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A project funded by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) scooped two awards at the 2007 Starpack Packaging Awards, held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. WRAP‘‘s project to develop recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) milk bottles, delivered by core project team of Nextek, Nampak and Dairy Crest, won a …

RRF member Oakdene Hollins has won £700,000 of funding to run the UK‘‘s Centre for Remanufacturing & Reuse. Working with leading companies in the £5 billion sector, universities and other Government agencies, it will promote the remanufacture of used goods and equipment. This returns them to market in as-new condition …

Based on a survey of in-vessel system manufacturers, there are both new systems as well as new component and design innovations to report. Combined, the 19 vendors responding account for 587 plants worldwide. Part I

This study demonstrated the capability of a deterministic model, NCSOIL, to simulate the effect of various types of organic amendments on soil C and N dynamics at the laboratory scale

Composting is the controlled aerobic biological decomposition of organic matter into a stable, humuslike product called compost. It is essentially the same process as natural decomposition except that it is enhanced and accelerated by mixing organic waste with other ingredients to optimize microbial growth

Investigations in Europe indicate that quality and marketing of the end product are the most crucial composting issues. Both producers and users are of the opinion that sustainable recycling of organic wastes demands clear regulations with regard to what is suitable to be recycled and how it should be managed …

With close to 300,000 sites nationwide in need of clean-up over the next 30 years, composting is among the remediation technologies being put to use

Based on a survey of in-vessel system manufacturers, there are both new systems as well as new component and design innovations to report. Combined, the 19 vendors responding account for 587 plants worldwide. Part I

This study demonstrated the capability of a deterministic model, NCSOIL, to simulate the effect of various types of organic amendments on soil C and N dynamics at the laboratory scale

Composting is the controlled aerobic biological decomposition of organic matter into a stable, humuslike product called compost. It is essentially the same process as natural decomposition except that it is enhanced and accelerated by mixing organic waste with other ingredients to optimize microbial growth