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Using AI to extract mixed recyclables and organic material from MSW

Envirotec Magazine

A provider of AI-powered sortation at scale for the waste and recycling industry, AMP Robotics is using its technology to extract mixed recyclables and organic material from municipal solid waste (MSW) for further processing at a facility owned by Recycling and Disposal Solutions (RDS) of Virginia (in the US).

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NeighborWorks America: Sustainability Improvements Help Build Larger Community Resilience

Green Business Bureau

Leaders in Housing Development Training and Community Resilience. and Puerto Rico, NeighborWorks America is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to achieve housing affordability and community resilience across the nation. Employee Engagement and Organization-Wide Events. All offices, including the D.C.

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Latest and Greatest Recycling Technologies

GreenTech Gazette

There are several new and emerging technologies for recycling that are being developed and implemented around the world. Here are a few examples: Chemical recycling: Chemical recycling is a new technology that breaks down plastic waste into its basic building blocks, which can then be used to make new plastic products.

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Making fuel from the FOG fraction of AD waste

Envirotec Magazine

A new partnership will increase the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling, say the firms behind it. The idea of finding a new use for the waste oils, fats, and grease fraction in AD organic waste inspired Bisviridi’s name – bis viridi means ‘twice green’ in Latin.

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Exploring the Field of Environ Engineering: Safeguarding Our Planet for Future Generations

The Environmental Blog

Environmental engineers develop systems for waste collection, recycling, and disposal. They design landfills that minimize environmental impact and explore innovative recycling methods and waste-to-energy technologies. Composting and anaerobic digestion are also used to treat organic waste sustainably.

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Recycle holiday trees, wreaths and greens

Greenability Magazine

Area communities offer residents a number of ways to recycle them — not only keeping them out of landfills, but also reusing them for a variety of purposes, including trail surfaces, erosion control, landscaping and fish habitat in local lakes. Lawn-Corps Curbside Recycling — 816-761-3046; Missouri residents only. Marietta St.,

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4 ways businesses can connect with their communities to create a clean economy

GreenBiz

PUSH Buffalo is a nonprofit grassroots community organization working to build and execute a comprehensive revitalization plan for West Buffalo’s West Side. UPROSE is Brooklyn's foremost Latinx community organization. Panelists explained how their community organizations and business partners have successfully collaborated in the past.

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