Royal Dutch Shell Plc is starting up a demonstration project to test a new method of speeding up reclamation of toxic waste ponds at oil sands operations.

Enerkem Inc., a waste-to-biofuel specialist, has begun construction of its municipal waste-to-biofuels facility with its partners, the City of Edmonton and the Government of Alberta.

Ameycespa has increased its footprint in the UK’s waste sector with the acquisition of waste management business, Donarbon.

 The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U.S. has indicated that the fatality rate for solid waste collection workers decreased 39% between 2008 and 2009.

Warwickshire County Council has announced the signing of a partnership contract which it claims will save taxpayers across four local authorities more than £400 million over 25 years by converting waste to energy.

The Chennai Corporation, the civic body responsible for the collection and disposal of municipal waste in Chennai, India, will extend its programme of source segregation of waste to 75 more wards by next month.

WMW looks at how the two compartment side loader works, following news from TransLift BV that the 'split' side loader model will be brand new for 2011.

WMW's plant and vehicles specialist Malcolm Bates reviews NTM's Quatro System units at work.