October 23rd, 2009 by waster
It a good news announcement for UK MBT Plants. Global building solutions provider CEMEX is forming a partnership with the Waste Recycling Group (WRG) PLC to produce Climafuel, an renewable fuel known as SRF (Solid Recovered Fuel) derived from waste, for use in cement making at the Rugby cement plant.
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May 1st, 2009 by waster
Yes its your last chance to book Waste-to-Resources 2009! Participants from 37 countries are registered!
The 3rd International Symposium on mechanical-biological waste treatment (MBT) and automatic / sensor based waste sorting technologies, which is under the auspices of German Minister of Environment Sigmar Gabriel, takes place from the 12th to the 15th of May 2009 in [...]
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March 26th, 2009 by waster
23-03-2009
Wiltshire county council has given the go-ahead for Marlborough-based waste management company Hills Group to build a £15 million mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facility at Westbury.
The county council awarded planning permission last week (March 18) for Hills to develop the 45,000 tonne-a-year capacity plant, which will be known as the Northacre Recovery Centre, as part [...]
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March 13th, 2009 by waster
German MBT leader stands up in defence of Mechanical Biological Treatment.
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October 28th, 2008 by waster
There have been a number of events and conferences that have taken place so far this Autumn in the waste field that have been set up with the key driver of reducing waste sent to landfill.
The UK government’s Defra funded New Technology Demonstrator Programme (NTDP) features in many of the events. The NTDP sets [...]
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July 4th, 2008 by waster
Are They Dead, or Alive and Living Under a New Name?
Transfer Stations are in reality just conveniently situated depots where refuse collection vehicles (RCVs)discharge their loads to avoid collection vehicles travelling uneconomic and unnecessary distances to distant landfills.
The waste is picked up again and compacted into larger vehicles which may carry up to double the [...]
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February 6th, 2008 by waster
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 European Environment [...]
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December 28th, 2007 by waster
The Environment Agency has released a consultation assessing the diversion of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) from MBT.
The consultation concerns the sampling and testing needed to achieve adequate quantitative monitoring of the reduction in biodegradability in the treated BMW.
The consultation should be available shortly at:
The Environment Agency’s current consultations page.
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October 20th, 2007 by waster
Increased waste disposal costs, high energy prices and a new emphasis on corporate responsibility means that waste producers, local authorities and policymakers face new challenges.
This thought-provoking 3 day event (site visits on 6 & 7 November, and a one-day conference on 8 November) will provide an opportunity to see waste technologies in action and learn [...]
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October 15th, 2007 by waster
As new regulations are introduced there is a heavy requirement to train all personnel involved. The following seminar will be particulalry well recieved. – The Waster
On the 26th October CIWM are holding a low cost 2 hour seminar to provide delegates with the information they need to comply with the landfill directive requirements to pre-treat waste before [...]
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