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Meeting calls for dump plans to be shelved

...landfill," Mr Brennan said. Southern Waste Solutions Chief Executive Christine Bell said her company would defer construction of the project for a month so there could be more community consultation. ...

2 Sep 2012

Meeting calls for dump plans to be shelved

News / Carbon & Climate

Mangrove barriers destroyed at rapid rate

...landfill or harvested for timber, according to the Kolkata-based Nature, Environment and Wildlife Society. In addition to protecting coastal areas against extreme weather, mangroves protect biodiversi...

8 Nov 2012

Mangrove barriers destroyed at rapid rate

News / Waste

Rich are better at recycling? What a total load of rubbish

...landfill gate fee of about $180 a tonne, which rises as the levy goes up each year. ''Do you want to go expensive landfill, or do you want a cheaper alternative, which is the recycling facilities?'' M...

12 Jun 2012

Rich are better at recycling? What a total load of rubbish

News / Policy & Finance

Most tips won't pay carbon tax: Swan

...landfill emissions. If they had done their sums already they could increase rates and fees from July 1 because landfill emissions were released over 40 years, she said. The climate change department e...

22 May 2012

Most tips won't pay carbon tax: Swan

News / Waste

Green bin plan from ACT Libs

...landfill and providing better services in the capital. ''Effective waste management and reduction is not only important in protecting our environment, it's also a vital component of a well-managed cit...

26 Aug 2012

Green bin plan from ACT Libs

News / Waste

Public assured over dangerous waste dump

...landfill site at Copping by Southern Waste Services, a body created by the Clarence, Sorell, Tasman and Kingborough councils. The EPA's Alex Schaap says Hobart's Nyrstar zinc smelter will be able to s...

24 Aug 2012

Public assured over dangerous waste dump

News / Waste

Government to invite tenders from experts in incinerator technology

...landfill method of solid waste disposal. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung, speaking to reporters after launching SWM Environment's fleet of vehicles yesterday, said it ...

13 Jul 2012

Government to invite tenders from experts in incinerator technology

News / Waste

Greens plan to tackle waste

...landfill. This household organic waste is the fundamental policy challenge for waste management in the ACT," said Greens waste spokeswoman Caroline Le Couteur. "Direct assistance, backed by community ...

11 Sep 2012

Greens plan to tackle waste

Press Releases / Waste Converters/ Smart Recycling

Australian artists challenged to create masterpieces from timber packaging waste

...landfill or pulverised into mulch so I started approaching artists, furniture designers and architects to see if they wanted to utilise this incredible commodity. The competition is another vehicle fo...

17 Oct 2012

Australian artists challenged to create masterpieces from timber packaging waste

News / Policy & Finance

No levy makes Queensland a tempting dump

...landfill sites, is designed to promote recycling by making the cost of landfill more expensive. But removing this fee for commercial, industrial and construction waste makes landfill in south-east Que...

12 Jun 2012

No levy makes Queensland a tempting dump

News / Waste

High-tech incinerator fix for mountains of garbage

...landfill currently handles 70 percent of Shanghai's daily waste. Over two decades, three huge landfill sites have been used up and a quarter of the fourth section is already full. Incinerators are the...

1 Jun 2012

High-tech incinerator fix for mountains of garbage

News / Transport

UK biofuel firm agrees $150m funding for Philippine project

...landfill sites it can create liquid biomethane - a carbon-neutral, sustainable and high-quality vehicle fuel. According to Gazasia, in the Philippines, as throughout much of the world, landfill remain...

7 Jun 2012

UK biofuel firm agrees $150m funding for Philippine project

News / Waste

Earthworms extract heavy metals from biowastes

...landfill disposal particularly for domestic food waste and that from vegetable markets. According to the research team, in India much of this waste is currently dumped on the outskirts of towns and ci...

17 Sep 2012

Earthworms extract heavy metals from biowastes

News / Policy & Finance

Councils must count carbon carefully: government

...landfill, when the vast majority of landfill sites will not be subject to a carbon price at all," he told the forum. Only larger landfill sites, which had emissions of more than 25,000 tonnes a year, ...

23 Apr 2012

Councils must count carbon carefully: government

News / Waste

Australian hospitals going green for a healthier environment

...landfill. Dr Thornton, a lecturer in clinical waste management at Deakin University, said hospitals were increasingly looking at recycling what were once disposable plastic and metal items frequently ...

22 Aug 2012

Australian hospitals going green for a healthier environment

News / Policy & Finance

Paying for green technology in the Philippines

Financing is often cited as the biggest barrier to environmental improvements and installing green technologies, but the Philippines' state-owned development bank (DBP) wants businesses to know there ...

24 Sep 2012

Paying for green technology in the Philippines

News / Waste

Waste to energy - The boom continues led by Europe and China

...landfill capacity are cited as the main contributing factors for the dynamic global market for the new construction of waste incineration plants. China and Europe leading the way Furthermore, the repo...

12 Jul 2012

Waste to energy - The boom continues led by Europe and China

News / Waste

Redress launches competition in Singapore to reduce waste in fashion and textile industry

...landfill. What consumers do not realise is the amount of resources that go into each item of clothing, said Ms Dean. One pair of jeans, for example, uses 3,625 litres of water and 116 days of electric...

29 May 2013

Redress launches competition in Singapore to reduce waste in fashion and textile industry

Press Releases / Via Expo

CALL FOR PAPERS: 9th South-Еast European Congress on Energy Efficiency, RES & Smart Buildings - 29-31 May 2013

...landfill & wastewater biogas Abstract Submission Requirements: Application for Papers Form For any further information please contact: office@viaexpo.com Kind Regards, Maya Kristeva - ...

13 Dec 2012

CALL FOR PAPERS: 9th South-Еast European Congress on Energy Efficiency, RES & Smart Buildings - 29-31 May 2013

News / Waste

Almighty stench brews as super garbage tip approved

...landfill capacity. Woodlawn was previously restricted to taking less than 30 per cent of the city's waste, but that proportion will now increase. The Planning Assessment Commission approved Woodlawn's...

11 Jun 2012

Almighty stench brews as super garbage tip approved

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