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Resource efficiency, sustainable growth and climate protection are important challenges for European society.

With landfill sites reaching capacity around the world, more and more municipalities are incorporating waste to energy (WtE) technologies into their waste management plans.

It was in 2009 when a historical, landmark agreement was reached in the international waste management industry. In a bid to help divert 75% of its waste from landfill the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) signed a 'Recycling and Waste Management Contract' with Viridor Laing (Greater Manchester) Limited.

Traditionally, electrical power generation has relied on combustion. Fuel is burnt (oxidised) either producing heat to boil water for steam or directly expanding as gas, and generates enough pressure to move a piston or a turbine blade.

A rapidly changing waste market and strict environmental regulations make it necessary for waste to energy operators to run their thermal treatment plants in an increasingly flexible manner in terms of waste throughput, energy efficiency and load profile. Legal requirements for the emissions must nonetheless be kept while the economic returns must be maximised.

Next month (January 2012) the Swedish division of waste and recycling contractor, Sita Suez will start a new contract in Solna, a pleasant residential town of 70,000 inhabitants, close to Stockholm.

What do you think of when someone mentions 'The South of France'? Fine weather maybe? Fine food? The ideal location for an important meeting? Why not? After all, Cannes, home of the famous Film Festival is just down the coast.

According to statistics from the UN, the world's urban population has already increased from about 38% in 1975 to almost 50% in 2007 and will rise further to approximately 70% by 2050.

Laminated Packaging materials comprise of multiple layers of different materials - often aluminium and plastics - joined together to form a single sheet that combines the best properties of each layer.

The Green House Gas (GHG) reducing credentials of biofuels - particularly first generation biofuels produced from oil or grain crops - has been the subject of much debate.

It's common knowledge, particularly in the waste industry, that harnessing Green House Gases (GHG) emitted by decomposing wastes in landfill not only reduces the environmental impact of landfills, but also helps reduce the risk of explosions and threats to human health.