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In a bid to develop a sustainable method for treating wastewater produced by the composting process, West London Composting (WLC), the UK‘‘s largest in-vessel recycling centre, has been selected by AERC (Applied Environmental Research Centre) as a preferred site for carrying out ongoing research. WLC‘‘s site was chosen for this …
Mais »UK – England beats its recycling and composting target (17 per cent by 2003/4)
Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett confirmed that England has successfully met and exceeded its target to recycle and compost 17 per cent of household waste during 2003/4. The Government‘‘s Municipal Waste Management Statistics show that householders in England are now recycling and composting nearly 18% (17.7%) of their household waste, up …
Mais »IBM Japan, Okamura tie up to reuse discarded PC plastics
Japanese IBM Japan, Ltd. and Okamura Corp have started a joint plastic recycling programme in which Okamura uses recycled plastics from discarded IBM personal computers (PCs) to make office supplies. Japan for Sustainability reports that IBM Japan has had the Eco-Office Promotion programme since 2001, in which the company uses …
Mais »Australia – great effort on clean up Australia Day: calls for more recycling
This year‘‘s Clean Up Australia Day has highlighted the need for industry to focus on producing goods that can easily be recycled, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell said today. Senator Campbell is joining volunteers in stripping d plastic debris from South Cottesloe Foreshore for Clean Up …
Mais »Taiwan – plasma system commisioned
PEAT International, Inc. ("PEAT"), a global player in plasma-based waste remediation solutions, announced it has successfully commissioned and received government acceptance of a Plasma Thermal Destruction and Recovery ("PTDR") waste facility located at the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan City, Taiwan. The three-metric-ton-per-day (125 KG/hr or 275 lb/hr) …
Mais »UK – Environment Agency reminds operators burning waste of need for new permits
The Environment Agency has reminded all industrial operators who want to continue to burn waste after the end of March 2005 that they must apply for a new permit before the end of March 2005. Any industrial operator who wants to continue burning waste after 31 March 2005 must make …
Mais »Israel – fixing a critical problem: used oil filters
The environmental problem-solving approach has helped Israel address the problem of water and soil contamination from used oil In 2002, the Ministry of the Environment in cooperation with the Israel Garage Association initiated a unique pioneer project for the collection of used oil from the country‘‘s garages. Today, according to …
Mais »World – traders gather for conference on the world‘s newest trading commodity: pollution
ENN, citing AP, reports that the 850 businessmen, government officials and bankers meeting in the Netherlands Tuesday are holding the first conference on the newly created market in greenhouse gases since the Kyoto Protocol on climate change went into effect. Though only an exercise in networking, the size of the …
Mais »Ireland – government urges large organisations to manage their waste better
Mr Dick Roche, TD, Ireland‘‘s Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has launched an innovative and practical programme, Action at Work, to inform large public and private sector organisations on how to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste. Action at Work, developed under the Race Against Waste campaign, …
Mais »UK – Environment Agency issues guidelines on landfill restoration
Technical guidelines on the capping and restoration of landfills have been issued by the Environment Agency for England. Developed by environmental consultancy SLR on behalf of the Agency, they offer the only official guidance in relation to landfill restoration. The document is aimed at waste planning authorities, EA staff, the …
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