May 2012 - Page 9 of 10 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Volunteer Beach Patrol groups pick up plastic litter
Posted on May 5, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsAt PWS we volunteer our time to clean up local beaches once a month with a group called 3207BeachPatrol. This essentially is picking up plastic trash off the beaches as that is 99% of what is on...
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How Chemicals Change Us – USA
Posted on May 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsHow Chemicals Change Us - NYTimes.com. "Scientists are observing with increasing alarm that some very common hormone-mimicking chemicals can have grotesque effects. In this campaign year for the USA, we are bound to hear endless complaints about excessive government regulation. But...
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PVC Recycling Rises but Cooperation Key to Continued Growth – Waste Mangagement World
Posted on May 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPVC Recycling Rises but Cooperation Key to Continued Growth - Waste Mangagement World. "According to VinylPlus, thanks to the consolidation of collection and recycling schemes for PVC 257,084 tonnes were recycled in 2011 in Europe."
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The world’s largest rubbish dump
Posted on May 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsThe world's largest rubbish dump. There is about 6 times as much plastic in plankton size as there is plastic in the Pacific Garbage Patch. So it is not too hard to imagine what the fish there are eating unfortunately. How...
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B&W Receives Full Notice to Proceed on Waste-to-Energy Plant Project in West Palm Beach, Fla.; $676 Million Included in First Quarter Backlog
Posted on May 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalB&W Receives Full Notice to Proceed on Waste-to-Energy Plant Project in West Palm Beach, Fla.; $676 Million Included in First Quarter Backlog | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. "The new waste-to-energy facility will be located adjacent to the SWA’s existing...
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EPA report says GHG emissions up, but not for landfills
Posted on May 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalEPA report says GHG emissions up, but not for landfills | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. "Overall, the waste management services industry, which includes landfills, composting and incineration, accounted for just 1.8 per cent of the total anthropogenic (man-made) GHG...
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Advanced Disposal opens landfill gas-to-energy facility in Georgia | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine
Posted on May 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalAdvanced Disposal opens landfill gas-to-energy facility in Georgia | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. "The clean energy facility will generate enough electricity to power 1,650 area homes while avoiding the pollution equivalent of 22,700 passenger vehicles."
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Gasification & Pyrolysis the Answer for U.S. Waste Plastics?
Posted on May 2, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalGasification & Pyrolysis the Answer for U.S. Waste Plastics? - Waste Mangagement World. Are we starting to see the waste method of the future for the USA? Though common in Europe, this is new for the USA still.
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Kerbside Recycling in Metropolitan Melbourne Australia: A Social Research Summary Report
Posted on May 2, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsKerbside Recycling in Metropolitan Melbourne: A Social Research Summary Report | Media | Main. This report presents a snapshot of how Melbourne households recycle including their commitment to recycling, what impacts their behaviour, what barriers prevent recycling and what would...
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Tony Burke to seek a container deposit greenlight – Australia
Posted on May 2, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsTony Burke to seek a container deposit greenlight | News | Main. "Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke says he will consult with the states to bring in a national container deposit scheme (CDS). Burke says he needs to get the...
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