SITA Will Appeal Against Cornwall EfW Which Was Thrown Out at Planning Stage

SITA UK has, on September 2 revealed that it plans to lodge an appeal later this month against Cornwall county council’s March 2009 decision to refuse its planning application to build a £100 million, 240,000 tonne-a-year capacity energy-from-waste facility near St Dennis.
The company said that it had received written consent from the council to initiate [...]

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Biomethane From Landfill Gas Gets Big Thumbs Up From Waste Management Inc

Waste Management Inc. Discusses World’s Largest Landfill Gas To Fuel Plant
As start-up on the world’s largest plant to convert landfill gas into clean vehicle fuel nears completion, joint venture partners Linde North America and Waste Management have begun to share details of the project. The companies are installing systems at WM’s Altamont Landfill near Livermore, [...]

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New Era for Landfill Gas Use Dawns

London’s First Biogas Fueling Station Installed at London Borough of Camden’s York Way Depot
LONDON, October 20 /PRNewswire/ —
Gasrec Commercial Trial With Veolia and Iveco Enters Next Phase
In August, Gasrec, the UK’s first commercial producer of liquid biomethane fuel, Veolia Environmental Services, the UK’s largest waste management company, and full range commercial vehicle manufacturer [...]

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Dane County, Wisconsin Plans Bio-reactor Landfill

Wisconsin State Journal – Landfill will get longer life; bioreactor planned - by Ron Seely
With space left for just six years worth of garbage in the Dane County Landfill, officials are on the verge of re-engineering the 76-acre site to install a controversial system that will hasten the decomposition of waste and extend the operation of [...]

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In the US Veolia Wins National Landfill Methane EPA Award

Veolia Environmental Services and Beacon Landfill Gas Holdings Wins National EPA Award
BusinessWire, Comtex
KERSEY, Pa., Jan 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Veolia Environmental Services (Veolia ES) is pleased to announce that the high Btu landfill gas project installed on its Greentree Landfill was chosen as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program (EPA LMOP) “2007 [...]

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Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Assumes Solid Waste Industry Leadership Role With EPA Approval for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., the only solid waste and recycling services company in the American nation who is a member of Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Climate Leaders Program, announced today it has received EPA approval for its greenhouse gas reduction goal.
Casella set an aggressive companywide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target at ten percent over seven years, [...]

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Maryland US Project Gets Tax Credit for Landfill Gas-to-Energy Power

The US is getting greener? – The Waster.
A landfill gas-to-energy project in Baltimore County is receiving the first tax credit available through the Maryland Clean Energy Production Tax Credit Program.
The project developed by Pepco Energy Services, at Baltimore County´s Eastern landfill, was awarded a $770,661 tax credit under the program that began last year. The [...]

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US Firm to Provide Natural Gas from Closed Landfill

A new public-private partnership will allow methane gas generated at a closed Waste Management Inc. landfill in Georgia, US, to provide natural gas to customers in the area.
Jacoby Energy Development Inc. says it has an agreement with Waste Management, DeKalb County and Atlanta Gas Light Co. to recover and clean methane from Live Oak landfill, [...]

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US Still Waking Up To Landfill Gas Utilisation Profits

Landfill gas could help Rockingham earn $1 million per year (The Associated Press)  
WENTWORTH, N.C. Rockingham County could generate $1 million annually by capturing the methane gas emitting from its unused landfills, according to a study produced for county commissioners.
Energy researchers from Appalachian State University found that the county, a mostly rural area bordering the Virginia [...]

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NORTHERN IRELAND INTERIM GUIDANCE ON LANDFILL CLOSURE: CAPPING AND RESTORATION

The Environment and Heritage Service has released Interim Guidance on Landfill Closure, Capping and Restoration, for EHS staff and operators.
The procedures may be applied to both existing and new landfill sites. The guidance document sets out a brief overview of the main aspects to be considered when establishing the capping standards at landfill sites. [...]

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