Greenpeace Sues Walmart For Deceptive Recyclability Labels Greenpeace Inc. filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court, alleging that Walmart has employed unlawful, unfair, and deceptive business practices by incorrectly labeling and advertising its various private label throwaway plastic products and packaging as recyclable. Through the suit, Greenpeace is demanding that Walmart remove false and misleading labels stating that its disposable plastic products and packaging are recyclable, when they are not. Green- peace alleges that Walmart has violated California consum- er protection laws, including the California Environmental Marketing Claims Act (EMCA) which regulates deceptive environmental marketing claims. Greenpeace’s complaint states that Walmart’s recyclabili- ty claims are false, misleading, and deceptive because most consumers in the State of California do not have access to facilities that are capable of segregating the products from the general waste stream to be recycled. Moreover, there are no end markets to use the plastics to manufacture new items, so they are destined to end up in landfills or the nat- ural environment. Wastequip Acquires ContainerPros Wastequip, Charlotte, North Carolina, has acquired Carls- bad, California-based professional waste services company, ContainerPros. This strategic acquisition enhances the existing cart assem- bly and delivery service offering provided byWastequip’sTot- er brand over the past several years by adding a team with more than 20 years of experience in providing cart assembly, delivery and maintenance services for waste haulers and mu- nicipalities. Additionally, the acquisition lays the groundwork for Wastequip to include the repair and refurbishment of steel containers as part of its service offering. Earlier this year, Wastequip launched its Wastequip WRX facilities to expand its field service capabilities for truck mounted equipment.The WRX facilities offer parts, service, and installation for most types of waste handling equipment with additional locations planned in the coming months. Following the close of the deal, ContainerPros founding partners, Mark Merhab and Gary Lima, will remain with the company. VLS Recovery Acquires JBR Environmental VLS Recovery, a Houston-based provider of waste manage- ment, rail car cleaning, and barge cleaning and repair ser- vices, has acquired JBR Environmental Services (JBR).Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, JBR provides waste management, industrial cleaning and other environmental services to customers in the Southeast. As part of the transaction, JBR’s facility will operate within the VLS waste division and JBR President Rex Russell will continue to run the business.
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B E EQUIPMENT, INC. 1775 Wentz Rd. • Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-0700 • Fax: (215) 536-2999 Website: www.beequipment.com E-mail: sales@beequipment.com ELY ENTERPRISES 3809 Broadway • Lorain, OH 44052 (216) 252-8090 Fax: (216) 252-5607 Website: www.elyent.com E-mail: sales@elyent.com HARRIS 315 W. 12th Ave. • Cordele, GA 31015 (229) 273-2500
Website: www.harrisequip.com E-mail: info@harrisequip.com * RECYCLING EQUIPMENT CORPORATION * 831 W. 5th St. • Lansdale, PA 19446 (267) 218-7200
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SIERRA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY 1620 E Brundage Ln • Bakersfield CA 93307 (800) 343-8503
Website: www.sierraintl.com E-mail: info@sierraintl.com
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