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News / Policy & Finance

Carbon tax hit list below expected 500 companies

...landfill operators - both local councils and private waste management companies - and also parent companies that are still deciding whether to pay through subsidiaries or vice versa. The total number ...

5 May 2012

Carbon tax hit list below expected 500 companies

News / Waste

Disposable nappies on the nose

Lake Macquarie Council says the development of compostable disposable nappies would significantly cut the amount of waste going to landfill. The Council says the New South Wales government needs ...

24 Oct 2011

Disposable nappies on the nose

News / Energy

Terra Firma plans up to $5 billion energy fund

...landfill gas producer Infinis, US wind farm group EverPower and Italy's leading solar power generator Rete Rinnovabile - and has done successful deals in utilities and waste management. Its latest pla...

8 Oct 2012

Terra Firma plans up to $5 billion energy fund

Press Releases / Via Expo

Waste Management in South-East Europe - market trends

...landfill or incineration. A Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe was set recently out by the European Commission. Its aim is to transform Europe's economy into a sustainable one by 2050. ...

23 Nov 2011

Waste Management in South-East Europe - market trends

News / Energy

One man’s trash, another’s power

...landfill every day, on top of the new trash being brought in daily. The company plans to sell the power to Electricite du Cambodge at a price of 9.5 USD cents per kwh. “At 9.5? That’s great,” said Iv ...

24 Jul 2012

One man’s trash, another’s power

News / Energy

Honda and BMW installing solar panels at auto facilities

...landfill gas-to-energy and hydrogen fuel cell program, which offsets the fossil fuel requirements otherwise needed to run its facility. Other auto manufacturers to harness solar energy to power some o...

7 Feb 2012

Honda and BMW installing solar panels at auto facilities

Press Releases / StarHub

StarHub launches e-waste recycling programme for Earth Hour with a challenge

...landfills and this improper disposal leads to serious pollution and health problems. “About 50 million cell phones are replaced worldwide every month, and only 10% are recycled,” revealed...

30 Mar 2012

StarHub launches e-waste recycling programme for Earth Hour with a challenge

Press Releases / Kollvik Recycling

KOLLVIK Recycling, S.L. establishes a new regional HQ for Asia Pacific in Hong Kong.

...landfill space and its high population density. According to official figures, nearly 3,000 tons of organic waste and thrown to Hong Kong’s landfills daily, having a big impact on the city’s water, ai...

14 Nov 2011

KOLLVIK Recycling, S.L. establishes a new regional HQ for Asia Pacific in Hong Kong.

News / Energy

Why are few Singaporeans going green?

...landfills. For instance, the landfill island of Semakau, which takes in ash from waste incineration, is expected to meet the country's needs only till 2045. Also, the recycling rate for all waste ha...

7 Apr 2012

Why are few Singaporeans going green?

News / Transport

Ford Focus electric seats made from recycled plastic bottles

...landfills. The move seems a little strategic, but it’s not the only way that Ford is lowering its carbon footprint from manufacturing. Many vehicles also include soy foam seat cushions and headrests, ...

10 Jan 2012

Ford Focus electric seats made from recycled plastic bottles

News / Energy

Sustainable Energy Development Authority gets approval for additional 1% levy to RE fund

...landfill but has no takers for palm oil mill effluent (POME) due to small capacity and grid connection issues,” he said, adding that hydro projects were also facing some challenges as there were delay...

23 Mar 2012

Sustainable Energy Development Authority gets approval for additional 1% levy to RE fund

News / Policy & Finance

State struggles with green priorities

...landfill, harvesting stormwater, cleaning up our waterways and beaches, preventing bushfire risk and boosting support to organisations such as Landcare to achieve real environmental benefits Victorian...

15 Aug 2012

State struggles with green priorities

News / Water

Singapore to showcase urban solutions at summit

...landfills. At the summit, Singapore will showcase some of its latest projects, such as Punggol Eco-Town, Marina Bay and Jurong Lake District. They have adopted district-wide solutions such as smart gr...

23 Apr 2012

Singapore to showcase urban solutions at summit

News / Policy & Finance

List of renewable energy quota

...landfill or sewage. All five projects are located in Peninsular Malaysia. The project owners are Kub-Berjaya Energy Sdn Bhd with installed capacity of 3.2MW, Jana Landfill Sdn Bhd (1MW and 1.9572MW), ...

27 Dec 2011

List of renewable energy quota

News / Waste

EPA mulls solid waste coastline reclamation plan

...landfills will be full in two to three years, the agency said. The situation has led to illegal dumping in the last year in Kaohsiung, New Taipei City, Taichung and Taoyuan, according to EPA Minister ...

10 Jan 2012

EPA mulls solid waste coastline reclamation plan

News / Carbon & Climate

More carbon farming methods on the way

...landfill sites. The Government says seven more methodologies are now out for public comment, and more are in development by CSIRO, universities and industry. The parliamentary secretary for climate ch...

2 Jul 2012

More carbon farming methods on the way

News / Waste

Bag production 'an environmental worry'

...landfills - where they can take up to 1,000 years to break down - or as litter. In Singapore, plastic bags are incinerated along with domestic waste at one of four plants, which meet strict air-emissi...

27 Apr 2012

Bag production 'an environmental worry'

News / Green Buildings

Melbourne councils launch sustainable fact sheets

...landfill,” he said. “The Sustainable Design Fact Sheets were developed by each of the participating councils to support sustainable design principles as well as technical details and define the counci...

31 May 2012

Melbourne councils launch sustainable fact sheets

News / Cities

Rethinking cities of the future: Insight from Steffen Lehmann

...landfills, such as lead, copper, cadmium, wolfram or tungsten and zinc, just to name a few. Their availability is already becoming an issue, expressed in rising market prices. In this context, plastic...

27 Nov 2012

Rethinking cities of the future: Insight from Steffen Lehmann

News / Waste

Going from garbage to cabbage and back again

...landfills, where it undergoes chemical processes that often cause it to ooze back to the surface as hazardous sludge. About 70 per cent of Chinese garbage is kitchen waste. It accounts for about 61 pe...

19 Jan 2012

Going from garbage to cabbage and back again