Here are this week’s waste management job listings, straight from our friends over at the Green Job Post. Take a look if you job-hunting…
Tag: ohio
Time To Return To The Single Stream Of Trash?
Could single stream trash disposal work without filling up landfills? A new business model – the “waste mall” – could remove the need to separate our trash.
The Waste Biz: Are Waste Sorting Robots The Answer To Recycling Industry Woes?
Are waste sorting robots, which can sort materials more efficiently, an answer to recycling industry revenue woes?
The Waste Biz: Coal Ash Landfill In Missouri Will Move Ahead
After four years of hearings and court battles, Ameren Missouri will move ahead with a planned coal ash landfill in Franklin County, Missouri.
The Waste Biz: New Player In The Insulated Concrete Forms Business
A new company in Portland, OR, is getting into the insulated concrete forms business, which means more Styrofoam kept out of the landfill.
The Waste Biz: French Supermarkets Can No Longer Destroy Edible Food
France just passed a law banning destruction of edible food by larger supermarkets, and the Minnesota Twins are going all compostable with cups and plates.
The Waste Biz: Restaurant Food Waste Management Technology Receives Seed Funding
British startup Winnow has created technology for food waste management, and received $900,000 in seed funding. Plus, recycling plastic at Dell.
How To Make Biodiesel (And A Few Other Things) From Food Waste
Environmental engineers at the University of Cincinnati have figured out how to make biodiesel, plus other fuels & products, from inedible food waste.
What’s Your Business Waste Worth? Find Out on a Commercial Materials Exchange
The commercial materials exchange takes business waste from one place, and offers it for sale or use to organizations or other businesses that need it.
How Do Single Stream Recycling Materials Get Separated? [Video]
Every wonder how single stream recycling materials gets separated? Ohio waste hauler Rumpke walks you through the process in their Dayton, Ohio plant.
The Five Worst States for Renewable Energy Development
Despite the availability of clean and sustainable energy sources like solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and biomass, many states depend on outdated and dirty energy sources. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Missouri and Tennessee are among the most in need of an energy portfolio diversification.
Has Michelle Obama’s Garden Started a First Family Trend?
When Michelle Obama announced plans for a White House kitchen garden, local foodies, gardeners, and health advocates rejoiced: what better way to promote the value of home-grown food than get [ … ]
Rainwater Harvesting as an Art Form
Think the barrels normally used for rainwater harvesting are ugly? You’re not alone: that’s the response University of Akron art education professor Elisa Gargarella heard from friends in response to [ … ]