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Waste Management to open third landfill-to-NG facility – USA
Posted on October 21, 2013 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalWaste Management to open third landfill-to-NG facility. The facility will be designed to process approximately 3,500 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM) of incoming landfill gas, equivalent to 105 million British thermal units per hour. This is as much gas...
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WCA, Morrow Renewables, and Enerdyne Power Systems Unveil New High BTU Landfill Gas-To-Energy Facility That Will Benefit Houston and Fort Bend Residents | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine
Posted on October 6, 2013 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalWCA, Morrow Renewables, and Enerdyne Power Systems Unveil New High BTU Landfill Gas-To-Energy Facility That Will Benefit Houston and Fort Bend Residents | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. The annual reduction of greenhouse gases attributable to this project is approximately...
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Until the robots conquer us: Is biodegradability a beneficial attribute for discarded solid waste?
Posted on July 25, 2013 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalUntil the robots conquer us: Is biodegradability a beneficial attribute for discarded solid waste?. "It is this analysis that has led to headlines about biodegradable materials being bad for the environment. I would say it shows that there are negative...
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WM expands Iowa waste-to-energy facility
Posted on July 22, 2013 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalWM expands Iowa waste-to-energy facility. Waste Management has announced the expansion of waste-to-energy facility in Des Moines, Iowa. The company says its Des Moines Metro Methane Recovery Facility at the Metro Park East landfill in Polk County will increase output from 6.4...
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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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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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Newlight makes biodegradable plastic from sewage plant biogas.
Posted on September 29, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalNewlight makes biodegradable plastic from sewage plant biogas.. Two graduates from Princeton University and Northwestern University have developed a process for converting greenhouse gases from sewage treatment plants, landfills, and power plants into a biodegradable plastic
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Landfill Gas Trigeneration Plant Supplies Heat, Power & Cooling to Coca-Cola – Waste Mangagement World
Posted on September 6, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalLandfill Gas Trigeneration Plant Supplies Heat, Power & Cooling to Coca-Cola - Waste Mangagement World. Mas Energy said that the facility includes a vacuum collection system that captures methane gas from a nearby landfill, which is converted the...
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TransForce Creates Partnership to Recoup Methane and Use to Produce Electricity on Hydro-Québec Grid
Posted on July 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalTransForce Creates Partnership to Recoup Methane and Use to Produce Electricity on Hydro-Québec Grid | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. TransForce Inc. (TSX: TFI), a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, today announced that its Environmental...
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Xebec Technology for Chinese Landfill Gas Upgrade Projects – Waste Mangagement World
Posted on July 7, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalXebec Technology for Chinese Landfill Gas Upgrade Projects - Waste Mangagement World. The company said that the upgraded landfill gas will be compressed and used as renewable fuel in the transportation sector. According to Xebec the value of these...
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