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Tackling Tyre Waste

Often dumped by the million to pose serious environmental, health and fire risks, the technology to recover higher value materials and energy from end-of-life tyres.

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Accelerating Waste to Fuels: A Commercial and Viable Solution?

Trial projects have successfully converted municipal solid waste into a useable, second generation biofuel. Commercialization is now in full swing. Tune into WMW’s new webcast to find out more! Speakers to include the NNFCC, Solena Fuels and Enerkem...

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Another New Hybrid And More

Following-on from the launch of the MAN 'Metropolis' prototype with Faun compaction equipment and Zoeller binlifters in 2012, NTM has developed a new generation hybrid refuse collection vehicle in co-operation with Volvo.

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Waste to Energy: The Answer for Remote Islands

Due to their relatively small scale, the development and operation of on-island waste treatment and disposal facilities which meet increasingly stringent legislative requirements is a challenge.

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Carbon Finance for Landfill Gas to Grid

The clock is ticking across small communities in British Columbia (BC) to come up with plans to meet the province's Landfill Gas Management Regulation.

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Connecticut to Charge Recycling Levy on New Mattresses

May 21, 2013 The Connecticut Senate has pass a bill which authorises an industry-led non-profit organisation to create and run a mattress recycli...

VIDEO: Coca-Cola Research on Bottle Recycling Behaviour

May 20, 2013 Coca-Cola is conducting a study with ten British households to understand why recycling rates are so low despite people expressing s...

Homicide Fear as Mummified Head Found at Californian Recycling Plant

May 20, 2013

A mummified human head, potentially from a homicide, has been found at a West Oakland recycling center in California.

2500 TPD Recycling Plant Planned in California

May 20, 2013 California based Universal Waste Systems has proposed developing a new material recycling facility at its current site in northern S...

Viridor's 26 MW Waste to Energy Plant Gets Green Light in Beddington

May 20, 2013 The London Borough of Sutton's Development Control Committee has given the green light to Viridor's 26 MW waste to energy facility, ...
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Accelerating Biofuels: Waste Gasification to Aviation and Transport Fuels in the UK and US/Canada

This webcast aims to address the regulatory drivers of waste to fuels and address the practical and technical challenges of the process, as well as provide an update to projects in the US/Canada and Europe.

Opinion

GHG Reporting an Opportunity for UK Waste Industry

James Dixon explains why the new GHG reporting regulations present an opportunity for the UK waste & recycling industry…

Landfill Tax Helps But Profits Key to New Recycling Technologies

Dr Carlos Ludlow-Palafox explains why 'stick' of landfill tax can help drive new recycling technology, but the 'carrot' of profit is the real key to innovations to recycle more waste, including difficult to recycle materials…

Why Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic Really Does Biodegrade

Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony Environmental Technologies explains why oxo-biodegradable plastic really does biodegrade.

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