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Turning waste into income in Melaka

...landfill recently. Taking recycling to greater heights Mohd Ali is looking into the possibility of turning the waste at the Krubong landfill into and energy source as well. During his visit to landfil...

24 Dec 2010

Turning waste into income in Melaka

News / Policy & Finance

Reduced fuel credits to hit waste & recycling

...landfill, in every transfer station and in every waste facility operates on diesel.” Khoury also said that increased electricity prices would effect the processing of both waste and recyclables. “All ...

26 Jul 2011

Reduced fuel credits to hit waste & recycling

News / Waste

Temporary mountains of debris spring up around city

...landfills, the spokeswoman said, and Brisbane's landfill capacity was large enough to cope. Brian Cohalan, the general manager of SITA Environmental Solutions Queensland, said the greater problem was ...

18 Jan 2011

Temporary mountains of debris spring up around city

News / Waste

UK plastic recyclers suffering from focus on low quality exports

...landfill estimated to cost only 5% of that in the UK there is hardly a level playing field and there is too much temptation for MRF operators to send low quality used plastics overseas. "We certainly ...

24 May 2011

UK plastic recyclers suffering from focus on low quality exports

News / Food & Agriculture

NZ company solution to the world's carbon crisis

...landfill or offshore recycling facilities. At the end of its life, the mulch mat can be ploughed directly into soil to improve organic matter. EcoCover gained another notch in its carbon belt recently...

31 Aug 2011

NZ company solution to the world's carbon crisis

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Australia’s environment takes its five-yearly health check, by Tom Hatton

...landfill waste. There is strong evidence that while our economy has grown, we are generating more wealth per unit of water or energy used. But if we are to succeed in meeting even the least ambiti...

26 Jan 2012

Australia’s environment takes its five-yearly health check, by Tom Hatton

News / Policy & Finance

Separate billing for waste collection may be implemented

Households will be billed separately for waste collection if the proposal for direct billing is given the green light, said National Solid Waste Management policy director Azizan Ariffin. Azizan said ...

26 Jul 2011

Separate billing for waste collection may be implemented

News / Waste

Australia needs industrial symbiosis: Foster

...landfill and saved 14,000 tonnes of hazardous waste. “The figures are mainly provided by the businesses themselves and when presented back to them, they all have to be ratified by the businesses invol...

24 May 2011

Australia needs industrial symbiosis: Foster

News / Waste

Garbage sorting to reduce waste pollution

...landfills, while the rest is burned in two large incinerators, he said. "The increasing amount of garbage has already outnumbered the treatment capacity of existing landfills and incinerators, posing ...

18 Feb 2011

Garbage sorting to reduce waste pollution

News / Policy & Finance

Telly trash on rise but recycle plan years off

...landfill and second-hand charity stores, according to the National Association of Charitable Recycling Organisations. This is occurring even though old televisions can be equipped with an inexpensive ...

6 Feb 2011

Telly trash on rise but recycle plan years off

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Price on carbon will boost market for Pacific Pyrolisis

...landfill.” There were also large environmental and resource recovery gains to be made by utilising these undoubtedly sustainable feedstocks in bioenergy production, she said. Cost is not the main bar...

13 Jul 2011

Price on carbon will boost market for Pacific Pyrolisis

News / Carbon & Climate

Recycling industry joins carbon tax backlash

Paper giant Visy has become the latest company to attack Julia Gillard's proposed carbon tax, saying it would threaten the packaging and recycling industry. Read the full story on The Australian: http...

20 Apr 2011

Recycling industry joins carbon tax backlash

News / Waste

Selangor out of waste plan

Selangor has been exempted from the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act, state executive councillor Ronnie Liu said. This means the state can choose not to privatise solid waste collection...

21 Jul 2011

Selangor out of waste plan

News / Energy

Positive outlook for plastics to fuel technology in U.S.

...landfills. The report claims that Plastics to Fuel technologies do not compete with recyclers for material. Rather, they make use of non recycled plastics - and in many cases run more efficiently with...

12 May 2011

Positive outlook for plastics to fuel technology in U.S.

News / Waste

E-waste recyclers braced for bonanza

...landfill account for about 70 per cent of the heavy metals leeching into the soil. Despite more than 90 per cent of electronics ending up in landfill, e-waste businesses said the general public was be...

15 Jan 2011

E-waste recyclers braced for bonanza

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Amid global economic uncertainty, Kimberly-Clark Professional helps companies identify link between cost efficiency and environmental performance

...landfill. At the same time, HAECO reduced its total rag/wiper expenditure by 6% of its total cost (including materials, labor, and disposal costs). This was primarily due to a 90% reduction in costs a...

10 Oct 2011

Amid global economic uncertainty, Kimberly-Clark Professional helps companies identify link between cost efficiency and environmental performance

News / Waste

Plastic out, biodegradable bags in to reduce landfill

The state government plans to introduce biodegradable bags to supermarket checkouts and open more waste collection centres to reduce landfill. They are part of a draft waste avoidance plan to be relea...

20 Dec 2010

Plastic out, biodegradable bags in to reduce landfill

Press Releases / Magenta Global

West & Central Africa will take priority global biomass supplier status say global experts who will be meeting in Accra, Ghana

...landfill gas - offers both a solution for environmentally friendly energy generation, saving of fossil fuels and prevention of health hazards. This is true not only for Europe, but also for Africa...

9 Nov 2011

West & Central Africa will take priority global biomass supplier status say global experts who will be meeting in Accra, Ghana

News / Green Buildings

Procter & Gamble seeks LEED certification for new China plant

...landfill.” Established by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Environmental highlig...

2 Mar 2011

Procter & Gamble seeks LEED certification for new China plant

Press Releases / Greenergy Solutions Inc.

Briones: The Philippines should now move towards low-carbon economy

...landfills for LGUs in the disposal and conversion of their municipal solid wastes. “We are already suffering the long wait in the development of these proposed WTE projects, the mayors are also being ...

9 Aug 2011

Briones: The Philippines should now move towards low-carbon economy

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