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Landfill Accepts Radioactive Waste

The move is a violation of Oregon regulations and has alarmed environmental advocates.

In this June 22, 2019 file photo, a shopkeeper weighs California almonds for a customer at a shop in New Delhi, India. Almonds used to have about 170 calories per serving, then researchers said it was really more like 130. A little later, they said the nuts may have even less. The shifting numbers for almonds show how the figures stamped on nutrition labels may not be as precise as they seem.

Changing Calorie Counts Reveal Inexact Science

The shifting numbers for almonds show how the figures printed on nutrition labels may not be as precise as they seem.

Home Depot Opens 1st Drive-Through Distribution Center

The retailer plans to build 40 such flatbed distribution centers, catering to its Pro customers.

Malaysia's Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin, third from left, inspects a container with plastic waste at a port in Butterworth, Malaysia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning on Monday that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin of the world can “dream on.”

Malaysia Sends Back Waste

Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, but developing countries are fighting back.

3M Invents New Packaging

Say goodbye to tape.

Picnic's pizza-making robot makes a pizza at a food vendor's booth during the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Las Vegas.

CES: Pizza from Robots

The robot, which resembles an assembly line, can churn out 300 12-inch pies in an hour.

Employees and contractors watch as the core stage of NASA's Space Launch System rocket, that will be used for the Artemis 1 Mission, is moved to the Pegasus barge, at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility where it was built, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. It will be transported to NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for its green run test.

Rocket Part Ferried on Mississippi

A huge component of a new rocket system was wheeled slowly from a New Orleans spacecraft factory on Wednesday to a barge that will float it up the Mississippi River for testing.

In this Dec. 17 photo, an Amazon robot sends a package down a chute, transporting packages from workers to chutes that are organized by zip code, at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, AZ. The tech giant is still rolling out new models descended from the Kiva line, including the Pegasus, a squarish vehicle with a conveyor belt on top that can be found working the early-morning shift at a warehouse in the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear.

Warehouse Workers Adapting to Robots

There are growing concerns that keeping up with the pace of the latest warehouse productivity technology is taking a toll on human workers' health, safety and morale.

Warehouse Solutions Increase Worker Productivity

Zebra Technologies has announced a series of new warehouse offerings designed to optimize workflows, maximize productivity in the warehouse and improve employee onboarding.

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Roller Conveyor Scale

Fairbanks Scales announces the new Roller Conveyor Scale, designed to capture static weighments of products as they manually move down a conveyor line.

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New M&R Software Innovations Keep Fleet Managers in Check

Over the last 12 to 24 months, it seems as though topics such as autonomous driving and ELD mandates have flooded the news headlines for the fleet transportation industry.

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Material Handling Spotlight: Conveyors

The Material Handling Spotlight features a collection of articles covering all things conveyors.