June 2023
EPA Region 7 Presents $2M Check to City of Keokuk, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant
EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister (right) presents a $2 million ceremonial check to Keokuk Mayor Kathie Mahoney and Keokuk City Administrator Cole O’Donnell in Keokuk, Iowa, on June 6, 2023. (Photo credit: U.S. EPA)LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 6, 2023) – Today, at the Elkem-Carbide brownfield site in Keokuk, Iowa, EPA Region…
Chemical Recycling Offers Additional Source of Food-Safe Packaging
Veteran packaging reporter Erik Kruisselbrink presents news from interpack 2023 of new products and projects centered around plastic packaging and chemical recycling. …
EPA Region 7 Presents $700K Check to Marion-Ralls Regional Port Authority in Missouri After Selection for Brownfields Grant
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 5, 2023) – Today, at the Community Room at HomeBank in Hannibal, Missouri, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $700,000 ceremonial check to the Marion-Ralls Regional Port Authority in northeastern Missouri as a Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant selectee. McCollister was joined by Marion-Ralls Regional…
Vodka’s Spirited Change from Glass to Paper Bottles
Florida-based Distillery 98’s choice of Frugal paper bottle packaging for sustainably driven Half Shell Vodka echoes a sea change for alcohol brands. …
EPA Fines Heritage Environmental Services LLC in KCMO for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 1, 2023) – Heritage Environmental Services LLC in Kansas City, Missouri, will pay $74,095 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company operates as a hazardous and solid waste…