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Are They Dead, or Alive and Living Under a New Name? Transfer Stations are in reality just conveniently situated depots where refuse collection vehicles (RCVs)discharge their loads to avoid collection vehicles travelling uneconomic and unnecessary distances to distant landfills. The waste is picked up again and compacted into larger vehicles which may carry up to double the [...]
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:40:36 +0000
The following shows that it can be hard driving a new waste treatment technology forward as an organisation participating in one of Defra’s Demonstrator Projects, and things possibly don’t always go quite as expected. Nevertheless, this is exactly why public money is being well spent when put into these projects. Defra Demonstrator Projects are full scale operational [...]
Publ.Date : Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:43:49 +0000
Cabbage stalks prompt garbage penalty NORWICH, England, May 18 (UPI) – Officials in Norwich, England, have tagged a man as a repeat recycling offender for placing cabbage stalks in his waste bin, the 73-year-old says. Barry Freezer said after he placed the stalks of his homegrown cabbage into his garden waste bin, trash officials refused to empty the [...]
Publ.Date : Sat, 24 May 2008 16:15:26 +0000
The Waster always likes to hear good news about landfill. So he was delighted to be able to pass this on… Global Warming Solution: Landfill Forests? Study: Growing, Then Burying, Trees To Stop Carbon Buildup The whole problem with global warming starts with digging up and burning the carbon from plants and animals, in the form of coal [...]
Publ.Date : Fri, 16 May 2008 20:09:14 +0000
It is looking increasingly unlikely that the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority will sign its £3billion waste treatment contract today, despite plans for a long-awaited financial close. “The negotiations for the new contract are progressing in a positive manner towards a close and the start of the new contract”; said Pam Taylor, GMWDA. On April 11, the [...]
Publ.Date : Sat, 03 May 2008 22:51:16 +0000
May 2 — Wastequip, a Cleveland-based company that manufactures equipment and containers for use in the waste handling industry, has announced a restructuring plan that will close several older plants while implementing environmental initiatives.The company hopes the efforts will reduce costs, energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. Wastequip operates 35 manufacturing facilities nationwide. The company has [...]
Publ.Date : Sat, 03 May 2008 22:43:30 +0000
Global Landfill Mining Conference and Exhibition London Wednesday 17 September 2008 ‘Treasure from Trash’ Register your interest in attending now - click on the link below. ——————————————————————————– From its origins in the 1950s, Landfill Mining is an idea whose time has come. Even aside from their valuable methane resources, landfills should now be seen as valuable repositories for a wealth of [...]
Publ.Date : Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:42:35 +0000
The Environment Agency has released Waste Data Update from 2006. The Waste Data Update shows nearly 20 percent less waste has been sent to landfill since 2000. Waste Data Update 2006 is an annual report produced using data routinely collect by the Environment Agency from waste management sites it regulates. For the press release see http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/1999144. For [...]
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:29:25 +0000
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