Energy from Waste, Seminar: Preparing for the Future – 5 & 6 September 2006 London

    Attend both days and receive a discounted rate!!! Further discount available for CIWM members. Day 1 – Tuesday 5th September Bankability and Affordability of Waste to Energy Projects Funding Options Requirements of financiers Secrets behind getting EFW projects off the ground  Day 2 – Wednesday 6th September  CHP in relation to Waste Utilisation [...]

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Forthcoming Conference Notification: Environment Ireland 2006

4th-5th September 2006 – Burlington Hotel, Dublin The second annual Environment Ireland conference takes place on 4th & 5th September 2006 in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin.  Environment Ireland is Ireland’s largest conference on environmental policy and management and is organised in association with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Environment, Heritage & [...]

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Call for papers: 1st International Environmental Symposium in Dubai

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 [...]

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Call for Papers for SARDINIA SYMPOSIUM 2007, 20th Anniversary.

The call for papers has been sent out for the Waster’s favourite beach side event! Now’s the time to send in those Abstracts for next year’s event. All abstracts must be submitted by 30th October 2006. Visit their web site at http://www.sardiniasymposium.it/  (or UK residents only can email me mailto:info@landfill-site.com with full postal address for a hard copy of [...]

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WRG Sale to Spanish Company

WRG Acquisitions Plc and WRG Finance Plc WRG Holdings yesterday announced that it has agreed to sell its waste disposal business (other than its waste-to-energy business) to Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A (“FCC”), one of Spain’s leading construction and service groups, for £1,400 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter [...]

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Health and Safety Executive targeting the waste and recycling industry

For all UK readers (but the checklist may be useful almost anywhere):- I have received the following which may be of interest, use, etc: ‘Best Practice’ Guidance on Health and Safety for the Waste Industry The Health and Safety Executive has recently targeted the waste and recycling industry due to an increased number of fatal [...]

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Ben Bradshaw confirms: authorities which exceed their landfill allowances will be fined

Ben Bradshaw spoke at the Beacon Council learning exchange in London this week (12th July). In his speech, the Minister for Waste Management, confirmed that authorities which exceeded their landfill allowances would be fined. He also asked for views from local authorities as to the potential impact of allowing household charging schemes. In his speech [...]

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Methane to Markets: The basic information

Methane to Markets is a US initiative to increase the number of Energy from Waste plants installed worldwide. The first tranche of funding is around $50 million so it is not huge, but give it time and this scheme may be able to help many EfW projects through the initial project stages into viability. At [...]

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Report Spells Out the Rapidly Rising Cost of London’s Waste Disposal

It will cost £5 billion to dispose of London’s waste between now and 2020, according to a report prepared by consultant Mouchel Parkman. The report Waste modelling for London was prepared jointly with Cranfield University. Landfill tax increases and the implementation of much higher rates of recycling and waste processing all comes at a cost [...]

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Conference dedicated to averting a potential crisis in waste management

The conference is “Deriving Energy from Waste” – 19 October 2006, The Oval, London. It’s time for all reformed “wasters” (reformed landfill professionals), and those joining the waste management profession to get their “gloves off”, and work out how to get the new generation of waste processing facilities which are essential to the nations compliance with the EU [...]

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