Cancer-Causing Chemical Pollution

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Method expedites separation and characterisation of nanoplastics, claims firm

Envirotec Magazine

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