Incinerator gets green lights – Oshawa Express

Burning garbage. It’s a topic that has caused much debate among the residents of the region. And while many were hopeful the project would get the stamp of disapproval, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) has given the proposed Energy-from-Waste (EFW) facility a green light. > > The minister granted the project’s Environmental Assessment (EA) approval [...]

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Cheaper alternative to incinerator called for – Kidderminster Shuttle

8:39am Tuesday 23rd November 2010 > > AN action group in Hartlebury is calling for a cheaper alternative to a planned incinerator, after Worcestershire County Council revealed it must save up to £70 million by 2015. Worcestershire Residents Against Incineration and Landfill (WAIL) was formed in opposition to plans to build a £120 million waste [...]

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City incinerator plans rejected – BBC News

17 November 2010 Last updated at 16:40  The incinerator would have been built near the centre of Perth Ministers have dismissed an appeal against the refusal of plans for an incinerator near the centre of Perth. Grundon Waste Management had applied to build an incinerator with a 90,000 tonne capacity, but councillors rejected the bid [...]

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Halt incinerator and look at other options, says MP – Lynn News

Published on Mon Nov 22 17:34:02 GMT 2010 GOVERNMENT minister and local MP Henry Bellingham is urging Norfolk County Council to suspend the proposed £150m-plus waste incinerator scheme at Lynn and to examine safer options. > > In an exclusive interview with Lynn News senior writer Mike Last, the NW Norfolk MP called on the [...]

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Shock twist in controversial Kings Lynn incinerator plan – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

by DAVID BLACKMORE, senior reporter Tuesday, 23 November, 2010 15:00 PM Controversial plans to build a waste incinerator on the edge of King’s Lynn could be halted because of an old land agreement, it emerged last night.Land Registry documents unearthed by campaigners opposed to plans for an “energy from waste” plant reveal a covenant placed [...]

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2009 Was The Year Waste Became a Resource Optimisation Opportunity

In 2009 in the UK a number of things came together which changed the waste management scene like never before. Waste, Yes! Common rubbish became a resource and an opportunity.

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Two Badly Needed PFI Waste Projects Hit By Major Planning Problems

Two big Waste Processing Facilities have been halted after UK County Council plans have been derailed well into these projects. The question is asked when our society which produces so much waste will take responsibility for dealing with it in their local area, even when enormous sums are about to be spent on a new generation of vastly improved Waste Treatment Plants.

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US Waste Handling Equipment Manufacturer to Restructure & Close Plants

May 2 — Wastequip, a Cleveland-based company that manufactures equipment and containers for use in the waste handling industry, has announced a restructuring plan that will close several older plants while implementing environmental initiatives.The company hopes the efforts will reduce costs, energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. Wastequip operates 35 manufacturing facilities nationwide. The company [...]

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SITA Energy-from-Waste Plans for Cornwall Energy Recovery Plant

In Cornwall, SITA as the County Council’s PPP Waste Contractor, is now 12 months into their circa. 20 year contract and they are progressing the planning stages to develop an energy recovery centre near St Dennis, in the centre of the county The waste centre will be called the Cornwall Energy Recovery Plant (CERC) and [...]

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Forecast Says Emissions From Household Waste Will Fall

Greenhouse gas emissions produced from Europe’s household waste are set to drop “significantly” by 2020, according to the first study into the net impact of Europe’s waste on climate change. Landfill sites are believed to be responsible for most of Europe’s current greenhouse gas emissions which derive from household waste. However, the report from the [...]

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