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Rock Solid Landfill Liners

With limited space available for landfills, and the need to ensure absolute containment of toxic leachate, the use of highly durable dense asphaltic concrete as a lining systems looks set to spread.

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BioFuel: Can the EU Count on Waste?

EU Member States are obliged to meet 10% of transport energy from renewable sources. However, this brought energy crops into competition with food for land resources. Proposals are now being considered to double count biofuels made from wastes.

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Agricultural Film Recycling a Hit in Belgium

With over half a million tonnes of difficult to recycle agricultural films being consumed each year, the race to economically recycle them is on. One new recycling facility in Belgium is leading the way.

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Trash Talking: How can we Increase Paper Recycling Rates Further?

WMW asked some of the industry's leading experts what the technical, political, social and economic drivers are which will enable the industry continue its success in increasing the overall rate of paper recycling?

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Central Asia Waste Collections Rising From The USSR's Ashes

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the five 'Stans' of the former USSR have suffered deteriorating waste infrastructure. A large scale, western approach might not be answer and instead a focus should be on getting sufficient collection systems.

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Closing the Recycling Loop: Improving Collections, Sorting & Public Engagement

The webcast will be addressing the recycling market and specifically, improving the collection and processing of recyclables. UK waste management company Biffa Municipal and US firm ReCommunity will provide examples of successful collections - both commingled (mixed) and source separated – on either side of the Atlantic. A look at the operation of state of the art material recycling facilities (MRFs) will give practical advice on improving the sorting or recyclables and optimizing the recovery of recyclates ready for reprocessing.

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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.

   

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Waste Transfer Notes Join the Digital Revolution

The UK Environment Agency’s Chris Deed explains the rationale behind the incoming electronic duty of care and its implications for how the waste and recycling industry manages Waste Transfer Notes.

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…

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