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Cory Environmental recently held public exhibitions as part of the consultation process over plans for a new in-vessel composting plant at Wingmoor Park.The plans are for the development of an in-vessel composting plant that would receive 34,000 tonnes of biodegradable material from gardens and kitchens per year, to produce approximately 28,000 tonnes of compost. The [...]
Viridor responds to good demand for compost in South West Viridor Waste Management could build up to three new composting plants in Somerset and Devon – responding to the huge demand for compost in the region and new council food waste collections. The Taunton-based waste firm, which already runs three in-vessel composting sites in Devon [...]
(15.03.07) The Quality Protocol for Compost was published today, promising to cut red tape for composting companies and help them market their compost as a quality product. Developed by the Environment Agency and the Waste and Resources Action Programme, it has also had input from the Composting Association and the National Farmers Union. The Protocol [...]
Buckinghamshire county council is to replace the operator of its flagship High Heavens composting facility, following prolonged odour problems at the site. The county authority has revealed that Terra Eco – which is the composting arm of Thames Water – has agreed to hand over its 7-year contract to operate the High Wycombe site to [...]
ESA Welcomes European Parliament’s Progress On Waste Framework Directive Commenting from the European Parliament in Strasbourg, ESA Chief Executive Dirk Hazell said, in broadly welcoming today’s votes by the European Parliament at the First Reading of the new Waste Framework Directive:- “Today’s marathon vote was progress in several respects. While some technical aspects (such as [...]
It is time to book for this years Chartered Institution of Waste Management (CIWM) NGG National Event with the particularly pertinent theme of No Time to Waste – given the recent publication of the latest worrying UNFCCC Climate Change report – and, is highly recommended.NGG stands for the New Generation Group, who organise this event [...]
In 2006 the UK waste market continued to consolidate, mainly through acquisitions. These have again increased the market share of the industry’s leading players. We have used the latest reported turnover of the 20 largest UK waste management companies and made our best guess at ranking them as best we can, however, although with Cleanaway now part of Veolia, they now [...]
New Technologies for the Diversion of Biodegradable Municipal Waste from LandfillA new CPD accredited training course has been developed by Enviros Consulting – with support from FÁS – for personnel at all levels, who have a role in the waste decision-making process. A new training course has been developed by – with support from FÁS [...]
Here’s something to think about over the holiday period. Maybe you could write a paper for this event? From 24 to 27 September 2007 the annual congress of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) takes place in Amsterdam. For details visit the website www.iswa2007.org , this gives details of submission guidelines.
Huntingdon Magistrates have imposed a £20,000 fine on composting company ADAS Holdings after it polluted a field and water with 480,000 litres of leachate. The waste was pumped from a storage lagoon at its Woodhurst site into a field behind the premises, creating a ponded area, and from there into a drain, polluting 1.5km of [...]
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