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SustainableBusiness.com News Honda (NYSE: HMC) announced today that 10 of its 14 North American manufacturing plants are now operating with zero waste to landfill, while the remaining four plants are functioning with “virtually zero” waste to landfill. > > The announcement marks a significant milestone on the company’s “Green Factory” initiative. Honda has dramatically reduced [...]
Although in 2009 the current concept of “end of waste” protocols did not exist in any real form, this CIWM posting did provide some help to the waste industry to alleviate concerns that gasification gases could be burnt without all the complexities of the WID applying. SOURCE: CIWM, FEBRUARY 2009 > > Recent publicity has [...]
Source: CIWM, December 2010 The legal definition of “waste” has always been a bit of a nightmare for those in the industry who seek innovatively to do intelligent things with waste and other “residues”, but struggle to make a case for “product”’ status. Where commercially useful residues are deemed by regulators to be “waste”, then [...]
A project in Wewoka, Oklahoma will use landfill gas to fuel a nearby brick factory, reducing approximately 30,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution per year in the process. > >The project is being financed by eBay, Esurance, Designtex, Ceres, Brighter Planet, and College of the Atlantic through the purchase of NativeEnergy’s Help Build carbon offsets. [...]
Muckraker reporter Corey Hazard is sure that he will find examples of shoddy hazardous waste management practices in Elise McMillan’s lab. But the only thing he uncovers is how scrupulously Elise and her lab technicians observe hazardous waste management regulations-and reduce disposal costs to boot! Topics What Federal Regulations Govern Handling and Disposal of Hazardous [...]
The United Kingdom produces 434 million tons of waste each year. That will fill the Albert Hall each 2 hours. > > Householders produce about 30,000,000 tonnes about annually. 73% of this waste goes to landfill, although ninety percent of it actually is recoverable and may be recycled, reused or composted. Landfill remains the principal [...]
Golden rules are quite special rules that one should always keep in mind and not forget. They’re really important and useful guideposts to help you keep focussed and going in the right direction. Find your Golden Rule, follow its star-like unwavering truth and become guided by it. Whatever your main goal or task, there will [...]
What kind of waste is created from natural disasters, oil spills, agriculture and mining? Form Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and even space junk, humans are managing all types of waste across the globe. Empower your students with important information about agricultural pesticides, radioactive waste [...]
Empower your students with success stories about waste management from across the globe. Learn what we are doing right when we see how other countries and communities manage the waste from natural disasters like hurricanes and tsunamis. Using ready-to-use information and activities for remedial students we have also outlined what initiatives countries are taking to [...]
Unload the two included bins using the hinged carrier plate, then transport the trash into the storage section of the body by manually spinning the screw extruders. The cab tilts forward to view the detailed engine, plus the lift gate opens and the body inclines to dump the contents. Price: Click here to buy from [...]
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