Food Recovery Challenge Participants Alone Diverted 370,000 Tons of Wasted Food from Landfills ATLANTA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the accomplishments of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) as well as other organizations and businesses that participated in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge. Participants in the program were successful in […]
Read More »Let’s talk brake materials. Because for the first time in a while the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the automotive industry and the states signed an agreement. This one is essentially aimed at fostering sustainable practices. All related to brake materials. This collaboration was initiated to significantly reduce the use of copper and other detrimental compounds […]
Read More »The three quirky, irreverent new spots are unprecedented for the somewhat conservative government program ENERGY STAR. However, LEDs are quickly gaining steam. Especially as an alternative to incandescent and CFL lighting. In response, the EPA wants to get to the 70% of light sockets in the U.S. Essentially those that still contain inefficient bulbs. EPA […]
Read More »YKK GOES ECO-DYE Here is some really significant sustainable development news in manufacturing from YKK (www.ykk.com). In its continued innovative efforts to work its best for the environment, the company has announced that it is developing an “ECO-DYE” approach that, utilizing supercritical fluid dyeing (“SFD”) technology, allows it to reduce almost to zero the amount […]
Read More »Phillips Endura LED This yellow looking LED bulb is a 12.5 Watt A19 120 Volt E26 Medium Base Warm White LED bulb. For it churns out 2700K and 25,000 hr dimmable indoors. Endura LED Light Bulb This Endura LED light bulb packs a punch. Especially in a regular fixture lamp or a high hat. It […]
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