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City needs better waste treatment technology

HCM City buries much of all its solid waste instead of classifying and processing it, thus affecting the environment, and officials are seeking investment from more sources and greater use of technolo...

5 Mar 2012

City needs better waste treatment technology

News / Waste

Turning food waste into water

...landfill, you have to pay a rather high disposal fee. Our clients have found that they are getting savings of 70 per cent on disposal fees after taking into account the purchase price of the machine.’...

28 Dec 2011

Turning food waste into water

News / Manufacturing

Sustainable packaging's new definition emphasizes lifecycle impacts

...landfill, being recycled, being composted or being reused or disposed of in other ways. The new wording expands the scope to include impacts related to raw material extraction, processing and use. The...

30 Aug 2011

Sustainable packaging's new definition emphasizes lifecycle impacts

News / Waste

Is Victoria ready for energy from waste?

...landfill and have been very successful in doing so,” said Douglas. He said the challenge was whether Victoria was ready for a step change in terms of waste diversion from landfill to around 65-70%. “W...

28 Jun 2011

Is Victoria ready for energy from waste?

News / Policy & Finance

Small waste firms take on council plans in Auckland

Small waste firms in Auckland, New Zealand have commissioned a report to fight Auckland Council's plans for the city's NZ$600 million ($524 million) landfills and waste stations that they fear will sq...

1 Aug 2011

Small waste firms take on council plans in Auckland

News / Waste

Japanese company turns waste from landfill into electricity

...landfill provides electricity amounting to 120 thousand watts to illuminate the waste disposal location. The electric lights run for 24 hours a day but can only serve a limited landfill area, and ther...

18 Apr 2011

Japanese company turns waste from landfill into electricity

News / Waste

Hong Kong acts on food waste

...landfills. Under the scheme housing estates are to be encouraged to partner with non-government organisations, hold education and promotion programmes to raise residents' awareness of food waste reduc...

8 Jul 2011

Hong Kong acts on food waste

News / Waste

Waste management shake up for Delhi's industrial neighbour

...landfill site for the 300 tonnes of municipal waste that the city produces each day. The result is a proliferation of illegal waste dumps can be spotted all over the city. However, NOIDA claims it is ...

30 Jun 2011

Waste management shake up for Delhi's industrial neighbour

News / Waste

Waste to energy could process 40% of Beijing's waste

...landfill, with 10% going through a "biochemical process" and the remaining 10% sent for incineration. The China Urban Construction Design was also reported as saying such a target is not possible "wit...

8 Sep 2011

Waste to energy could process 40% of Beijing's waste

News / Waste

Vietnam plans to burn waste for renewable energy in big cities

...landfills in Hanoi would become overloaded by 2012. Therefore, they said recycling rubbish with modern technologies is the thing that needs to be done. Dr Dang Kim Chi said that burying waste is the l...

5 Jul 2011

Vietnam plans to burn waste for renewable energy in big cities

News / Waste

Queensland budget supports recycling

...landfill and increase recycling rates, which is much needed as the National Waste Report indicates the Queensland lagged all states except for WA in terms of diversion of waste from landfill. “By impl...

21 Jun 2011

Queensland budget supports recycling

News / Energy

54 Philippine energy-related projects endorsed for CDM emissions trading

...landfill methane recovery and electricity generation; Pantabangan hydroelectric power plant refurbishment and upgrade project; and the Burgos wind project. Marasigan explained that the projects could ...

23 Nov 2011

54 Philippine energy-related projects endorsed for CDM emissions trading

News / Green Buildings

City businesses help slash energy and waste

...landfill by 2014. ”We estimate this extension will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2,000 tonnes through energy efficiency improvements, and cut energy bills by $200,000,” the Lord Mayor said.

1 Aug 2011

City businesses help slash energy and waste

News / Waste

Overloaded landfill makes way for new trash facility

...landfill and offer more space for refuse disposal. The new landfill would be able to properly treat the city's rubbish for a minimum of three years after its completion next year. The city is inchi...

24 Mar 2011

Overloaded landfill makes way for new trash facility

News / Corporate Responsibility

Hyatt cuts energy, water & waste by 10% on path to 2015 green goals

...landfill per guest night by 25 percent. Hyatt measures its progress with Hyatt Eco Track, a Web-based tool that engineers enter data into each month. Everything from water consumption to waste diverte...

30 Aug 2011

Hyatt cuts energy, water & waste by 10% on path to 2015 green goals

News / Waste

UN close to ban on West's toxic waste exports

...landfills in developing countries. Up to 1.2 million second-hand televisions, refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioners were estimated to have entered the Philippines between 2001 and 2005,...

23 Oct 2011

UN close to ban on West's toxic waste exports

News / Energy

Cypark to build renewable energy park for RM94mil

...landfills such as solar, landfill gas and waste into a scalable renewable energy project generating up to 10MW of power in the Pajam landfill. “Pajam landfill is one of the 17 landfills that the Gover...

9 Mar 2011

Cypark to build renewable energy park for RM94mil

News / Waste

Prototype turns waste into compost in one hour

...landfills or aquifers It reduces the actual volume of solid waste by 75% to 80% - 1 ton (907 kg) of garbage is reduced to approximately 600 pounds (270 kg) of solid cake mulch and liquid effluent. Mo...

7 Jul 2011

Prototype turns waste into compost in one hour

News / Corporate Responsibility

Interface rolls out environmentally friendly carpet solutions

...landfills in 2010 alone. The company, which has been expanding in Asia at a rapid pace, takes old carpet and converts it into recycled material. The material is then used for the design and manufactur...

19 Aug 2011

Interface rolls out environmentally friendly carpet solutions

News / Waste

Trash-sorting robot could reduce waste going to landfill by 50%

...landfill waste, and most construction material is not recycled but goes straight to the dump. A report from 2009 showed that construction waste management is the second most important aspect of green ...

20 Apr 2011

Trash-sorting robot could reduce waste going to landfill by 50%

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