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The Waster has picked up the following news item about a new landfill birth defects scare. This is getting quite a lot of publicity, and of course it is always possible that the proximity of the landfill to these elevated birth defect rates might in some way be caused by the landfill. However, this has [...]
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After an aircraft landed, amazingly without loss of life, in the Hudson River last week at least one landfill operator close to a flight path has announced additional bird control measures. Read this article about the operators of a Newfoundland landfill who are launching an assault on the area’s large seagull population to help reduce bird strikes by flights in and out of St. John’s International Airport.
EU Skills, together with industry body, the Environmental Services Association (ESA), produced the CD after Sector Skills Agreement research by EU Skills identified health and safety as a priority area for employers.
During the development of this training package EU Skills and ESA consulted widely with organisations such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) [...]
The Environment Agency yesterday (Thursday, 11 January 2007) called on the nation to reduce, reuse and recycle as much of our waste as possible.
The call comes as the Environment Agency publishes the latest figures on what happens to our waste in England and Wales.
Barbara Young, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, said: “The good news [...]
Waste Mining: The East Midlands could enjoy a thriving mining industry again, but rather than coal, in the future it will be waste that’s mined. This is ccording to ADAS, the UK’s largest provider of rural and environmental solutions and policy advice, in a recent News release.
As the availability of landfill space becomes limited, reopening [...]
A new initiative to encourage the waste management industry including landfill operators and waste treatment plants to improve their environmental performance has been announced today (8 August 2006) by the UK Environment Agency.
The plan sets out the environmental and wider impacts of the waste management sector and identifies ten objectives for the industry and the [...]
Just received by the “Waster” is the following invitation, and call for papers:
Environmental Center for Arab Towns Under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and Industry and the Chairman of Dubai Municipality
The Environmental Center for Arab Towns is pleased to announce it’s first international environmental [...]
Released on 3 July 2006
Leading waste management company, Veolia Environmental Services, is celebrating after being awarded the prestigious PEEL People’s Cup for its Highmoor Landfill Site near Oldham.
Run by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), the annual PEEL People’s Cup is awarded to the landfill site operating team adjudged to be the best in each [...]
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