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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March 13th, 2009 by waster
German MBT leader stands up in defence of Mechanical Biological Treatment.
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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 the [...]
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November 11th, 2008 by waster
Britain’s paper recycling strategy is under increasing strain after a collapse in waste prices in recent weeks, according to a leading industry organisation. The worst-case scenario is that some material collected for recycling could go to incineration or landfill.
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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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October 21st, 2008 by waster
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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July 18th, 2008 by waster
Technology industry “very pleased” over WFD revisions
09-07-2008
The Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) – the trade association for the environmental technology industry – has welcomed revisions to the Waste Framework Directive which were approved by the European Parliament last month.
The group’s aim is to maximise opportunities for effective materials recovery without jeopardising environmental standards.
The EIC’s Waste Resources [...]
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May 16th, 2008 by waster
The Waster always likes to hear good news about landfill. So he was delighted to be able to pass this on…
Global Warming Solution: Landfill Forests?
Study: Growing, Then Burying, Trees To Stop Carbon Buildup
The whole problem with global warming starts with digging up and burning the carbon from plants and animals, in the form of coal [...]
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April 19th, 2008 by waster
Global Landfill Mining
Conference and Exhibition
London Wednesday 17 September 2008
‘Treasure from Trash’
Register your interest in attending now – click on the link below.
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From its origins in the 1950s, Landfill Mining is an idea whose time has come. Even aside from their valuable methane resources, landfills should now be seen as valuable repositories for a wealth of [...]
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January 22nd, 2008 by waster
From waste to resource: an environmentally friendly solution to a worldwide problem
A Welsh company claims that it has developed a process to turn mixed solid waste into a new encapsulated, inert, recycled material with a huge variety of potential applications.
It is clear that what’s needed is an energy efficient process that can be implemented at [...]
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