 |
Berlusconi: Naples waste crisis over
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi last week declared that the waste crisis that has plagued Naples for months is over. Visiting the town on Friday, he said the piles of rotting garbage that had filled the streets were gone but a permanent solution to the problem of the area`s waste could take several years. According to an official statement released on Friday, police have also seized eight mafia-controlled landfill sites and charged 17 suspects with environmental damage, illegal waste trafficking and criminal association with the mafia. The crisis first began in spring last year when piles ... |
 |
Cars to run on fuel from household waste within two years, say INEOS
INEOS, the world’s third largest chemical company, announced this week that it is aiming to produce commercial quantities of bioethanol fuel from biodegradable municipal waste within around two years. INEOS’ new technology will produce bioethanol in large quantities from municipal solid waste, organic commercial waste and agricultural residues amongst other things. According to Peter Williams, INEOS Bio CEO, “In North America and Europe we will see around 10% or more of petrol (gasoline) being replaced with bioethanol. Our technology will make a major contribution to reducing greenhouse gases ... |
|
SPONSOR
|  |
Europarts Drochow GmbH
Prominent supplier of alligator shears, non-ferrous metal presses, cable slot machines and cable granulation plants. From 1995 till today in in research of new methods and specializations in mechanical engineering within the field of recycling technology, research and development in the area of the catalysis technology. Cable Granulation Plants. Cable Strippers.
|
|
- Ghana is dumping ground for West`s used gadgets
At one of the many busy roadside shops in the capital, Accra, John Nuagbe displays the used, rusty and mostly broken electrical gadgets he recently imported ...
- New law bolsters US efforts to make ocean-going ships cleaner
With the president`s July 21 signature of the Maritime Pollution Protection Act of 2008, US agencies are setting course to implement a key international ...
- US$12m spent to remove asbestos in New York
According to reports, an estimated US$12 million is being spent to remove the asbestos that is infesting the Memorial Auditorium and Donovan State Office ...
- Seven ways to encourage pro-environmental behaviour
Changing behaviour on a long-term basis is a complex matter, which depends on being able to see ‘rewards’ from new behaviour, such as increased well-being. ...
- Sri Lanka`s `holistic` approach to waste management
Staff at the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) who manage a waste-management project in the southeastern Sri Lankan District of Ampara consider it ...
- SEPA celebrates recycling success
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has celebrated the success of a local recycling charity in Highland. ILM (Highland) has supplied its ...
- InEnTec announces plans to recycle municipal waste into ethanol for cars and trucks
InEnTec LLC has announced that its proprietary technology, the Plasma Enhanced Melter, or PEMTM, will be used to convert municipal solid waste to ethanol ...
- Waste Managerment & Research article awarded The James Jackson Medal
The commemorative award known as The James Jackson Medal is awarded annually by The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management for the best formal written ...
View More News Submit your News |
