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Al Ain Municipality (UAE) waste management website & project

Al Ain Municipality in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has set up a dedicated website to project its unique environment-friendly waste management programme, Source Classified Waste Project. The project was launched earlier year on an experimental basis for two years in Al Ain’s Al Khubaisi district that has some 2,000 …

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Australian PVC industry steps up environment commitment

Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp has launched a voluntary product stewardship commitment by the Vinyl Council of Australia to improve environmental performance in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industry. The commitment will promote more environmentally friendly practices in the production, use and disposal of PVC products …

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Most Scots want to recycle rubbish but cannot, survey claims

Most people living in Scotland want to recycle their household waste but say there are not enough facilities allowing them to do so, according to a new report. However, Scotland’s actual recycling rate suggests that those surveyed in Scotland (in common with many other polls) tend to over-estimate their own …

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UK consultation on landfill gas management

The EU Landfill Directive requires landfill gas to be collected and used where possible. It is important that emissions to air from landfill sites are managed and monitored to control gases and combustion products that potentially impact on health, the environment or amenity. A series of guidance documents have been …

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Court reinstates Illinois incinerator subsidy

Illinois, USA can no longer deny subsidies for a trio of bond-financed waste-to-energy incinerators in the state, a judge said this week in a ruling that may allow the incinerators to seek monetary damages against the state and an electric utility. Reuters reports that Cook County Circuit Court Judge Robert …

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