by TSC Webmaster | May 4, 2011 | News
The EPA has awarded a grant to the United Nations University (UNU) to help curb rising pollution and health problems associated with discarded electronics. Read More
by TSC Webmaster | May 3, 2011 | News
Cargill makes significant investment to reduce environmental footprint at Wagga Wagga beef processing facility. Read More
by TSC Webmaster | May 3, 2011 | News
Over the past four years, the company has made significant strides to reduce emissions and in turn realized EUR 170 million in accumulated financial savings in comparison to a “business as usual” extrapolation. Read More
by TSC Webmaster | May 2, 2011 | News
Researchers from TSC have been invited to present at the International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology in Chicago in May. The following are three oral presentations: The Sustainability Consortium Update: Type III Product Declaration Development for...
by TSC Webmaster | May 2, 2011 | News
Bill of Attributes (BOA) in Life Cycle Modeling of Laptop Computers: Results and Trends from Disassembly Studies Ramzy Kahhat, Soumya Poduri, Eric Williams March 2011
by TSC Webmaster | May 2, 2011 | News
On March 24, the Electronics Sector officially kicked off work on the Television SMRS, expanding the scope of the sector beyond computers. New members Samsung and Panasonic helped launch the new project, the preliminary results of which are anticipated in Q3...
by TSC Webmaster | May 2, 2011 | News
The Paper Sector had its first meeting on April 26-April 27 in Ft. Worth, Texas. This meeting served as an official launch for the paper sector. Over the two day meeting, the sector discussed and created a timeline for contributing to the Level 1 SMRS, identified...
by TSC Webmaster | May 2, 2011 | News
Unlike most manufacturers participating in GFTN, Tetra Pak does not purchase timber or any other raw forest materials. Instead, its food and liquid containers, which offer an alternative to traditional glass and metal containers, require timber fibre that has already...
by TSC Webmaster | May 2, 2011 | News
TSC Academic Director Kevin Dooley, along with colleagues Wendy Tate from University of Tennessee and Lisa Ellram from Miami University, published the paper “Transaction Cost and Institutional Drivers of Supplier Adoption of Environmental Practices” in the latest...
by TSC Webmaster | May 2, 2011 | News
Consumer electronics represents a fast-growing market for aluminum, with the aluminum content in LCD TV’s and laptops alone expected to increase by 465 percent and 30 percent by 2013 respectively, from a 2010 baseline. Read More
