Browsing: Waste Management

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New Zealand lags far behind in recognising that high temperature waste incineration can provide efficient and clean energy, plus it comes with the added bonus of destroying pathogens and viruses in the process with minimal effect on the environment The Spittelau waste to energy facility in Vienna. Continue →
Waste Management
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SUEZ NWS, Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Motor Co., Ltd., have formed a joint venture that will be responsible for a new hazardous waste to energy facility Ben Messenger – Waste Management World According to SUEZ, the firms are joining forces to recover hazardous waste from automotive sector and clients inside the industrial park. Continue →
Waste Management
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Robots are performing complex quality control tasks at waste management facilities that are usually done by humans, with surprising results This article first appeared on Business Insider Only a small fraction of the garbage the world produces each year gets recycled – about 16% – and that number has gotten even smaller in the past year. Continue →
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A self-contained onsite farm waste solution, which uses a combination of biogas from anaerobic digestion and solar power, has been launched by Bioplex and Controllis, a global supplier of DC generator technology and hybrid energy power solutions Bioplex is a UK based AD technology firm which has uses a pre-digester for the processing of farm and horse stable manures, claim that the hybrid system could not only reduce or eliminate electricity costs but even provide profits. Continue →
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Ditch the “Fire-Ready-Aim” mentality and find a unified voice for Energy from Waste   In a recent report, The Role of Energy from Waste in a Circular Economy: Creating a stable project structure, the Australian Industrial Ecology Network (AIEN) says that the implementation of Energy from Waste (EfW) in Australia should be streamlined in accordance with a nationally developed policy framework. Continue →
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Food left out to fester is a known target for flies, bugs and creepy crawlies, but their insatiable appetite for waste food is actually now being harnessed as a solution for the greater good Tom Freyburg – Waste Management World The idea of eating bugs might be the stuff of nightmares for the squeamish with sensitive palates, but it’s becoming a big business. Continue →
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Lower energy costs, a reduced fossil fuel environmental footprint and cleaner wastewater effluent are just some of the benefits NH Foods Australia are seeing at their Oakey Beef Exports facility from the technology involved in the far-sighted green energy initiative The Global Water & Energy (GWE) COHRAL™ (Covered High-Rate Anerobic Lagoon) plant involved was installed at Oakey by Australian environmental engineering and green energy authority CST Wastewater Solutions, which recently inspected the plant as it reaches its landmark fifth year of service in southern Queensland. Continue →
Environment
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Eco-friendly governor Jay Inslee signed legislation making Washington the first US state to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains, according to an Associated Press report Ben Messenger – Waste Management World Under the new law that will go into effect in May of next year, people who die in the state will have the option to have their bodies transformed into soil suitable for use in gardening in a process called recomposition. Continue →
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A short documentary feature from 60 Minutes Australia highlights the problems being caused by our reliance on exporting materials from ‘recycling’ collections   According to the broadcaster, there is no doubt Australia is one of the most wasteful nations in the world, so the practice of recycling helps to lessen its guilt. Continue →
Waste Management
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Finnish research and innovation organisation, VTT, has developed a cylindrical extruder which could revolutionise the processing of recyclable materials and thereby promote circular economy business According to VTT, the extruder can be used, for example, to turn problematic textiles and plastics as well as food waste into pellets. Continue →
Environment
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A new consultancy has been established in New Zealand to tackle the problem of waste lubricant packages The privately owned 3R Group is leading the Waste Lubricant Container Product Stewardship Scheme which has been established with the aim of exploring  recycling options for lubricant containers. Continue →