June 23rd, 2009 by waster
Landfill compactors can be seen on all landfills, but what features make them so popular, are there any problems with reliability and what about the use of other plant. It’s all here! Visit now!
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June 19th, 2009 by waster
WASTE DIVERSION FROM LANDFILL – A five-year interim residual waste management contract has been won by New Earth Solutions for the West of England Partnership. Of the 120,000 tonnes fed in to the plant, more than 50% will be reduced through losses in mass.
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February 24th, 2009 by waster
In the UK we throw away our cheap clothing so quickly that it is a major burden on the landfill industry. Much of this material can be resold and re-used. The UK Government is seeking to encourage this with better awareness of clothing recycling among the public, but will it be enough to meet EU requirements?
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January 26th, 2009 by waster
The National Audit Office has reported that the English local authorities are too slow awarding PFI contracts for England to achieve the ordered 50% organic waste diversion away from landfill by 2013. This article explains this and why the situation may be getting worse due to the credit crunch.
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January 22nd, 2009 by waster
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.
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January 9th, 2009 by waster
Reduced landfill saves council £2.1m MRW – Claire Churchard, 08 Jan 2009 Cheshire County Council has saved £2.1 million by reducing the waste it sends to landfill. The council has been able to free-up the cash due to a forecast 20 per cent reduction in landfill use, equalling about 50,000 tonnes. “There has been a [...]
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November 18th, 2008 by waster
Rubbish dumps set to overflow as waste levels grow National News Home Herald.ie By Kevin Doyle Monday November 17 2008 Ireland country is heading for a major landfill crisis. Within the next two years, almost a third of Ireland’s 35 landfills will be overflowing with rubbish. According to figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), [...]
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November 14th, 2008 by waster
Advantages of BSI PAS 108 Tyre Bales: A New Sustainable Use for a Problem Waste A simple act by WRAP should revolutionise the use of tyre bales in civil engineering and landscape applications, sustainably using this material where otherwise resources would be wasted in their disposal. It will be obvious to our Wastersblog readers that [...]
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October 30th, 2008 by waster
Contaminated soils to be subject to Landfill Tax The Landfill Tax exemption which applies to waste material arising from the reclamation from contaminated land is to be phased out by 2012, a House of Commons committee agreed on Monday (October 27). The move, which is expected to generate an additional £40 million in revenues for [...]
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October 30th, 2008 by waster
Landfill officially a “last resort” option for EU EU environment ministers have officially approved a new framework for waste management across their 27 member countries, including a five-step hierarchy for waste treatment which classes “energy-efficient waste incineration a recovery operation”. The directive also sets new recycling targets. By 2020, EU member states must recycle 50% [...]
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