TRAVELERS REST, S.C.—EnviroPure, a self-contained food waste disposal system, has moved to a standardized equipment line that offers customers more convenient ordering and delivery and faster, easier installation. The move allows EnviroPure to better accommodate a variety of facilities with unique food waste disposal needs without the need for time-consuming custom design. Six new standard system sizes offer capacities ranging from 300 to 2,000 pounds of food waste per day.The standard systems are optimized for kitchens serving approximately 950 to 6,000 meals per day. Higher capacity units can still be customized as needed.“These new standard systems are sized to...

CINCINNATI—Matthew 25: Ministries, a top-ranked international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization headquartered in Cincinnati, is acknowledging corporate donors nationwide that represent the pinnacle of responsible corporate environmental stewardship through the Green Giving program. These corporations work throughout the year with Matthew 25: Ministries to rescue, recycle, reuse and repurpose millions of pounds of excess products, saving these products from the landfill, protecting the environment and helping millions of people throughout the United States and worldwide each year.Commercial and industrial waste is a significant portion of solid waste. American industrial facilities generate and dispose of approximately 7.6 billion tons...

NEW YORK—It’s official. New York City’s newly mandated commercial organics law (1162-A) will hold certain foodservice establishments to a higher standard of food waste management and many operators have no real understanding of how this can negatively affect their business. ORCA has announced a solution—the ORCA system—for diverting food waste from landfills and incineration that is 100 percent compliant and easy to implement.“This is a serious issue for many of New York City’s high volume restaurants and hotels,” says Spiro Frangos, Director of Business Development for ORCA. “Our ORCA system is specifically designed to address and immediately solve the...

SANDSTON, VA.—Organic waste recycling has become a major topic in recent months with many states implementing organic waste mandates for businesses. Reducing a hotel’s food waste can promote a brand’s environmentally-friendly status as well as generate purchasing savings and reduce hauling costs.Glasdon, a leading supplier of recycling bins and trash cans, presents their best-selling food waste recycling bin, the Nexus Shuttle. Ideal for kitchens and food preparation areas, the Nexus Shuttle has proved popular amongst restaurants and hotels and is ideal for collecting organic waste scraps and unwanted food.The unit offers a small footprint to ensure that it takes...

ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes PragmaTech Ltd. as a Founding Sponsor. Thanks to the power of the “Internet of Things”, PragmaTech has developed tools to combine its expertise in solid waste equipment with an advanced ERP/CRM platform called Pandora Intelligent Networks. Customers experience significantly improved waste management, recycling, and sustainability achievements; and improved asset management results from PragmaTech’s ability to collect and analyze data generated from waste equipment.  PragmaTech’s fullness monitoring capabilities typically result in 30 percent to 50 percent savings off one’s total waste haulage bill. The data collected allows PragmaTech...

ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Glasdon, Inc. as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Glasdon has significant experience providing tailored and effective waste management solutions to a number of organizations both large and small. From reception spaces to guestrooms to dining areas, Glasdon’s range of capacities, styles and colors can accommodate any lodging environment. Glasdon can personalize bins. The company also supplies coordinating trash containers and ash receptacles. Call (855) 874-5273, e-mail info@glasdon.com, or live chat at www.glasdon.com.

ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes RieNu by Riegel as a Founding Sponsor. RieNu by Riegel is the first to market recycled table linen product. Made from recycled water bottles—the process includes collection, sanitizing, melting and extruding that molten material into yarn which is then woven and dyed to make RieNu.Riegel is one of six divisions under the Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. umbrella. Riegel is the division and brand name that services the hospitality industry. Riegel has earned the brand standard for every major North American hotel chain in the table linen category...

GLENS FALLS, N.Y.—1 Hotels, FOUND:RE Phoenix, HGU New York and Shore Hotel have all chosen to carry JUST water in their relentless efforts to further reduce their carbon footprints. JUST water—100 percent ethically sourced spring water—is packaged in a paper bottle made up of 82 percent renewable resources by using FSC-certified paper and plant-based plastic derived from sugarcane. This use of renewable materials results in up to 74 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than traditional PET plastic bottles. “Choices in travel and accommodations should support seamless extensions of conscious living, while also providing quality hospitality experiences,” said JUST CEO Grace...

BOULDER, COLO.—Eco-Products announced that it has become a Certified B Corp, earning the coveted distinction for meeting “the highest standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.”Eco-Products, a leading brand of food service packaging made with renewable resources and recycled content, joins a growing community of B Corp companies working to solve environmental and social problems. These companies are not competing just to be the best in the world, but to be the best for the world.“We’re excited and proud to announce our certification as a B Corporation because it represents everything we stand for as...

HASTINGS ON HUDSON, N.Y.—In2green, a leader in luxury sustainable home goods and accessories, received top recognition in the home and gift industry winning the coveted Icon Honor for Innovation. Hailed as the most anticipated and important night in the home and gift industry, Icon Honors took place Thursday, July 14 and was produced by AmericasMart Atlanta, in exclusive partnership with the Gift & Home Trade Assn. (GHTA) and Progressive Business Media and in affiliation with Gift For Life.In2green was recognized for its recycled polyester knit fabric, which is used to create its indoor/outdoor line. Launched at the end of...