A municipal waste fuelled, combined heat and power project in the city of Lahti, Finland has been launched at a ceremony led by the country's Minister of Economic Affairs Mauri Pekkarinen.

With so much e-waste being sent to China, scientists from Oregon State University and China itself have published a report into the potential risks to both human health and the environment.

WI Environmental, the heavy metals remediation specialist has signed an agreement with China's Shenzhen Waste Management Company for its trademarked XR-88 remediation product.

The state pollution control board in Kolkata, India has lodged a First Information Report against a person who operated an illegal biomedical waste dump and sold waste from large private hospitals.

National Fuel Gas Company has closed the sale of its landfill gas business to Toro Energy GP II, LLC, Toro Energy Holdings II, LP and another undisclosed buyer.

Washington State University Tri-Cities has received a donation from Easterday Ranches and Easterday Farms to work on ways to turn local agricultural waste into bioenergy.

The Malaysian medical waste management industry took some $200 million in revenue during 2009 - Frost and Sullivan expect this to triple by 2015.

The Department of Environmental Protection  and the Pennsylvania State Police have agreed to increase funding for inspections that will ensure waste haulers are obeying state laws.

Electronic Recyclers International has received approval from the State of California to utilize a technology system for the recycling of glass from old televisions, computer monitors and cathode ray tubes.

Severnside Recycling, has joined forces with Envar, a recycling and resource management specialist, to develop alternative outlets for waste produced during the paper making process.