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The Waster’s Waste Management and Landfill Blog carries regular postings on News and Technical Developments in UK, and International waste management.
The AD Process which Makes Biogas Explained in Video
Let us explain the AD Process which makes biogas. At present more than 65% of all Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in England is disposed of in landfills. The introduction of the EC landfill directive means that the European Commission has set targets to reduce the levels of biodegradable materials going to landfill. The most […]
To Continue Reducing Waste Further We Must Understand the Psychological Factors
Ever thought about the psychological factors which encourage our “throw away urge”. If we are to reduce waste, and go for zero landfill we will need to tackle this. Most of us think these things at one point or another: Why is it easier and cheaper to buy something new rather than to fix it? […]
UK Gov’t Comprehensive Spending Review: Waste Gets Big PFI Increase
The Governments Comprehensive Spending review announced a change in funding levels for Private Finance Initiatives for waste management. PFI funding will rise from the 280 million pounds available in 2007/08 to 700 million pounds in 2010/11. See More Here…
ArrowBio MBT & Anaerobic Digestion Facility Projects
In July 2007, Oaktech Environmental signed a contract with Avondale Environmental Ltd. to commence the Design Development of a 70,000 tonnes per annum ArrowBio facility at the Avondale Landfill Site in Falkirk, Scotland. The ArrowBio process is described as a unique, water-based mechanical-biological treatment for solid waste, which includes anaerobic digestion stages. ArrowBio’s strengths are […]
Landfill Gas Utilisation – US Still Waking Up to LFG Profits and LMOP
In 2007, when we first posted this article about Landfill Gas Utilisation for LFG Profits, we said that the US was still waking up to the potential to make money from collecting and selling landfill gas energy. However, it was not until 10 years later in 2017, that the US government instigated the LMOP programme. LMOP […]
The Problem with Recycling It’s Ineffective to Fight Climate Change
The Problem with Recycling, as presently practised throughout the EU, is it’s ineffective to fight climate change. It’s not just the WastersBlog saying this. The UK Environment Agency has been saying it! Nothing has changed since we first posted the following article on this subject back in 2007, except the problems are now more acute! […]
Recycling Problems – Is Recycling A Waste Of Time, Money And Energy?
Guest Author: Davis Green I am going to be very politically incorrect and discuss the recycling problems, and whether recycling might actually be a waste of time, money and energy. There are many problems with recycling. Why is nobody talking about them? Most of us feel guilty if we do not take the trouble to […]
Anaerobic Digestion “Big Opportunity” for Municipal Waste
Urban-based local authorities should consider the anaerobic digestion big opportunity, as an alternative to in-vessel composting for the recycling of municipal biodegradable food waste, according to researchers at WRAP. Speaking today (23 April 2007) at the annual Recycling and Waste Forum in Birmingham on Thursday, WRAP’s organics supply programme manager Louise Hollingworth said: “In-vessel composting […]
PAS100 Accredited Quality Protocol Published for Composting Industry
Back in March 2007, the News we published was the announcement of the PAS100 Accredited Quality Protocol, which had just been published for the UK Composting Industry, with the aim of making high quality commercially produced compost from municipally collected green waste a valuable marketable product. Today we look back on the PAS100 publicly available specification, […]
