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India's rag-pickers inspire recycling charity

...landfills," says Mathew. And thus was born the idea of Paperman, a tribute to the rag-pickers in India. Paperman was launched as a small venture with the support of a few friends and well-wishers. "It...

18 Feb 2012

India's rag-pickers inspire recycling charity

News / Waste

Biogas upgrading order from Korean food waste facility

...Landfill site in Incheon in 2011. "Since the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention came into effect in 2006, banning ocean disposal of waste, the Korean Government has aggressively supported the deve...

1 Feb 2012

Biogas upgrading order from Korean food waste facility

Opinion / Manufacturing

Zero waste a remedy for CSR malaise

...landfill goal.” Impressive as that sounded, the question surfaced almost immediately: how does Fuji Xerox define zero waste? Zero landfill means that less than 0.5 per cent of the waste (in weight) fr...

28 Sep 2011

Zero waste a remedy for CSR malaise

News / Energy

Waste product to power desal plant and fish farm

...landfill. The co-generation plant would include a desalination plant and a 125 tonne recirculating tank system in which barramundi would be farmed. The plant would generate power by burning oat husks,...

13 Aug 2012

Waste product to power desal plant and fish farm

News / Policy & Finance

World Bank sees carbon finance role for years

...landfill gas, wind and biomass. Prices collapsed because of a supply-demand imbalance, as there was a record number of CDM credits issued last year in the face of a sharp fall in demand. "The irony of...

26 Jan 2012

World Bank sees carbon finance role for years

News / Water

BCorp plans to buy China water supply and wastewater firm

...landfill in Malaysia. BCorp also has several projects in China namely Sanshui Bainikeng Sanitary Landfill, Jinben Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant and Jiangnan New District Wastewater Treatment P...

30 Jul 2011

BCorp plans to buy China water supply and wastewater firm

News / Waste

Waste centre expansion approved

...landfill cells will now allow it to take domestic waste from other council areas. "The capacity for the centre to receive waste has been increased to 362,000 tonnes," he said. "The centre can now rece...

15 Jul 2011

Waste centre expansion approved

News / Energy

PLN to pay more to renewable energy producers

...landfill. In Kalimantan, Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara PLN will now pay Rp 1,170, Rp 1,260 and Rp 1,020 per kWh. Meanwhile, in Maluku and Papua, PLN has agreed to pay Rp 1,267.5...

13 Oct 2011

PLN to pay more to renewable energy producers

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Fortune squandered without recycling

...landfill or incinerated with other household trash, they seriously pollute soil and groundwater with the dioxin and mercury contained in the batteries. The devices sold to the secondhand electronic ma...

6 Aug 2012

Fortune squandered without recycling

News / Waste

Lake Mac & Newcastle take charge of waste matters

...landfill that don’t revolve around green waste processing.” “We’re running a tender like several other landfills for a full satellite positioning set up and we’re going to be driving KPIs precisely ar...

28 Jun 2011

Lake Mac & Newcastle take charge of waste matters

News / Energy

Seda receives good response to FiT, number of applications on the rise

...landfill), 91.97 MW (biomass), 80 MW (biomass-solid waste), and 99.73 MW (small hydro). When contacted, Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin said he was not surprised by t...

5 Dec 2011

Seda receives good response to FiT, number of applications on the rise

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News / Green Buildings

Good times ahead for environmental technologies in Singapore

...landfill by an additional 20 years. It will also decrease the frequency of new landfill construction from its previous rate of every 7 to 10 years to every 10 to 15 years. He added that the government...

12 Mar 2012

Good times ahead for environmental technologies in Singapore

News / Corporate Responsibility

Money is power when you turn green

...landfill, resulting in lower water costs and garbage collection fees. Next on its to-do list is to overhaul its lighting to use less energy. Anthony Prior, of Keystone, the company that owns the bar s...

20 Aug 2012

Money is power when you turn green

News / Waste

Asian technology to recycle tires into oil in the U.S.

...landfills and other areas, with landfills still being the major disposal route. This relatively new technology fits perfectly into the Company's business plan." "By establishing two plants in the USA,...

19 Jul 2011

Asian technology to recycle tires into oil in the U.S.

News / Waste

Waste bill to drag Qld ‘out of the dark ages'

...landfill and the WRR Bill will help the state meet its goals. "Data shows that Queensland is one of the largest generators of waste in Australia. We produce more than 32 million tonnes of it every sin...

9 Aug 2011

Waste bill to drag Qld ‘out of the dark ages'

News / Waste

Dumping of commercial and industrial waste to attract $35-a-tonne charge after waste levy passed by Queensland Parliament

The dumping of commercial and industrial waste will attract a $35-a-tonne-charge from December 1 after the controversial waste levy was passed by State Parliament on Wednesday night. Read the full sto...

13 Oct 2011

Dumping of commercial and industrial waste to attract $35-a-tonne charge after waste levy passed by Queensland Parliament

News / Waste

Precious metals and Asian growth to boost e-waste recycling

...landfills. The problem is fuelled by rapid advancements in technology, faster replacement cycles, and greater availability of recycled and new devices, the report said. However, GIA added that concern...

10 Jul 2012

Precious metals and Asian growth to boost e-waste recycling

News / Waste

Goodbye garbage trucks, hello underground disposal

...landfill. The sustainability director, Chris Derksema, said underground vacuum systems were used to service 1.3 million people in South Korea and had been installed in Barcelona to make the streets mo...

19 Sep 2011

Goodbye garbage trucks, hello underground disposal

News / Waste

Waste to energy ban in Philippines under scrutiny after 'trash slide'

...landfill site resulting in thousands of tonnes of waste flowing out in Baguio City, questions have been raised over the ban and waste disposal reaches capacity. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has report...

6 Sep 2011

Waste to energy ban in Philippines under scrutiny after 'trash slide'

News / Waste

Source separated waste program celebrates success in Hong Kong

...landfills decreased by 15%. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) claims that since the launch of the Source Separation of Waste Programme in January 2005, over 1700 housing estates and 700 ru...

23 Aug 2011

Source separated waste program celebrates success in Hong Kong

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