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Sep 16, 2024 | 
wastedive.com | Barbara L. Hesselgrave
Extended producer responsibility for packaging is continuing to scale in parts of Canada as the country works to address concerns about plastic waste. According to a 2018 World Bank report, Canadians produce over 4 pounds of waste per day — more than double the global average — and rates are predicted to rise by 2050.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
stormwater.com | Barbara L. Hesselgrave
Sited at the northwest branch of the Patapsco River in Chesapeake Bay, the Baltimore Port is one of the top 20 ports in the United States.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
truckingdive.com | Barbara L. Hesselgrave
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. About 15 years ago, a Quebec landfill was struggling with its methane gas emissions and needed help. With technology evolving toward compressed natural gas, it turned to the Labrie Group for advice.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
wastedive.com | Barbara L. Hesselgrave
About 15 years ago, a Quebec landfill was struggling with their methane gas emissions and needed help. With technology evolving toward compressed natural gas they turned to the Labrie Group for advice. "They knew of our expertise working with compressed natural gas for our waste trucks started in 2001, and at that time, 2010, Labrie Environmental Group were already recognized leaders in the waste CNG arena,” said Louis-Charles Lefebvre, regional sales manager.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
stormwater.com | Emily Newton |Katie Johns |Barbara L. Hesselgrave
California's Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced that its groundwater mapping project is complete and will provide critical information about the state's underground water supply. The Statewide Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) Survey Project has now completed surveys in all high-and-medium-priority groundwater basins in California.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
stormwater.com | Katie Johns |Emily Newton |Barbara L. Hesselgrave
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $75,000 to a team of Fort Lewis College students for a water bacteria detection research project. As part of EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program, the award will provide funding for the students to develop and validate a scientific system to rapidly detect specific waterborne bacteria from environmental water samples, known as an open-source Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
packagingdive.com | Barbara L. Hesselgrave
Whether they are dipped, dripped, rolled or molded, chocolate candies are the favorite Valentine's Day treat, and they come in a variety of packaging. According to the National Confectioners Association, the holiday accounts for an estimated $4 billion in confectionery sales each year. The tradition of hearts, candy and flowers as gifts has historical roots usually associated with a third-century priest named St. Valentine, the patron saint of lovers, who was martyred.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
stormwater.com | Katie Johns |Barbara L. Hesselgrave
Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Storm Water Solutions and Water Quality Products, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Storm Water Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast.
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Dec 22, 2023 | 
packagingdive.com | Barbara L. Hesselgrave |Hayley Lind
An article from Packaging really comes to the fore around the holidays, as consumers seek more sustainable gift wrap alternatives and companies aim to lessen waste while maintaining surprise for e-commerce shipments. Few seasonal moments bring packaging to the spotlight like the holiday period from Black Friday through year’s end. From gift wrap to surging e-commerce shipments, packaging is at the forefront in this season of giving.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
packagingdive.com | Barbara L. Hesselgrave
It can be easy to take gift-giving and gift-wrapping for granted during this festive season, but the traditions are still relatively new social norms. Toilet paper, Chinese culture, chocolate, Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria all played a key role in the evolution of wrapping gifts in paper. While it had humble beginnings, the market could be worth nearly $25 billion by 2025 according to one estimate.
