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Waste-to-energy delays progress, eco-group says
Posted on May 15, 2013 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalWaste-to-energy delays progress, eco-group says. Upwards of 600,000 cars and 500,000 households could be powered by energy from landfilled plastic, says the December 2012 study by the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo, conducted on behalf of the
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Zero Waste Canada has launched
Posted on May 15, 2013 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalZero Waste Canada has launched. Wood, metals, chemicals, minerals, organics, aggregates and other resources are valuable and should ever be burned or buried,” says Erich Schwartz, President of Greenomics and British Columbia-based ZWC director in a statement to media “It just...
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Research and Markets: UK Waste Management: Market insight 2013 report | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine
Posted on March 23, 2013 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalResearch and Markets: UK Waste Management: Market insight 2013 report | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. The UK waste management market is currently worth £9.1bn. While the prolonged economic downturn has affected some of the operators, the overall market has...
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BC’s Quadrogen funded to purify landfill biogas
Posted on March 23, 2013 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalBC's Quadrogen funded to purify landfill biogas. Alakh Prasad, president of Quadrogen Power Systems, Inc., said the biogas clean-up project is part of a larger $7.5 million technology demonstration project that will demonstrate the conversion of landfill gas to ultra-clean...
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Ethiopia’s 50MW Waste to Energy Plant Could be First of Many
Posted on January 22, 2013 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalEthiopia's 50MW Waste to Energy Plant Could be First of Many - Waste Management World. "Instead of suffering the stench of the waste disposal site sitting at our home, we can sit with added electricity in the grid, that gives...
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Biodegradable plastic: What you need to know
Posted on December 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalBiodegradable plastic: What you need to know | MNN - Mother Nature Network. This article was written by someone with an agenda that is clear. Most of it is not true. Most...
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California and Butte County Officials to Join Ameresco to Mark Completion of New Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project
Posted on December 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalCalifornia and Butte County Officials to Join Ameresco to Mark Completion of New Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. The only one-of-its- kind north of Sacramento, the facility will collect methane gas produced by decaying organic materials...
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Algonquin Power and U-PAK form waste partnership – Canada
Posted on November 26, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalAlgonquin Power and U-PAK form waste partnership | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. Algonquin Power Energy From Waste Inc. owns and operates the only large-scale energy-from-waste facility in Southern Ontario. Located in Brampton, the facility converts 500 tonnes per day...
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96,000 TPA Waste Gasification Plant Awarded EA Permit in Merseyside – UK
Posted on November 20, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and Disposal96,000 TPA Waste Gasification Plant Awarded EA Permit in Merseyside - Waste Mangagement World. Once operational the plant is expected to generate some 9 MW of power, which Energos said is equivalent to the output of 15 large wind...
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Waste Management of Canada launches largest state-of-the-art recycling centre in Ontario | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine
Posted on November 18, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalWaste Management of Canada launches largest state-of-the-art recycling centre in Ontario | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. The 126,000-square-foot plant uses a state-of-the-art, single-stream recycling process, and will accept both industrial and municipal waste, with a significant focus on businesses. ...
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