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News / Waste

China finds waste is a terrible thing to waste

China is playing a significant role in reducing the world's carbon footprint since it became the biggest importer of recycled materials, used extensively in the country's rapid infrastructure construc...

19 Jan 2015

China finds waste is a terrible thing to waste

Opinion / Manufacturing

Time to come round to the circular economy

...landfilling of waste, build resilience on materials and resources, and create new job opportunities. Regulations such as Extended Producer Responsibility and minimum recycled content could be introduc...

10 Mar 2015

Time to come round to the circular economy

Videos / Energy

Old car batteries could make cheaper, more efficient solar panels

...landfills. Once the lead entered this new production process, the material could be recycled from one solar cell to another in much the same way that car batteries continue to use it from generation t...

20 Aug 2014

Old car batteries could make cheaper, more efficient solar panels

News / Waste

Waste could fertilise food cost cuts

...landfills. They say it could help to improve food security and reduce costs to farmers as production of the new fertiliser would not be linked to the global price of oil and gas. Previous studies by S...

1 Sep 2014

Waste could fertilise food cost cuts

Opinion / Waste

Why the circular economy makes business sense

...landfill and wastewater. By mid-century, some environmentalists say, we might need five planet earths to sustain our needs if nothing is done to improve resource efficiency. Consumer demand is forecas...

6 Nov 2014

Why the circular economy makes business sense

Press Releases / Fleming Gulf

Achieving global benchmarks for waste management in Oman

...landfill projects in Oman by Landfills Manager, Tarik Namour at Be'ah Oman. Experts like Dr. Saif Al Hajari (Friends of the Environment Centre), Dr. Hisham Sherif(Engineering Tasks Group) and Kalle Ha...

9 Apr 2014

Achieving global benchmarks for waste management in Oman

Press Releases / Reed Exhibitions UAE

Bee'ah Wins Best Waste Management Company at BGreen Awards

...landfill goal by 2015," said Khaled Al Huraimel, Group Chief Executive Officer of Bee'ah. In 2013, Bee'ah was awarded "Best Waste Management Company in the Middle East" by the Facilities Management A...

25 Dec 2013

Bee'ah Wins Best Waste Management Company at BGreen Awards

News / Waste

UK government urges citizens to cut waste over Christmas

...landfill," said Waste Minister Dan Rogerson. "Recycling is a simple way to save resources. It's easier than ever before for people to do their bit over the holidays and help make a real difference to ...

25 Dec 2013

UK government urges citizens to cut waste over Christmas

News / Waste

Vancouver spearheads cigarette butt recycling program

...landfill. Contrary to popular belief, cigarette filters are resistant to degradation. Filters are made from cellulose acetate, and the toxicity can poison essential links in the aquatic food chain. Ci...

14 Nov 2013

Vancouver spearheads cigarette butt recycling program

News / Waste

Bacteria can turn rotting food into renewable energy

...landfills, an important thing to consider because methane gas is 34 times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.Education and ...

27 Nov 2013

Bacteria can turn rotting food into renewable energy

News / Cities

Energising green cities: Solutions to meet demand and spark economic growth

...landfills. “ There is a clear correlation between investments in energy efficient solutions in infrastructure and economic growth, based on a study of three cities – Da Nang in Vietnam, Surabaya in I...

24 Feb 2014

Energising green cities: Solutions to meet demand and spark economic growth

Opinion / Waste

Single-stream recycling

...landfill. For example, the same institute reports: “On average, 40 per cent of glass from single-stream collection winds up in landfills, while 20 per cent is small broken glass ... used for low-end a...

20 Sep 2013

Single-stream recycling

News / Waste

Dirty nappies? You might be sitting on them

...landfill each year in Australia, producing significant carbon emissions. Plastics, wood fibre and absorbent polymers worth more $120 million to industry are buried in NSW every year. Recycling company...

3 Oct 2013

Dirty nappies? You might be sitting on them

News / Waste

Where on Earth will the waste go?

...Landfill sites near Shanghai, in Rio de Janeiro, and in Mexico City typically receive 10,000 tonnes of waste a day. The world now has more than 2,000 waste incinerators, some able to burn 5,000 tonne...

4 Nov 2013

Where on Earth will the waste go?

Opinion / Waste

Hong Kong faces quandary over plastics recycling

...landfills. With our landfills nearing capacity - they will be full by 2019 unless they can be enlarged - that is an absurd situation. It is being exacerbated by the mainland's Operation Green Fence, a...

21 Aug 2013

Hong Kong faces quandary over plastics recycling

Press Releases / EarthCheck

G20 Sustainable Leaders forum discuss ways to promote balanced growth in tourism

...landfill by 75 per cent. The key messages from the G20 Sustainable Leaders Forum will be summarised over the coming days and provided to GSTC, ITP, PATA, WTO and other tourism groups around the world...

18 Nov 2014

G20 Sustainable Leaders forum discuss ways to promote balanced growth in tourism

News / Waste

NEA plan seeks to limit damage from landfill expansion

...landfill site does not damage nearby marine life. The National Environment Agency (NEA) plans to start work on phase two of the Semakau Landfill between next January and March and complete it by early...

2 Aug 2013

NEA plan seeks to limit damage from landfill expansion

Press Releases / Reed Exhibitions UAE

Sweden runs out of garbage

...landfills is scarce. In fact, only 4 percent of all waste in Sweden is land-filled, a big win for the future of sustainable living. By using its two million tons of waste as energy and scrapping for m...

25 Sep 2013

Sweden runs out of garbage

Press Releases / Fleming Gulf

Utilizing waste as an effective resource

...landfill gas by 2020. Their efforts have been noticed recently with Al Qusais, largest waste collection site which has begun producing electricity. This has become the first landfill in Middle East to...

12 Sep 2013

Utilizing waste as an effective resource

Press Releases / Reed Exhibitions UAE

Abu Dhabi waste to hit 30mn tonnes

...landfill challenges. The government is conducting a federal-level review of waste-to-energy technology and policy which will guide the sector into the future, the officials said. The Centre of Waste ...

30 Sep 2013

Abu Dhabi waste to hit 30mn tonnes