Businesses throw tens of thousands of plastic cups, dishes, cutlery and containers in the garbage each day but growing interest in sustainable alternatives for food service disposables is spelling success for a small company devoted to biodegradable and recyclable food ware.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $60,000 grant to nonprofit ENLACE to design a plan for a new stormwater drainage system along the Marín Peña Channel.
Cemex Concretos, Inc. and Cemex de Puerto Rico, Inc. (known as CEMEX), have settled a claim filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency related to violations of stormwater discharge procedures under the Clean Water Act, for which it will pay a fine and hand over land, the agency announced Tuesday.