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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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Waste Criminal Dragged from Moving Plane at Heathrow & Jailed

May 24, 2013 A scoundrel, who tried to swerve nearlyfines for waste crimes, has been hauled from a plane as it taxied on the runway at Heathrow a...

Republic Opens Huge Landfill in Texas with 100 Year Capacity

May 24, 2013 Arizona based waste and recycling company, Republic Services has dedicated a massive new 2037 acre landfill and transfer station in ...

Nature Park at Restored Essex Landfill Opened by Sir David Attenborough

May 24, 2013

Sir David Attenborough has opened the Thurrock Thameside Nature Park on a restored landfill site at Mucking, Essex.

CEWEP Calls on EU President to Ban Recyclables from Landfill

May 24, 2013 The Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants has called for a ban on landfill in a letter to José Manuel Barroso president o...

New 56 Tonne 836K Landfill Compactor from Caterpillar

May 23, 2013 Caterpillar has launched its 56 tonne 836K landfill compactor, the latest update to the 836 series which has been a staple for landf...
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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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