Post by account_disabled on Feb 27, 2024 4:28:27 GMT -5
Properties owned by Indianapolis-based real estate company Simon Property Group Inc. have begun collecting and packaging clear plastic packaging materials, such as the individual plastic bags that hold clothing delivered to malls, for recycling.
Concord Mills in Concord, North Carolina, uses what it calls a "plastic room," equipped with a hydraulic press that compresses plastics such as clothing bags and shrink wrap to collect plastic for recycling, Plastics News writes. Two other Simon malls also have a plastic baling program.
The move is important because plastic represents the majority of waste generated at malls and is a material that no one knows how to handle, says George Karagior, senior vice president of sustainability at Simon Property Group. According to Canada Mobile Database the article, the company works with firms and industry trade groups such as the American Chemistry Council on waste assessment, logistics and finding potential buyers for materials that are sold to various local businesses.
Simon Property Group's commitment to recycling is well known, the company said in 2012. Last June, Simon announced that 100% of its closed regional malls and Mills facilities now offer merchant recycling . In 2011, the company completed its Recycling Improvement Plan, which has diverted more than 70 waste compactors to recycling and diverted an additional 6,000 tons of waste from landfills each year. In addition, general waste recycling bins were installed at 40 centers, providing customers with access to recycling. Overall, Simon said the company recycles more than 58,000 tons of materials annually and has increased its recycling rate by 25% over the previous two years.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday voted 21 to 1 to approve MIT physicist Ernest Moniz to head the Department of Energy, Politico reports. A full Senate vote on his nomination has not yet been scheduled.
Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) have introduced an energy efficiency bill that is scaled down from their proposal last year, The Hill reports. The bill calls for stricter building codes and a new government financing program, but no longer calls for an expansion of federal loan guarantees. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will consider the bill on Tuesday.
All 10 companies have signed up to expand New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Carbon Challenge, which is being launched as part of the city's PlaNYC sustainability program. The other seven companies that signed the agreement are American International Group, BlackRock, Bloomberg LP, Credit Suisse, Google, JetBlue Airways and PVH. The companies join 17 universities with more than 35 campuses that have adopted the Carbon Challenge since it began in 2007, as well as 11 major hospital organizations that joined in 2009.
Concord Mills in Concord, North Carolina, uses what it calls a "plastic room," equipped with a hydraulic press that compresses plastics such as clothing bags and shrink wrap to collect plastic for recycling, Plastics News writes. Two other Simon malls also have a plastic baling program.
The move is important because plastic represents the majority of waste generated at malls and is a material that no one knows how to handle, says George Karagior, senior vice president of sustainability at Simon Property Group. According to Canada Mobile Database the article, the company works with firms and industry trade groups such as the American Chemistry Council on waste assessment, logistics and finding potential buyers for materials that are sold to various local businesses.
Simon Property Group's commitment to recycling is well known, the company said in 2012. Last June, Simon announced that 100% of its closed regional malls and Mills facilities now offer merchant recycling . In 2011, the company completed its Recycling Improvement Plan, which has diverted more than 70 waste compactors to recycling and diverted an additional 6,000 tons of waste from landfills each year. In addition, general waste recycling bins were installed at 40 centers, providing customers with access to recycling. Overall, Simon said the company recycles more than 58,000 tons of materials annually and has increased its recycling rate by 25% over the previous two years.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday voted 21 to 1 to approve MIT physicist Ernest Moniz to head the Department of Energy, Politico reports. A full Senate vote on his nomination has not yet been scheduled.
Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) have introduced an energy efficiency bill that is scaled down from their proposal last year, The Hill reports. The bill calls for stricter building codes and a new government financing program, but no longer calls for an expansion of federal loan guarantees. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will consider the bill on Tuesday.
All 10 companies have signed up to expand New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Carbon Challenge, which is being launched as part of the city's PlaNYC sustainability program. The other seven companies that signed the agreement are American International Group, BlackRock, Bloomberg LP, Credit Suisse, Google, JetBlue Airways and PVH. The companies join 17 universities with more than 35 campuses that have adopted the Carbon Challenge since it began in 2007, as well as 11 major hospital organizations that joined in 2009.