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A totally enclosed composting facility designed to process 35,000 tons/year of MSW plus 6,700 tons/year of biosolids features state-of-the-art odor control and final product refinement systems

A totally enclosed composting facility designed to process 35,000 tons/year of MSW plus 6,700 tons/year of biosolids features state-of-the-art odor control and final product refinement systems

A totally enclosed composting facility designed to process 35,000 tons/year of MSW plus 6,700 tons/year of biosolids features state-of-the-art odor control and final product refinement systems

Old newspapers can become new newspapers. Old corrugated boxes can become new corrugated boxes. Old printing and writing paper can become new printing and writing paper, wrapping paper, and paper used for magazines, books and brochures. Old scrap paper of all kinds can be used to make new paper towels …

Waste paper is collected, sorted, baled and transported to a paper recycling plant. You can help by sorting paper and keeping it dry and out of the sun (water and sunlight make it harder to remove ink). At the paper factory, used paper is mixed with water in a huge …

With the rising prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the market, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has developed a machine that would convert kitchen waste to an alternative source of gas. The Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) produced an environment-friendly portable biogas digester that can store more …

‘‘Eco-plastic bags‘‘ are about to get greener with a new process that replaces petrol derivatives with sunflower oil. Edie information service reports the new material will make its entry just as vegetable-derived plastic market is set to rocket, with both France and Italy soon to ban single-use non-biodegradable bags. "Supply …

The Consumer Co-operative Kobe (Co-op Kobe) and Kobe City in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, concluded an agreement on December 27, 2006, to cooperate with each other to reduce plastic bag use. Japan for Sustainability reports that this is part of efforts to reduce and recycle waste in the city in partnership …

Of all the various ways of treating waste refrigeration equipment containing hydrocarbons (HCs), the most environmentally benign approach is to process these appliances together with CFC-containing appliances in a single specialist recycling plant. This was the irrefutable conclusion from a life cycle assessment study carried out by the Darmstadt-based Öko-Institut, …

new plan launched by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Scottish Executive aims to reduce the amount of business waste produced in Scotland by at least two hundred thousand tonnes a year. The Business Waste Framework, aims to provide an overall approach to save businesses in Scotland over £7.5m …